MEW
Real Name: Mew
Identity/Class: Terrestrial feline
Occupation: Pet
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Archie, Biggs, Black Widow (Natasha Romanova), Captain America (Steve Rogers), Chipmunk Hunk (Tomas Lara-Perez), Howard the Duck, Hulk (Amadeus Cho), Iron Man (Tony Stark), Koi Boi (Ken Shiga), Loki (Loki Laufeyson), Lucky the dog, Ms. America (America Chavez), Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan), Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd), Spider-Man (Peter Parker), Squirrel Girl, Tippy-Toe, Nancy Whitehead
Enemies: Ratatoskr, Taskmaster
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: Bunbun
Base of Operations: New York City, New York,
USA
First Appearance: Unbeatable Squirrel Girl I#1 (March, 2015)
Powers/Abilities: Mew is a standard house cat who is playful, cuddly and sometimes fierce. Mew has a clever mind and shows extreme loyalty to her friends. Mew often glimpses Earth-17215 in daydreams of a cartoon version of herself, "Cartoon Mew."
Height: 1'4" (at the shoulder)
Weight: 10 lbs. (by approximation)
Eyes: Blue
Hair: White fur
History: (Unbeatable Squirrel Girl I#1 (fb) – BTS) – Nancy Whitehead wrote fan-fiction, including unknowingly glimpsing Earth-53147 to create a character named Cat Thor, who lived in Catsgard and wielded the hammer Mewnir. Nancy later named her cat Mew after the hammer.
(Unbeatable Squirrel Girl I#1) – At the dorms of Empire State University, Nancy met her new roommate, Doreen Green, and introduced her to Mew, who she said was the most important thing in her life.
(Unbeatable Squirrel Girl I#6) – When Ratatoskr broke into the dorm in the form of a squirrel, Mew scared the villain away. Nancy woke up, cuddling Mew, and calling her "Bunbun."
(Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#1) – In Nancy and Doreen's new apartment, Mew settled into a cardboard box.
(Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#6 (fb)) – Mew was on the windowsill when Howard the Duck grabbed her, mistaking her for Biggs the cat. Squirrel Girl rescued Mew and Nancy took her back inside.
(Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#5) – Mew snuggled next to Nancy.
(Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#10) – Squirrel Girl pet Mew while strategizing with Nancy and Tippy. That night, Mew relaxed in Nancy's lap.
(Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#12 – BTS) – While Nancy went on vacation, Mew was left with Biggs the Cat and Howard.
(Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#15) – Nancy was embarrassed when Mew kept posting on her social media by walking across her keyboard and phone. After waking Nancy up, Mew hunted a mouse in the house, stopping to dream of mice. When a fight between Squirrel Girl and Taskmaster ended up in Mew's home, she ended up outside, where she ate anchovies off an abandoned pizza (from Jean-Pierre's Pizza) and sparred then befriended Lucky the dog. Squirrel Girl, Hulk (Amadeus Cho), Ms. America, Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan), Iron Man (Tony Stark), Captain America (Sam Wilson) and Spider-Man (Peter Parker) battled Taskmaster outside, and Mew ended up getting splashed with water. Getting an idea, Mew swiped at Lucky to help Mew knock over a statue to help with the fight. Mew then helped inspire Squirrel Girl to use her tail to finish the fight.
(Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#21) – When Nancy went on vacation, Mew was left with Koi Boi, Chipmunk Hunk and Brain Drain to take care of. Two days later, Mew was happy to see Nancy back.
(Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#22) – Mew slept as Nancy packed for a vacation to the Savage Land.
(Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#27 (fb) – BTS) – Mew went to bed with Nancy and Tippy but woke up to see they were missing and only Doreen was there.
(Unbeatable Squirrel Girl iI#27) – Doreen took Mew to the Sanctum Sanctorum, where they saw Loki, who identified that Nancy and Tippy were on another planet before Dormammu attacked.
(Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#28) – After Dormammu was defeated, Doreen took Mew with Loki, Drax and herself to the planet Chitt-Crrt to find Nancy and Tippy. Mew was pleased to be reunited.
(Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#29) – While Squirrel Girl, Nancy and Tippy focused on a chaotic battle with the Silver Surfer, Loki held Mew, all while casting spells to help in the battle.
(Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#30) – After finishing their adventure in space, Nancy and Doreen took Mew home, where Nancy snuggled with her cat.
(Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#32) – Nancy petted Mew.
(Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#38) – Koi Boi played with Mew.
(Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#46) – Mew rested on the couch with Nancy, Doreen and Tippy.
(Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#47) – Mew played with Nancy, Doreen, Mary, Tomas, Ken and Tippy.
(Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#48 (fb) – BTS) – A group of squirrels, including Archie, noticed bombs set in the building and evacuated the tenants, including Mew.
(Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#48) – Nancy returned to get Mew and she left them with the neighbors to take care of.
(Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#50) – Nancy held Mew, ready for a new chapter in her life.
(Women of Marvel I#1/7) - Tippy-Toe was hanging in Doreen and Nancy's new apartment when a series of robot cockroaches walked through the apartment, exciting Mew and Tippy-Toe. Black Widow then burst in, tracking the robots.
(Marvel Meow Infinity Comic#12) - Nancy Whitehead took Mew to a party where heroes were interacting with their pets. Lucky the Pizza-Dog barked at Mew, who later fell asleep in a pile of pets.
Comments: Created by Ryan North and Erica Henderson.
Profile by Chadman.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Mew has no known connections to:
(Unbeatable Squirrel
Girl II#48 (fb) – BTS) – Archie, a squirrel with fleas, joined other
squirrels in helping evacuate a building after bombs were discovered
there.
(Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#48) – Squirrel Girl and Tippy-Toe commended Archie for his heroism and promised to get him a special cream for his fleas.
(Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#49) – After interacting with Doreen and Nancy online, Tippy led a group of squirrels, including Archie, in trying to free Brain Drain from control and covering Tony, Nancy and Mary in squirrels to protect them.--Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#48 (48 (fb) - BTS, 48-49,
(Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#15 - BTS) – Mew the cat ate anchovies off of a thrown-out pizza from Jean-Pierre's.
--Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#15 - BTS
(pizza box seen)
images: (without ads)
Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#15, cover (Mew, main)
Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#15, p9, pan1 (headshot)
Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#48, p9, pan5 (Archie)
Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#15, p11, pan2 (Jean-Pierre's Pizza box)
Appearances:
Unbeatable Squirrel Girl I#1,6 (March, August, 2015) - Ryan North
(writer), Erica Henderson (artist), Will Moss (editor)
Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#1, 5 (December, 2015; April, 2016) - Ryan
North (writer), Erica Henderson (artist), Will Moss (editor)
Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#6 (May, 2016) - Ryan North, Chip Zdarsky
(writers), Erica Henderson, Chip Zdarsky, Joe Quinones (artists), Will
Moss (editor)
Howard the Duck VI#6 (June, 2016) - Chip Zdarsky, Ryan North (writers),
Joe Quinones (penciler), Joe Rivera, Marc Deering (inkers), Wil Moss
(editor)
Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#10 (September, 2016) - Ryan North (writer),
Erica Henderson, Kyle Starks (artists), Will Moss (editor)
Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#15 (February, 2017) - Ryan North (writer),
Erica Henderson, Zac Gorman (artists), Will Moss (editor)
Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#21-22 (August-September, 2017) - Ryan North
(writer), Erica Henderson (artist), Wil Moss (editor)
Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#27-30 (February-May, 2018) - Ryan North
(writer), Erica Henderson (artist), Wil Moss (editor)
Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#32 (July, 2018) - Ryan North (writer),
Derek Charm (artist), Wil Moss (editor)
Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#38 , 46-47 (January, September-October,
2019) - Ryan North (writer), Derek Charm (artist), Will Moss (editor)
Unbeatable Squirrel Girl II#48,50 (November, 2019; January, 2020) -
Ryan North (writer), Derek Charm, Michael Cho, Evan Shaner (artists),
Wil Moss (editor)
Women of Marvel I#1/7 (June, 2022) - Charlie Jane Anders (writer), Emma Kubert (penciler), Elisabetta D'Amico (inker), Sarah Brunstad (editor)
Marvel Meow Infinity Comic#12 (August, 2022) - Nao Fuji (writer/artist), Caitlin O'Connell (editor)
First Posted:
09/22/2020
Last updated: 02/04/2023
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