Mala

Born from the creative minds of Paul Dini and Rick Burchett in 1996, Mala made her entrance in the very first issue of Superman Adventures, the beloved animated-style series that brought the world of the Superman animated series to the comics page. She's a Modern Age DC creation who shares her stories with a remarkable rogues' gallery — Brainiac, Parasite, and Mercy Graves among them — signaling that this is no background player but a character woven into genuinely consequential Superman stories. Collected now in the Superman Adventures Compendium, Mala is a fascinating piece of that era's legacy, and for fans of the animated universe's distinctive take on the Man of Steel, tracking her down is absolutely worth the effort.