Sherry the Showgirl

Glamour meets the early Marvel universe in Sherry the Showgirl, a sparkling slice of late-1950s Silver Age comics who headlined her very own title at a time when Stan Lee and artist Al Hartley were helping shape the playful, breezy side of what would become the House of Ideas. Debuting in Sherry the Showgirl #5 in 1957, she belongs to that lively era of Marvel humor and romance comics that often gets overshadowed by the superhero boom just around the corner — making her a genuine curiosity for collectors who love the full, rich texture of comics history. With only a handful of catalog appearances, she's a rare find, the kind of character who reminds you that the Marvel of the late '50s was a wonderfully varied place, as comfortable under the spotlight as in a cape.