Comic book love: Marvel's screen couples and their comic book counterparts

By MICHAEL CHEANG

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Tuesday, 14 Feb 2023
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe has given us a few superhero couples, and today we compare them to their comic book iterations. – Photos: Marvel Comics

It is Valentine’s Day today, and with another major Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movie coming up – featuring not one, but two Ant-Men and Wasps – we’ve decided to take a look at some of the most prominent superhero couples in the MCU and how they compare to their comic books versions.

By “superhero couples”, we mean that both partners are established superheroes within the MCU. For that reason, we’re ruling out Peter Parker and Mary Jane, Doctor Strange and Christine Palmer, and also Bruce Banner and Betty Ross.

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Comic book love: Marvel's screen couples and their comic book counterparts