Layla

Layla stepped onto the page in 1973's Zombie #1, born from the darkly imaginative Bronze Age talents of Steve Gerber, Roy Thomas, John Buscema, and Tom Palmer — a creative pedigree that signals real Marvel horror pedigree from the start. Her world is one of shadows and the supernatural, sharing her stories with the likes of Simon Garth, Varnae, and Gyps across titles like Bizarre Adventures and Marvel Zombies 4. Though her catalog footprint is compact, the fact that she's endured in Marvel's horror landscape from 1973 all the way through 2017 speaks to a quiet staying power that collectors of the macabre will appreciate. If you love the eerie, pulpy corners of the Marvel universe, Layla is exactly the kind of figure worth tracking down.