Ellen Murphy

Ellen Murphy steps into Marvel's gritty RoboCop series right at its 1990 launch, a civilian presence woven into the hard-edged world of Delta City's chrome-and-gunpowder drama. Debuting in that milestone first issue — brought to life by a creative team including Bob Harras and Javier Saltares — she keeps company with some of the most compelling figures in the book: RoboCop himself, Officer Anne Lewis, and the Murphy men, Alex and Jimmy. Her four appearances across this early-'90s run may be compact, but for fans who love the human heart beating beneath the series' steel exterior, Ellen Murphy is exactly the kind of character worth seeking out.