Peko

Born in the Bronze Age heat of Marvel's martial-arts explosion, Peko made their debut in The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #2 in 1974, conjured by the formidable creative pairing of Steve Englehart and Jim Starlin. Woven into the rich, morally complex world of Master of Kung Fu, Peko shares the page with heavy hitters like Shang-Chi, the menacing Zheng Zu, and the shadowy Fu Manchu — serious company in one of Marvel's most atmospheric Bronze Age corners. With appearances stretching across an impressive 44-year span through 2018, this is a character whose presence quietly threads through a beloved and underappreciated chapter of Marvel history. A modest appearance count only adds to the intrigue — for collectors hunting the deeper cuts of the kung fu era, Peko is exactly the kind of discovery that makes the hunt worthwhile.