Mariko Yashida

Mariko Yashida made her entrance during the Bronze Age, debuting in 1980 in the pages of Spécial Strange — the beloved Editions Lug anthology that brought Marvel's mutant world to French-speaking readers — and her presence would echo through nearly four decades of comics. She's a figure whose story is woven tightly into the world of Logan, Ororo Munroe, and Kurt Wagner, keeping remarkable company across Wolverine and X-Men Extra in a run that speaks to her lasting resonance. With a key issue among her appearances and 23 catalog entries spanning all the way to 2019, Mariko is far more than a supporting player — she's a touchstone of the Bronze Age Marvel universe as experienced through the distinctive lens of French comics publishing, and any collector serious about that era will want her on their radar.