User blog:ARTaylor/50 Years of Medusa

This month marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Inhuman Medusa. She first appeared in Fantastic Four #36. Originally a member of the Frightful Four, she was eventually revealed to be the wife of Black Bolt and queen of Attilan.



Medusa first appeared outside the comics in the 1978 animated series Fantastic Four, voiced by an uncredited actress. This version featured her as a villain who tried to take over the world even before joining the Frightful Four.

She next appeared as purely a hero in the 1981 Spider-Man series, voiced by B. J. Ward. This version had her become a love interest for Spider-Man. In the companion series Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, Mona Osborn dressed like the heroine for Halloween.

Her most significant appearance came in Fantastic Four, voiced by Iona Morris. Adapting her original appearances, she joined the Frightful Four after suffering from amnesia. When the Fantastic Four defeated their enemies, Medusa fled and was found by Human Torch, Gorgon, and Seeker. She eventually returns to Attilan and resumes her marriage with Black Bolt.

Most recently she made an appearance on Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., voiced by Mary Faber.