Valentina Allegra de Fontaine

Born from the legendary imagination of Jim Steranko, Valentina Allegra de Fontaine made her Bronze Age entrance in 1979 through Editions Lug's French-market catalog, sharing pages with titans like Nick Fury, Spider-Man, and Matt Murdock across a publishing presence that stretched more than three decades. Her appearances span some notably collectible territory — including Marvel Gold and Infinity Gauntlet-era collections — and at least one of her catalog entries carries genuine key-issue status for sharp-eyed collectors. With only eight appearances tracked here, she's a rare find in this particular corner of comics history, a character whose Steranko pedigree alone makes any issue worth a second look.