Marla Drake

Marla Drake is Miss Fury, a socialite who donned a black leopard-skin costume — originally intended as a risqué party outfit — and discovered a talent for daring adventure, becoming one of comics' first female superheroes created by a woman, Tarpé Mills.

Marla Drake is a Golden Age gem who stepped onto the page in 1942's Miss Fury #2, brought to life by the pioneering Tarpé Mills — one of the first women to create and sign a major superhero comic strip. Born in the earliest days of the Golden Age, Marla has proven remarkably enduring, with a publishing history stretching across more than eight decades and a roster of co-stars that reads like a who's who of classic comics royalty: she shares adventures with the likes of The Shadow, The Green Hornet, and Bruce Wayne himself. With a key issue already to her name and appearances across Miss Fury, Noir, and Green Hornet / Miss Fury, she's a character whose legacy runs deep — a testament to the trailblazing vision of her creator and a rewarding discovery for any collector with a taste for the glamour and grit of comics' earliest era.