Maria Vasquez

Marvel's Modern Age brought plenty of street-level grit, and Maria Vasquez stepped onto the scene in 2006 courtesy of Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Billy Tucci with Heroes for Hire #1 — a debut that put her squarely in the company of some of Marvel's toughest women, sharing pages with the likes of Misty Knight, Colleen Wing, and Black Cat. Her appearances across Heroes for Hire, Civil War: Heroes for Hire, and Six Guns paint a portrait of a character woven into the rougher, more grounded corners of the Marvel Universe during a particularly turbulent era of superhero politics. With only 19 catalog appearances, she's a compelling find for collectors who love digging into the deeper cuts of Marvel's street-level storytelling — the kind of character who rewards the dedicated fan willing to go beyond the household names.