Sting

Born into the pages of one of the most ambitious crossover events of the early 1990s, Sting made their debut in Deathmate Prologue (1993), a landmark collaboration that brought Image and Valiant together in a way comics fans still talk about. Created by the formidable pairing of Bob Layton and Barry Windsor-Smith, Sting shares their debut pages with heavyweights like Bloodshot, Pete Stanchek, and Toyo Harada — serious company by any measure. Their appearances span both Deathmate and Harbinger, placing them squarely within the Valiant universe's rich tapestry of the Copper/Modern Age. A rare find with only a handful of catalog appearances, Sting is exactly the kind of hidden gem that rewards the dedicated collector willing to dig into one of that era's most celebrated crossover events.