This era doesn’t see her in action much, but : plasma handgun. Perhaps the Gaffer built her a custom piece emphasising accuracy and better suited to her hands.īut most of the time she operates the standard model. In some stories, her pistol is lighter and sleeker than the normal S.H.I.E.L.D. Special Director. This is a Level 2 position, so just under Fury. But during the 1970s, her position seemed more junior than that. Valentina Allegra is a fully trained agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., and was one of the highest-scoring recruits who graduated in 1967.ġ986 sourcebooks list her as a S.H.I.E.L.D. “Allegra” is thus her family name. It means “joyful, upbeat”. Though it’s not common, it’s well-established both in Italy and in France (in the form of “Allègre”). “De la Fontaine” is a Francophone title, not an Italophone one. That doesn’t mean much in itself. There was extensive interpenetration between France and what is now Northern Italy since forever. To my knowledge there are multiple “de la Fontaine” lineages in France. One of their scions, Jean de la Fontaine, collected and wrote fables that are part of the Francophone literary canon.įurthermore, it is common in Golden and Silver Age US comic books to mix up France and nearby countries, especially Italy. Val is a Countess. In the Italian system this is a senior title two more “steps up” and she’d be a Duchess. On the other hand, Italian nobility has lost any legal meaning decades ago, so the title is a courtesy one. Eyes: Blue Hair: Black with a white streak.Group Affiliation: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., former commander of Femme Force.
Known Relatives: Unnamed parents (deceased).Note: Her last name is frequently misspelled “Allegro” during this era.Real Name: Contessa Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine.
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