Maya

Born into the Bronze Age Marvel cosmos in 1981, Maya made her debut in The Defenders #97 under the creative hands of J. M. DeMatteis, Don Perlin, and Joe Sinnott — a team with a genuine gift for the strange and supernatural. Her corner of the Marvel universe is a heady one, populated by figures like Mephisto, Valkyrie, and the delightfully ominous Fashima, Hyppokri, and Unnthinnk, signaling that Maya's world brushes up against the mystical and the otherworldly. With appearances stretching across 26 years and a spot in Mystic Arcana: The Book of Marvel Magic, she's a quietly enduring presence in Marvel's more esoteric corners — the kind of character that rewards the curious reader willing to dig deeper into the rich, weird margins of the Bronze Age.