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The rise and fall of Millie the Model, Marvel Comics' most prolific female character of all time
Inside the Marvel Comics ingenue that went from a company staple to a company recluse
Marvel Comics' most prolific female character is someone who beats the others by a mile, but is also someone many Marvel fans has never even heard of.
Millie.
Marvel Comics' Millie the Model was a groundbreaking series starring Millie Collins, a working girl trying to make it in the fashion industry. During it’s heyday, the comic was a top-seller, featuring some of the earliest work from various industry legends, and has the distinction of being the first Marvel Comic to feature a black woman as a regular supporting character. Despite all this, Millie has almost been forgotten.
How did one of Marvel’s biggest superstars fall from grace, and is there hope for a comeback? Let’s examine the colorful career of Millie the Model.
Marvel's Millie the Model: Sequins and superstardom
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