Silver Scorpion

Silver Scorpion is a Golden Age Marvel heroine who debuted in 1941, created by Ben Thompson. She operates as a costumed crimefighter from the World War II era, contemporaneous with icons like Captain America and Namor.

Few characters carry the full sweep of Marvel's history quite like Silver Scorpion, who burst onto the scene in Daring Mystery Comics #7 in 1941 — right in the thick of the Golden Age, when superhero comics were still a thrilling new invention. Created by Ben Thompson, this character has shared pages with some of the most legendary figures in Marvel history: Captain America, Namor, Citizen V, and The Fin, a roster that reads like a who's-who of wartime comics royalty. From Daring Mystery Comics to The Invaders, Silver Scorpion has touched some genuinely storied corners of the Marvel universe across an extraordinary span stretching all the way to 2023 — over eight decades of comics history. For collectors with a love of the Golden Age and a taste for the rare and the historically resonant, Silver Scorpion is exactly the kind of discovery that makes digging through back issues so rewarding.