L'Epée

Born in the Bronze Age pages of Spécial Strange #33 in 1983 — courtesy of the legendary creative pairing of Chris Claremont and John Byrne — L'Epée is a distinctive corner of Marvel history published through the French house Editions Lug, giving them a flavour all their own. Over an impressive span stretching across four decades to 2025, this character has turned up across Titans, Marvel Universe, and Marvel Fanfare, sharing adventures with the likes of Tandy Bowen, Tyrone Johnson, and Spider-Man himself. Fourteen catalog appearances may sound modest, but for a character rooted in that rich Franco-Belgian Marvel tradition, each one is a collector's treasure — a reminder that the Marvel universe has always been wider and more wonderfully varied than any single market could contain.