Zheng Shang-Chi

Fresh from the pages of 2025's Marvel universe, Zheng Shang-Chi is one of the newest faces to emerge in the Modern Age, debuted by writer Stephanie Phillips and artist Paolo Villanelli in All-New Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider. In just a handful of appearances, this character has already kept remarkable company — sharing pages with legends like Hawkeye, Captain America, Janet Van Dyne, T'Challa, and Logan — a debut in the deep end if ever there was one. Popping up across Uncanny X-Men and the Spider-Man: Holiday Spectacular as well, Zheng Shang-Chi is clearly being woven into the broader tapestry of contemporary Marvel storytelling from the very start. With so few appearances and so much high-profile company already, this is exactly the kind of ground-floor character that sharp-eyed collectors love to discover early.