Maki Matsumoto

Maki Matsumoto made her Marvel debut in the pages of Daredevil #111 in 2008, stepping into the Modern Age alongside some of the street-level universe's most formidable figures — Lady Bullseye, Kingpin, and Daredevil himself. Created by the acclaimed Ed Brubaker and Clay Mann, she's carved out a quietly persistent presence across nearly two decades, turning up in titles as varied as Black Panther: The Most Dangerous Man Alive and Elektra, which speaks to the kind of versatile, compelling energy that keeps a character in circulation. With 43 appearances and counting, Maki is exactly the sort of deep-cut Modern Age figure that rewards the attentive reader who looks beyond the marquee names.