VALENTINA ALLEGRA DE FONTAINE
Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine will do whatever it takes to get what she wants. Although she started out as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, she used her espionage skills to her own ends, betraying the spy organization, her paramour Nick Fury Sr., and Hydra all in service of Leviathan. Now, in the wake of Leviathan's fall, Val's mission has become survival—by any means necessary.
Triple Agent
In Strange Tales (1951) #159
Here, Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine makes her Marvel Comics debut as a new S.H.I.E.L.D. recruit.
In Secret Warriors (2009) #14
Discover how Val became a triple agent in SECRET WARRIORS, which explores her past as the daughter of Italian resistance fighters with ties to the shadowy organization Leviathan.
In Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1968) #2
While they work together for S.H.I.E.L.D., Val's relationship with Nick Fury Sr. takes a turn for the romantic.
In Captain America (1968) #144
Val joins an all-woman S.H.I.E.L.D. squad, leading to conflict with team leader Sharon Carter.
In Marvel Spotlight (1971) #31
To save Nick Fury's life, Val uncovers the secrets of the Infinity Formula, which dramatically slows his body's aging.
In Nick Fury Vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. (1988) #1
Due to a conspiracy involving Life-Model Decoys, Val makes some moves that impact her relationship, her career, and S.H.I.E.L.D.'s place in the world order.
In Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1989) #1
Val helps Nick Fury restart S.H.I.E.L.D., leading to an injury that reignites her love and her 'loyalty.'
In Captain America (1968) #449
Val steps up as Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. when Nick Fury appears to have died in action. During her tenure, she faces off against X-Force, recruits Kitty Pryde, and defends the Helicarrier against Onslaught's fleet of Sentinels, among other missions.
In The Mighty Avengers (2007) #12
As Nick Fury discovers in this issue, Val was one of the Marvel Universe's many heroes to be captured and impersonated by a Skrull in the lead up to SECRET INVASION.
In Secret Warriors (2009) #6
Acting on Leviathan's behalf, Val joins the High Council of Hydra as the new Madame Hydra and coordinates attacks against Nick Fury's Secret Warriors.
In Thunderbolts (2023) #1
After an Illuminati-like group called the Outer Circle creates her to carry out its missions, a Life-Model Decoy of Val helps Bucky Barnes form a team of Thunderbolts in order to stop the Red Skull.
In Thunderbolts: Doomstrike (2025) #1
While the Val LMD sticks with Bucky, the real Val accepts Doctor Doom's offer to become the leader of his secret police and his new Thunderbolts. As part of their deal, Val takes on the mantle of Citizen V, a patriotic identity once used by Baron Zemo.