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Blanche Sitznski

60 appearances · Bronze Age · 1980–2025 · 6 key issues
Who is Blanche Sitznski?

Blanche Sitznski was a steelworker recruited by the Roxxon Oil Company and subjected to radical bioengineering, emerging as Anaconda — a superhumanly powerful enforcer with serpentine abilities. She debuted as a founding member of Roxxon's Serpent Squad.

Born into the Bronze Age Marvel universe with a debut crafted by the legendary team of Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio, George Pérez, and Gene Day, Blanche Sitznski has quietly built a remarkably durable presence across more than four decades of Marvel storytelling. She shares her pages with heavy hitters like Captain America and Steve Rogers, as well as the dangerous company of Black Mamba and Asp, placing her squarely in some of Marvel's most action-charged corners. With appearances spread across Captain America, Cable & Deadpool, and Battle Scars — plus six collector-recognized key issues to her name — she's the kind of character that rewards the dedicated reader who digs deeper than the marquee names. Fifty-three catalog appearances and still going strong into 2025: Blanche Sitznski is a testament to the staying power of Bronze Age Marvel's rich supporting tapestry.

Identity

Real name. Blanche Sitznski

Powers. As a result of bioengineering at the hands of the Roxxon Oil Company, Anaconda possesses a variety of superhuman attributes.

Teams & affiliations
Serpent SocietySerpent SquadA.I.M.Batroc's Brigade
★ First appearance
Marvel Two-in-One #64
Jun 1980

Trivia

  • Mark Gruenwald has written more of Blanche Sitznski's comics than any other writer in our catalog — 30 issues.

Top series

Covers through the years — 1980–2022

Marvel Two-in-One #64 1980
Marvel Two-in-One #64
Captain America #310 1985
Captain America #310
X-Men Annual #13 1989
X-Men Annual #13
Captain America #385 1991
Captain America #385
Captain America #411 1993
Captain America #411
Cable / Deadpool #9 2005
Cable / Deadpool #9
Cable & Deadpool #33 2006
Cable & Deadpool #33
Battle Scars #3 2012
Battle Scars #3
Wolverine by Jason Aaron: The Complete Collection #1 2013
Wolverine by Jason Aaron: The Complete Collection #1
Captain America Epic Collection #15 2018
Captain America Epic Collection #15
Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #10 2021
Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #10
Avengers by Jason Aaron #10 2022
Avengers by Jason Aaron #10

Appearances

Marvel Two-in-One (1974)
Marvel Age Annual (1985)
#1
Spécial Strange (1975)
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (1985)
#1
X-Men Annual (1970)
#13
Thor Annual (1966)
#14
Captain America Annual (1971)
#11
Cable / Deadpool (2004)
#9
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Teams 2005 (2005)
Cable & Deadpool (2006)
Battle Scars (2012)
X-Men Select (2012)
#4
Wolverine by Jason Aaron: The Complete Collection (2013)
#1
Captain America Epic Collection (2014)
#15
Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (2003)
#10
Avengers (2018)
Avengers by Jason Aaron (2018)
#10
Wolverine Epic Collection (2014)
#14
The Thing: The King of Yancy Street (2025)
The Thing (2025)
#1
Marvel Comics (II) (2024)
#19
Iron Man : L'intégrale (2008)
La chose - Le roi de Yancy-Street (2025)