Jennifer Kale

Few characters can claim a Bronze Age baptism quite like Jennifer Kale, who stepped onto the Marvel stage in 1972's Fear #11 courtesy of creator Fred Kida — and has been weaving her way through the darker corners of the Marvel Universe ever since. Born into the swampy, eerie atmosphere of Fear and Man-Thing, she's spent over five decades keeping remarkable company: Ted Sallis, the Man-Thing himself, and none other than Doctor Strange among her frequent page-mates, signaling that she runs in genuinely rarefied mystical circles. With five collector-recognized key issues to her name and appearances stretching all the way to 2025, she's no mere footnote — her turn in Marvel Zombies 4 alone shows how naturally she gravitates toward Marvel's most deliciously strange and horror-tinged corners. If you love the Bronze Age's willingness to go weird and wonderful, Jennifer Kale is absolutely worth your time.