Belladonna

Belladonna is a Marvel villain who debuted as a costumed mercenary-type antagonist crossing paths with Spider-Man, later becoming associated with Gambit and the X-Men corner of the Marvel universe.

Born in the Bronze Age pages of The Spectacular Spider-Man #43 in 1980, Belladonna is a Marvel character with surprising staying power — a 1980 debut that stretched across nearly four decades of comics history. Created by Roger Stern and Mike Zeck, she's a figure whose catalog footprint runs lean but meaningful, including at least one collector-recognized key issue. What's particularly intriguing is the company she keeps: her appearances cluster heavily around titles like Gambit and X-Force: Sex and Violence, where she shares pages with the likes of Remy LeBeau, Wolverine, and Warren Worthington III — a rogues' gallery of heavy hitters that signals she belongs in some genuinely consequential corners of the Marvel Universe. Fourteen appearances spread over 37 years makes Belladonna a deep-cut discovery for the dedicated collector — the kind of character who rewards the fan willing to dig past the obvious.