Illyana Rasputin

Few characters in the Marvel Universe carry as much weight as Illyana Rasputin, who stepped onto the Bronze Age stage in The Uncanny X-Men #145 in 1981, brought to life by the legendary team of Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, and Joe Rubinstein. She's earned her own dedicated spotlight in the Magik (Illyana and Storm Limited Series) and built a presence across nearly four decades of Marvel storytelling, with six key issues to her name that any serious collector will want to track down. Her world is richly populated — she shares pages with titans like Wolverine, Storm, and her brother Piotr Rasputin (Colossus), placing her at the very heart of the X-Men's corner of the Marvel Universe, and her team affiliations stretch fascinatingly wide, touching the X-Men, the Morlocks, the Brood, and the Starjammers. Whether you're a longtime X-fan or just discovering how deep the Bronze Age rabbit hole goes, Illyana Rasputin is absolutely worth your time.