Spiral (Rita Wayword) is a fictional comic book supervillainess appearing in books published by Marvel Comics, usually those featuring Longshot or the X-Men. Created by writer Ann Nocenti and artist Art Adams, she first appeared in Longshot #1 (September, 1985), in which she was established as a lieutenant for that titular character's archenemy, Mojo. When Longshot later joined the X-Men, Spiral became a recurring adversary of that team as well. Spiral first appeared in issue #1 of the 1985 Longshot miniseries by Ann Nocenti and Art Adams, though her alter ego Ricochet Rita does not debut until the second issue of the series. Spiral began as one of 20 minor characters that Adams designed on a character sheet as the pursuers of the character Longshot. Her six arms were inspired by deities in Hindu mythology. Although Adams gave little thought to Spiral, as he had developed ideas for the other characters he had drawn on the sheet, Nocenti decided to make her a major character, and gave h...