Carnage

A fresh face of terror in Marvel's Modern Age, this incarnation of Carnage burst onto the scene in 2024 courtesy of creators Melissa Flores and Enid Balám, making their mark in the pages of Spider-Gwen: Smash. With only a handful of appearances so far, this is a character at the very beginning of their story — but sharing the page with the likes of Ghost-Spider, Gwen Stacy, Mary Jane Watson, and Betty Brant signals that debut was anything but quiet. For collectors who love getting in on the ground floor of a compelling new chapter in a legendary legacy, this is exactly the kind of early appearance worth watching.