Stinger

Stinger is a minor Marvel mutant villain who debuted as part of the Alliance of Evil, a team of mutants working for Apocalypse. She possesses the ability to generate and project electrical bio-stings, placing her in early conflict with the original X-Factor team.

Buzzing onto the scene in 1986's X-Factor #5 — a landmark debut from creators Bob Layton and Jackson Guice — Stinger is a Copper Age Marvel figure whose earliest adventures put them squarely in the thick of the X-Men corner of the universe, sharing pages with the likes of Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Frenzy, and Tower. With three of their seven catalogued appearances recognized as key issues, this is a character collectors have quietly taken note of across the decades. The fact that Stinger's footprint stretches all the way from 1986 through 2024 — touching titles from X-Factor to Dead X-Men — speaks to a staying power that makes hunting down every appearance a rewarding corner of Marvel history to explore.