Nautika

Nautika made her splash in the early days of Image Comics, debuting in 1993's Image Zero #0 right at the dawn of the Copper/Modern Age when the upstart publisher was rewriting the rules of superhero comics. Over nearly three decades she has woven through the Wildstorm corner of the Image universe, turning up in titles like Wildstorm Swimsuit Special, Gamorra Swimsuit Special, and Cyberforce, sharing pages with the likes of Fahrenheit, Sunburst, and Karl Hansen. Her catalog may be compact at 15 appearances, but it includes at least one key collector issue — a quiet testament to her staying power in a universe that rewarded the bold. For fans charting the full map of early Image's ambitious world-building, Nautika is a rewarding discovery.