Maligna

Maligna is a ruthless insectoid alien queen and one of the primary cosmic villains of Archie's TMNT Adventures continuity, commanding a hive-based empire and posing a galaxy-spanning threat that extended into the Mighty Mutanimals spinoff.

Maligna burst onto the scene in 1990, a Copper/Modern Age villain unleashed by creators Dean Clarrain and Ken Mitchroney in the pages of Archie's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures — the beloved series that pushed the franchise into genuinely ambitious, story-driven territory. Her reach extended across Mighty Mutanimals and the special Invasion from Space, marking her as a recurring cosmic-scale threat in this corner of the TMNT universe. She keeps dangerous company, sharing pages with Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo themselves, and her presence across multiple titles signals she was no throwaway antagonist. For fans of the Archie era's wilder, more expansive storytelling, Maligna is one of those deep-cut figures who rewards the dedicated collector.