Madame Médusa

Emerging from the Bronze Age French comics scene in 1979, Madame Médusa made her debut in Spidey #4, brought to life by Jean Thomas and Win Mortimer for what would become a remarkably long-lived publishing presence stretching all the way to 2015. A Panini France publication, her catalog footprint is rare and intriguing, placing her in distinguished company alongside the likes of Ben Grimm, Johnny Storm, and Mister Fantastic across titles like Fantastic Four : L'intégrale and Marvel Universe. For collectors with an eye for Franco-Belgian Marvel history, a character with this kind of quiet longevity and such storied page-mates is exactly the kind of discovery that makes digging through back issues so rewarding.