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monition : Spoilers for Thunderbolts ( 2023 ) # 1 ahead!While theMCUhas been teasingContessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaineas one of its next major players in the backwash of S.H.I.E.L.D ’s destruction , her prison term in the limelight is of a sudden in risk with the death of her comic opposite number . The newThunderboltsseries reveals that not only has the Contessa died off - screen , but it turns out that she has been dead for a farseeing while .
Jackson Lanzing , Collin Kelly , and Geraldo Borges’Thunderbolts ( 2023)centers around Bucky Barnes forming a team to vote out the Red Skull once and for all . His hand - picked operatives include the Contessa , Sharon Carter ( now the Destroyer ) and Red Guardian . Upon assaulting the Red Skull ’s fort in the series ' first issue , the Contessa is pin by one of the Red Skull ’s guard , who gleefully attempts to strangle her .
Instead , the Contessa ’s face splits open to reveal a shank ; to the man ’s horror , she in cold blood informs him that the original Contessa died eight years ago , and that she is in fact a Life - Model Decoy computer backup . She then obliterates the unfortunate henchman .
The Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine Is Dead
Introduced in 1967 in Jim Steranko , John Romita , and Marie Severin’sStrange Tales # 159 , the Contessa has serve as a undercover agent , three-fold agent , and overall femme fatale throughout Marvel ’s espionage residential district , act as a polar performer in organizations such as S.H.I.E.L.D , Leviathan , and Hydra . In 2011’sSecret Warriors # 28by Jonathan Hickman , Alessandro Vitti , and IFS , the Contessa gives herself up into Russian custody ; since then , her appearances have been sparse . In the MCU , the Contessa is play by Julia Louis - Dreyfus ; introduced inThe Falcon and The Winter Soldier , she would go on to appear in a post - credits fit inBlack Widow , withBlack Panther : Wakanda Foreverestablishing her as the new headland of the CIA .
This reveal of the Contessa ’s demise heavily imply that she never made it out of prison after her surrender at the end ofSecret warrior . While the Marvel Universe ’s timeline is fairly light , the dates run along up : ifThunderboltstakes position in its publication date of 2023 , that would put the Contessa ’s death somewhere around 2015 , during which she could still practicably be think to be in prison ( having surrendered in 2011).The offhand reveal of the Contessa ’s death is a scandalous revelation about a major Marvel figure , particularly with her relevance to coming picture .
Thunderbolts Simultaneously Revives And Kills Off The Contessa
On one script , experience the Contessa as a major instrumentalist inThunderboltssets her up to be prominent in the reader ’s awareness ahead of her rolein the MCU ’s upcomingThunderboltsfilm , schedule for a 2025 release ; her LMD status also gives her new big businessman and abilities to play with . On the other mitt , the Contessa has an extensive history that entwines with many of Marvel ’s major players , so killing off and replacing the character comes across as an exceedingly sharp move when building awareness of her for her upcoming feature role . Either style , it is certainly an unexpected bend - and one that leavesContessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine ’s future in theMCUextremely difficult to read .
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Thunderbolts # 1 ( 2023 )
