Who Is Millie the Model? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Millie the Model is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Millicent Millie Collins, with over 481 comic issue appearances. Millie the Model was one of Marvel's famous comic stars in their 'romantic' comic book line. Millie is one of Marvel's oldest character, dating back to the 1940's.

Who is Millie the Model?

Origin Millie is first shown as a model for the Hanover Agency where her boyfriend was photographer Flicker (also known as Clicker in later years.) Her best friend was Toni Turner and her arch rival was Chili Storm . Creation Her first appearance was in Millie the Model #1 in 1945. Character Evolution The character’s first appeared under the Timely Comics banner but this was later changed into Marvel Comics (in fact the first time the banner of Marvel was used was on one of her issues.) She was one of Marvel’s working class female characters of the era, such as Tessie the Typist , Sherry the Showgirl and Nellie the Nurse . Among these Millie had the best lasting power, appearing in her own comic for 27 years, and as superhero characters lost popularity in the late 1950s she was featured in other ongoing series which were used to bolster sales (these titles included A Date with Millie , Life with Millie , Mad about Millie and Modeling with Millie .) Millie’s depiction is interesting as her artistic style progressed with the year in which she was associated with, first from 1940s style pin-up girl to the De Carlo style in the 1960s. By the late 1960s with the resurgence of superhero .

Key facts

Millie the Model is of human origin. The character is published by Marvel. With 481 recorded issue appearances, Millie the Model ranks among the most featured characters in comics.