Kasumi

Emerging from the gritty, morally complex corners of DC's Modern Age, Kasumi made her debut in Justice League Elite #1 in 2004, brought to life by the acclaimed creative team of Joe Kelly and Doug Mahnke. That series pushed DC storytelling into darker, more operatic territory, and Kasumi was right there in the thick of it, sharing pages with heavy hitters like Cassandra Cain, The Flash, Sister Superior, and Vera Lynn Black. With a compact but compelling footprint of 12 catalog appearances concentrated in Justice League Elite's short, sharp run, she's the kind of character that rewards the dedicated reader willing to dig into one of the more underappreciated corners of mid-2000s DC — a hidden gem from a bold creative experiment.