Captain Marvel

A Modern Age figure stepping onto the scene in 2016's Guardians of the Galaxy #4 — courtesy of Brian Michael Bendis, James Vandermeersch, and Francesco Francavilla — this Captain Marvel from Dark Dragon Books carves out a compact but intriguing corner of the comics landscape. With appearances spanning Captain Marvel, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Marvel Action: Avengers & the Infinity Gauntlet, they move in genuinely cosmic company, sharing pages with none other than Carol Danvers herself. Four catalog appearances make this a character for the dedicated hunter — the kind of discovery that makes digging through the stacks so rewarding.