Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor
Marvel's Spider-Man Promos 35s • rare
- Set
- Marvel's Spider-Man Promos
- Collector number
- 35s
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Fariba Khamseh
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Whenever you draw your first or second card each turn, put an ingenuity counter on Lady Octopus.
tap: You may cast an artifact spell from your hand with mana value less than or equal to the number of ingenuity counters on Lady Octopus without paying its mana cost.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Lady Octopus, or Carolyn Trainer, first appeared in the pages of The Amazing Spider-Man in the mid-1990s as the successor to Doctor Octopus. This specific promotional card, number 35s, was released as part of a Marvel-themed trading card series designed to highlight key antagonists and supporting characters within the Spider-Man mythos. The card serves as a visual record of the character's transition from an academic researcher to a formidable villain, capturing the aesthetic shift toward more modern, high-tech interpretations of classic comic book tropes.
The illustration focuses on the character's signature mechanical tentacles and her intellectual, calculating demeanor, which was central to the artistic vision of the creative team at the time. Collectors often value this set for its consistency in art style and its role in bridging various eras of Marvel publication. It was received as a functional, collectible piece of ephemera, intended to engage fans of the expanded Spider-Man universe by offering a concise biography and striking visual representation of the mantle-bearer.
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