Shamrock

Name: Molly Fitzgerald
A.k.a: Shamrock
 Dunshaughlin,Ireland
Power: "Luck of the Irish"

Thirty years ago, Shamrock first appeared in Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions # 1 comic (June 1982).

Her powers were obtained from the "souls of a thousand war victims who manifest themselves as poltergiests, which affect probability within a 20-foot radius of her, altering situations so that she is given an advantage." ," which helped her get the winning advantage.

Marvel decided to create a superhero that would represent Ireland, similar to Captain America representing the United States. So, Marvel created a 5'10" red-headed beauty who obtained powers from the dead.

First of all, I have a thing for red-headed superheroines like Black Widow, Jean Grey, and Leeloo. So it shouldn't be a surprise that Shamrock caught my attention.

Now, you probably haven't heard of Shamrock. I don't blame you. The character came with a lot of controvesy. People thought the character was too stereotypical, and eventually the character was retired--she retired after breaking her foot and decided to became a hairdresser.

I decided to sketch what I would think Shamrock should look like. I dressed her in black rather than the green spandex in the earlier comics. I kept the shamrock and opted for her hair to be loose rather than restrained inside head mask. Finally, I gave her a magical shillelagh as a weapon to
use to help summon the innocent souls to help her get the advantage.


Sources: http://marvel.com/universe/Shamrock; http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/shamrockcoc.htm; http://www.comicvine.com/shamrock/29-13888/; http://www.cracked.com/article_18502_the-5-most-unintentionally-offensive-comic-book-characters.html; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamrock_(comics)