Anaconda (comics)

Anaconda
Anaconda, art by Scot Eaton
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Marvel Two-in-One #64 (June 1980)
Created by	Mark Gruenwald Ralph Macchio
In-story information
Alter ego	Blanche Sitznski
Species	Mutated Human
Team affiliations	Six Pack Serpent Squad Serpent Society Femizons Legion Accursed
Abilities	Excellent swimmer Skilled street fighter Superhuman strength and durability Limb elongation Underwater breathing Rapid regeneration

Anaconda (Blanche Sitznski) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She has generally been associated with the Serpent Squad, often as foes of Captain America. Sitznski was given her super human abilities by the Roxxon corporation, dubbing her Anaconda due to her powerful, adamantium enhanced arms she uses to constrain or crush her opponents with. Her first mission was as part of the Serpent Squad where they tried to retrieve the Serpent Crown only to be thwarted by Thing, Stingray and Triton. She later became a core member of Sidewinder's Serpent Squad and remained a member when they became the Serpent Society and clashed with Captain America on multiple occasions. When Viper took over and created Serpent Solutions Anaconda remained a member of the group.

Anaconda was created by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio and first appeared in Marvel Two-in-One #64 in June 1980.

Blanche "Blondie" Sitznski was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She worked as a steelworker until executives at the Roxxon Oil Company selected her to become a special agent in covert operations. She was already well adjusted to villainy, as she was the calisthenics instructor at Taskmaster's Academy. It was there that she trained several women in hand-to-hand combat, most notably Diamondback and Snapdragon. She was eventually taken to Roxxon's Mutagenic Laboratory and bioengineered by Roxxon's Mutagenics Division to have various permanent serpentine features. Her entire skeletal structure was laced with an artificial adamantium, giving her the ability to elongate her arms and legs, which she uses to constrict her enemies. She had also been surgically given gills, which allows her to breathe underwater. She has tiny scales on her face, neck, chest, and back, and small fins on her lower cheeks. Though Anaconda's trade characteristic is her blonde hair, she is actually a natural brunette. Anaconda loves to listen to show tunes, and is particularly fond of Thoroughly Modern Millie.