TVA Issue #4 Reveals That This IS The MCU's Scarlet Witch... But There's A Twist - SPOILERS

TVA Issue #4 Reveals That This IS The MCU's Scarlet Witch... But There's A Twist - SPOILERS

The latest issue of Marvel Comics' TVA hits shelves tomorrow, and it confirms that the Wanda Variant we saw in issue 3's epilogue is indeed the MCU's Scarlet Witch... kinda!

By MarkCassidy - Mar 18, 2025 05:03 PM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Comics

Last month, the third issue of Marvel Comics' TVA (Time Variance Authority) prompted a lot of discussion online due to what appeared to be a last-minute cameo from a Marvel Cinematic Universe character.

At one point, Ghost-Spider is seen wandering the halls of the "Department of Deferment," where she comes across what looks a lot like the MCU's take on the Scarlet Witch trapped in some sort of stasis.

Did this issue reveal that the TVA captured or revived Wanda following the events of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, effectively serving as a prequel to Avengers: Doomsday?

Spoilers follow.

Cover artist Pere Pérez seemed to confirm that this was indeed Elizabeth Olsen's MCU take on Wanda Maximoff, although he would later delete the post and share the following clarification.

"Okay, I think I must clarify this: the Scarlett Witch that appears in our TVA book is NOT the MCU Wanda. That's a very similar variant, please check out the next issues of the book for further information. I'm sorry if I brought any confusion with my previous post (which I have taken down to avoid more confusion). So, that was me putting my foot in my mouth, as I do most of the time. MCU and Marvel Comics are not the same thing."

Issue #4 hits shelves tomorrow, and some preview pages have now found their way online. In the comic, Gwen acknowledges that this does appear to be the same Wanda that was "squished by a mountain after a showdown with Doctor Strange," but there is a twist in the tail. 

Just as Wanda opens her eyes, Nightmare makes his presence felt. Could this Scarlet Witch simply be an illusion created by the powerful villain?  Whatever the case may be, the fact that Marvel Comics characters are aware of the MCU's Scarlet Witch is a fairly significant reveal, and does at least suggest that the character is still very much alive.

A TIME TO FIGHT! The R&D Team is circling in on the cause of the Madness and its connection to the TVA's not-so-nonexistent Department of Deferment. But as they dig deeper into the TVA's secrets, they'll find that some dangers should never be uncovered.

TVA #4 Written by KATHARYN BLAIR, RYAN NORTH

Art & Cover by PERE PEREZ On Sale 3/19

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Wahhvacado
Wahhvacado - 3/18/2025, 5:42 PM
"Okay, I think I must clarify this: the Scarlett Witch that appears in our TVA book is NOT the MCU Wanda."
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 3/18/2025, 6:00 PM
At some point Marvel Studios has to end this Multiverse Saga because it is confusing the masses. People want the definitive version of a hero and with the constant variant upon variant being tossed around it undermines what the Sacred Timeline built before.
mountainman
mountainman - 3/18/2025, 7:03 PM
@SonOfAGif - The multiverse is better when it is one off alternate takes versus integrated into the main timeline. Even Marvel comics got way too convoluted when you staged having alternate versions of heroes in the main timeline full time. It’s too much damn homework and does seriously lower the stakes.
malschla
malschla - 3/18/2025, 9:36 PM
@mountainman - What If? (the comics, not the show) is awesome. That’s where the multiverse should stay. One-off stories, or perhaps something like Exiles where it is very difficult/odd/rare to switch universes.

What they’ve done in the comics and MCU? Absolutely garbage.
mountainman
mountainman - 3/18/2025, 10:16 PM
@malschla - The What If show would have been far better if it was all unique one off concepts not tied into the MCU multiverse.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 3/18/2025, 6:05 PM
@RorMachine - It's weird how they've staged it, but Scarlet Witch doesn't become Nightmare there.
Nightmare is behind her.
Wanda's eyes open in the last panel, she's still in front of Gwen when Gwen is looking at Nightmare who has crept up behind her.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 3/18/2025, 6:18 PM
@ObserverIO - Oh you're right! I didn't look closely enough at the final panel. I'll make the edits now.
ToldYaSo
ToldYaSo - 3/18/2025, 6:24 PM
Ahhh, yes. The TVA...Marvels version of 7-11.
EducatedDefense
EducatedDefense - 3/18/2025, 6:53 PM
"but there is a twist in the tail."

Is there? A twist in the tail? Hmm, maybe it's Nightcrawler's!
Razorface1
Razorface1 - 3/18/2025, 7:02 PM
"MCU and Marvel Comics are not the same thing" Marvel seems to be pretty bad at understanding the concept of the Multiverse

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