Vanishing Ladies

A mysterious presence from the late 1980s Copper Age, Vanishing Ladies debuted in Marvel's G.I. Joe European Missions #2 in 1988, brought to life by the sharp creative pairing of Simon Furman and Geoff Senior. Active across both G.I. Joe European Missions and Action Force Monthly, this character inhabits a corner of the Marvel universe where the action runs distinctly European in flavor, sharing pages with the likes of Dashiell R. Faireborn, Dragon, and the ominously named Death Nell. With only seven catalog appearances across a tight 1988–1989 window, Vanishing Ladies is precisely the kind of rare, blink-and-you'll-miss-it find that makes deep-cut collecting so rewarding.