Wildcat

Yolanda Montez is the goddaughter of original Wildcat Ted Grant, born with a metagene that gives her retractable claws and feline agility. She took up the Wildcat mantle as a member of Infinity, Inc., carrying on her godfather's legacy with genuinely superhuman abilities.

Debuting in 1986's Infinity, Inc. #28 under the pen of Dick Giordano, this Wildcat is a Copper Age creation who entered DC's universe sharing pages with some genuinely compelling company — Green Lantern, Jade, Yolanda Montez, Albert Rothstein, and Jennie-Lynn Hayden among them. Spread across titles as varied as Infinity, Inc., Eclipso, and Adventures of Superman, the character has quietly threaded through DC continuity for an impressive four decades and counting. It's that kind of understated longevity — nineteen catalog appearances stretching from 1986 all the way to 2026 — that makes a character worth a second look for any serious DC collector.