The Sting

Few characters carry the distinction of debuting in Superman & Batman Magazine — a Welsh Publishing Group publication that brought DC's finest to a fresh audience — but The Sting made that 1994 launch count. Emerging at the cusp of the Modern Age, this figure keeps genuinely rarefied company, sharing pages with the likes of Green Lantern, Firestorm, The Flash, and Oracle across appearances that stretch all the way to Villains United and The Infinite Crisis Omnibus. Created by the accomplished Roger Stern and the beloved Mike Parobeck, The Sting may clock in with a modest catalog footprint, but those three appearances touch some of DC's most consequential corners. For collectors who love unearthing the unexpected figures lurking at the edges of DC's grand tapestry, The Sting is exactly the kind of discovery worth chasing down.