Detective Phil Rodriguez

Detective Phil Rodriguez stepped onto the Marvel scene in 1999, debuting in a collector-significant key issue alongside some seriously heavy hitters — Spider-Woman, Mattie Franklin, Jessica Drew, Cassandra Webb, and Spider-Man all share his pages. Created by John Byrne and Bart Sears, this Modern Age character occupies the gritty, street-level corners of the Spider-Woman corner of the Marvel Universe, the kind of detective presence that grounds superhero stories in something recognizably human. With only a handful of catalog appearances, Rodriguez is a rare find for dedicated Spider-Woman completionists who love discovering the supporting players that give a hero's world its texture and depth.