Xi'an Coy Manh
Few characters can claim a debut as striking as Xi'an Coy Manh's — introduced in 1980's Marvel Team-Up #100 by the legendary creative team of Chris Claremont, Frank Miller, and Bob Wiacek, she arrived at the tail end of the Bronze Age with an immediate sense of weight and purpose. Over the decades she has become a fixture of the Marvel Universe, racking up 206 catalog appearances across titles like New Mutants and Astonishing X-Men and spanning an extraordinary 46 years of publication. She shares her adventures with some of Marvel's most beloved young heroes — Dani Moonstar, Cannonball, Sam Guthrie, Roberto Da Costa, and Sunspot among them — a roster that speaks to the rich, character-driven corner of the Marvel universe she calls home. With 14 key-issue appearances to her name and a publishing history that stretches from the Carter administration all the way to 2026, Xi'an Coy Manh is living proof that the most compelling characters only deepen with time.
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Trivia
- Karma stands as one of the first major lesbian characters in mainstream American comics, making her a landmark early LGBTQ+ milestone in Marvel's publishing history.marvel.com
- Uniquely among the founding New Mutants roster, Karma had already appeared in published comics before the team itself ever debuted — a rare distinction for an original member of any superhero lineup.marvel.com
- Chris Claremont has written more of Xi'an Coy Manh's comics than any other writer in our catalog — 41 issues.
Covers through the years — 1983–2026
★ 1983
1985
★ 1991
2004
2009
★ 2012
2013
2026