The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl # 1 2015 NM-

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl # 1, released on January 7, 2015, by Marvel Comics, launched a highly acclaimed and humorous ongoing series that became a hallmark of the character's modern era.

"Squirrel Power" 

The issue introduces Doreen Green, a hero renowned for having defeated top-tier villains like Thanos and Doctor Doom (which she mentions matter-of-factly in her theme song). The main premise of this new series is a shift in focus: Squirrel Girl is going to college to study computer science. 

• Secret Identity: Doreen moves out of the Avengers Mansion attic and into a college dorm. She meets her new roommate, Nancy Whitehead (who quickly learns and accepts her secret identity), and attempts, often comically, to hide her distinctive squirrel tail within her clothing.
• The Conflict: The primary threat in the issue is the classic Spider-Man foe Kraven the Hunter, who has come to the university campus looking for an exciting new "prey."
• The Resolution: Instead of engaging in a standard, violent superhero battle, Doreen uses her wits, a set of super-villain "foe facts" trading cards, and persuasion to outsmart Kraven. She convinces him that hunting human women is not a challenging or satisfying endeavor, ultimately redirecting him to the Savage Land to hunt "billion alien beetle men." 
• Writer: Ryan North
• Artist: Erica Henderson
• Tone: The series is famous for its unique, self-aware humor, fourth-wall breaks (including witty asides in the text at the bottom of each page), and a "punching is for chumps" approach to superheroics, prioritizing cleverness and compassion over brute force. 
• The debut issue was a critical success, praised for its fresh, all-ages approach to the superhero genre. Critics highlighted the book's charming art style, incredibly funny writing, and empowering message about using brains over brawn. It was a refreshing change of pace from the darker, more serious superhero comics popular at the time.