Topaz

Born into the bold, boundary-pushing Malibu Comics universe of 1994, Topaz made her debut in Giant Size Mantra #1 — a key-issue entry point courtesy of creators Mike W. Barr and Mark Heike. Her story unfolds across a compact but intriguing run that stretches through The Phoenix Resurrection and its Aftermath, placing her squarely in the thick of one of the Ultraverse's most ambitious crossover events. She shares the page with heavy hitters like Mantra, Prototype, and Johnny Domino, which speaks to the caliber of company she keeps in this short-lived but fiercely creative corner of comics history. For collectors hunting the overlooked gems of the mid-'90s Malibu era, Topaz is exactly the kind of rare, tucked-away discovery that makes the hunt worthwhile.