Vicki Vale

Vicki Vale is one of comics' most recognizable faces outside the cape-and-cowl crowd — a sharp, tenacious presence who has long orbited Gotham's darkest corners. Her catalog debut arrives in a 1976 Juniorpress edition, placing her squarely in the Bronze Age, where she keeps genuinely elite company: Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Robin, and Commissaris James Gordon all share her pages. Though her appearances in this particular catalog are few, the names surrounding her speak to just how close to the heart of the Batman mythos she truly belongs.