Spice

Born into the richly imagined world of Astro City in 1995, Spice is one of the distinctive figures Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson wove into their celebrated humanist superhero tapestry — a character who has quietly persisted across nearly three decades of that universe's life. Debuting in the Modern Age, she shares the page with some of Astro City's most beloved icons: Winged Victory, Jack-in-the-Box, Quarrel, Crackerjack, and Cleopatra, placing her squarely within that world's vibrant, street-level heroic community. While her catalog appearances are select rather than sprawling, Astro City has always been a universe where even its less-spotlighted figures carry real weight and texture. For collectors who love the title's thoughtful, character-first storytelling, tracking down Spice's appearances across the Astro City and Kurt Busiek's Astro City runs is a rewarding corner of a truly special comics universe.