Mindblast

A menacing presence who crashed into Marvel's Copper Age in 1991, Mindblast made her debut in the pages of Captain America — one of Marvel's most storied titles — courtesy of creators Mark Gruenwald and Larry Alexander. She's kept dangerous company over the years, sharing pages with the likes of Bloodlust, Knockout, and Danielle Forte, a rogues' gallery that signals she runs in some genuinely fierce circles. Though her catalog appearances are select rather than sprawling, she earned enough of a reputation to land a spot in the All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z, the kind of recognition that separates true Marvel fixtures from one-and-done footnotes. For collectors who love hunting down the edgier corners of early-'90s Captain America, Mindblast is a name worth knowing.