Marilyn Monroe

Stepping straight out of cultural mythology and onto the comics page, this Marilyn Monroe made her debut in 1997's Sandman Le Maître des Rêves #1 — a French-language publication from Editions Héritage — brought to life through the creative vision of Neil Gaiman, Xavier Hanart, and Sam Kieth. She keeps extraordinary company, sharing pages with none other than Elvis Presley and the Sandman himself across a small but intriguing handful of appearances spanning into the 2000s. With only three catalog appearances spread across titles like Betty et Véronica Édition Limitée and Dieu n'a pas réponse à tout, she's a rare and curious find — the kind of elusive gem that makes digging through a long box genuinely rewarding.