Kobik

Few Marvel characters have made such an immediate, outsized impact in so few appearances as Kobik, who burst onto the scene in 2016's Avengers Standoff: Assault on Pleasant Hill Alpha — a Modern Age debut crafted by Nick Spencer and Jesús Saiz that sent shockwaves through the Marvel Universe. Kobik's presence at the heart of storylines like Secret Empire and Captain America: Steve Rogers put her squarely in the company of legends like Captain America, Steve Rogers, and the villainous Baron Zemo and Helmut Zemo, signaling just how consequential this newcomer was from the start. Though her catalog footprint is small, every appearance carries serious weight — the kind of key-issue status collectors and readers alike take notice of. If you're tracing the threads of one of Marvel's most talked-about modern storylines, Kobik is an essential piece of the puzzle.