Medusa (comics)

Medusa
Medusa, Queen of the Inhumans. Art by Jae Lee.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Fantastic Four #36 (March 1965)
Created by	Stan Lee Jack Kirby
In-story information
Full name	Medusalith Amaquelin-Boltagon
Species	Inhuman
Place of origin	Attilan
Team affiliations	Inhuman Royal Family Fantastic Four Frightful Four Lady Liberators Illuminati Future Foundation AXIS Galactic Council A-Force Universal Inhumans
Partnerships	Inferno
Notable aliases	Madame Medusa
Abilities	Inhuman physiology: Enhanced strength, speed, stamina, durability, agility, and reflexes Prehensile hair: Hair manipulation High resilient hair

Medusa (Medusalith Amaquelin-Boltagon) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Fantastic Four #36 (1965).

Her name and aspects of the character are derived from Greek mythology, as her hair has prehensile attributes like that of the mythological Medusa's hair. The character has psychokinetic control over her hair, a power she obtained through Terrigenesis. With this power, she can extend her hair to double its normal length, using it to pick locks, lift objects, and contain objects and people. She is the queen of the Inhumans, is wife of the king Black Bolt and mother of Ahura.

Serinda Swan primarily portrayed Medusa in the 2017 Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) television series Inhumans.