Nina Vladimirovna Tsiolkovsky

A Silver Age rarity from the early Marvel universe, Nina Vladimirovna Tsiolkovsky made her debut in Tales to Astonish #36 in 1962, brought to life by the legendary team of Stan Lee and Steve Ditko at the very moment Marvel was reinventing superhero comics. Her appearances are few but choice — that debut issue carries key-issue status among collectors, making her a genuine piece of Silver Age history. She shares those early Marvel pages with the likes of Ant-Man and the Human Torch, placing her squarely in the thrilling, anything-can-happen atmosphere of Marvel's formative years. For fans who love hunting down the overlooked corners of the Silver Age, Nina Vladimirovna Tsiolkovsky is exactly the kind of find that makes digging through Marvel Collectors' Item Classics and Marvel Super-Heroes so rewarding.