Nightshade

Born in the Bronze Age pages of Marvel Team-Up Annual #3 (1980) and brought to life by Sal Buscema, Nightshade has carved out a lasting niche in Marvel's street-level corner of the universe over four decades of comics. With a catalog presence stretching all the way to 2021, this is a character who has proven genuine staying power, turning up most frequently in the worlds of Black Panther and Occupy Avengers — keeping company with heavyweights like T'Challa and Iron Fist along the way. Eighteen appearances may sound modest, but the company Nightshade keeps speaks to a character woven into some of Marvel's most compelling urban and politically charged storytelling. For readers who love digging into the deeper cuts of the Bronze Age and beyond, Nightshade is exactly the kind of discovery that rewards the devoted collector.