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Well I would say the Wonder Woman, if not popular, is an icon.
Zatanna & Jean Grey have always had a good fan base.
She-Hulk has the advantage of having a series recently.
Catwoman and Storm have both bee around for a while and also have a fan base.
Supergirl & Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) are both recognizable to the general public.
Among others, I would say there is Black Canary, Scarlet Witch, Hawkgirl (Due to Justice League cartoon show).
I think Huntress and Power Girl were more popular when they were the Earth-2 Batgirl & Supergirl counterparts.
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In terms of who is most popular, I'd guess: Wonder Woman Catwoman Jean Grey Storm Rogue Elektra Invisible Woman Batgirl (Gordon) Supergirl (I guess she's Legion though hm?) She-Hulk
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Do you mean "never-in-the-Legion," Sketchy? "Non-Legion," to me, suggests those who aren't in the current version. That would include Dawnstar, Andromeda, Thunder, and others from the previous reboot.
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Why hasn't anyone mentioned Mary Marvel? She's almost as yummylicious as a Supergirl Robot.
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And lets not forget Wonder Girl DOnna Troy, who is rumored about to return to the DCU.
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From: Paragon City on patrol | Registered: Jul 2003
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Not just rumoured, confirmed. There's a mini coming out in... June, something like that, written by Phil Jiminez, art by Jose Garcia-Lopez and George Perez. It's four issues I think, supposedly ties into the Inifinte Crisis gubbins and reintroduces Donna into the DCU. Muchly Yay!
As for *my* personal favourites:
Black Canary Wonder Woman Oracle (never really read much with Babs as Batgirl and not sure if she counts as a superhero as Oracle, but still...) Scarlet Witch Zatanna Fallen Angel Peter David's Supergirl Wasp Fire Hawkwoman Powergirl Stargirl (aka Star Spnagled Kid II) Huntress
And I'm very much liking Gail Simone's new version of Rose and Thorn as well, but i don't think she really counts as a hero.
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From: Manchester, UK | Registered: Jul 2003
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She-Ra: Princess of Power! (has she ever had a comic as opposed to a cartoon?)
As for public perception, I'd say the only heroines known outside of comic reading circles are:
Wonder Woman (mostly due to TV show) Supergirl (old movie, JLU appearances) Storm (X-Men films) Rogue (ditto) Jean Grey (ditto, but with most people ignorant of Marvel Girl or Phoenix incarnations) Elektra (Daredevil & Elektra movies) Batgirl (Pop-culture, Animated Bats & that awful Batman film) Invisible Girl (on the edge, but bound to get more exposure with the FF movie) Catwoman (despite the terrible, terrible movie)
Other than that, I suspect you have to be in the know to have heard of any others.
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Jean Grey (Phoenix) Magma (Amara Aquilla) White Queen (Emma Frost) Scarlet Witch Rainmaker (Gen 13) Storm Moonstone (Thunderbolts) Sersi Psylocke Riptide (Youngblood) Farenheit (I spelled that wrong, from Stormwatch) Catwoman Raven (Teen Titans) Snowbird (Alpha Flight) Polaris (Lorna Dane) Warbird (Ms. Marvel/Carol Danvers) Voodoo Zealot, and Void from WildCATs Meggan and Cerise from Excalibur And along with Star Boy, Frosta and Castaspella from Princess of Power
AND THE FREAKING ENTIRE CAST OF JEM
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