Jubilee

Few characters capture the electric spirit of late-'80s Marvel quite like Jubilee, who burst onto the scene in X-Men Annual #13 in 1989, courtesy of creators Terry Austin and Mike Vosburg. A card-carrying X-Man whose 453 catalogued appearances span an impressive 37 years — right up to 2026 — she's one of the most enduring figures to emerge from the Copper Age, a testament to how deeply she resonated with readers from the moment she arrived. Her home turf is the legendary Uncanny X-Men and X-Men titles, where she shares adventures with some of Marvel's heaviest hitters: Wolverine, Storm, Rogue, and the rest of the mutant pantheon. With 19 key-issue appearances to her name, any serious X-Men collector knows that tracking down Jubilee's highlights is well worth the hunt.