Characters A-Z
Every legend on VeVe, organized by character. Official licensed art, key first appearances, and what's collectible right now.
101 characters and collectibles, each with a full guide: first appearance, collecting history, official art, and what releases on VeVe. Browsing by studio instead? See franchises.
Marvel
35 guides
Ben Reilly (Scarlet Spider)
First appearance: The Amazing Spider-Man #149 (1975). The clone who took the name and the hoodie.
Beta Ray Bill
First appearance: Thor #337 (1983). The alien who lifted the hammer on his first appearance.
Black Cat
First appearance: The Amazing Spider-Man #194 (1979). The burglar who kept coming back for the wrong reasons.
Black Panther
First appearance: Fantastic Four #52 (1966). Wakanda's king, comics' landmark.
Captain America
First appearance: Captain America Comics #1 (1941). Comics' original patriot, still standing.
Colossus
First appearance: Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975). The gentle one who throws Wolverine for a living.
Cyclops
First appearance: The X-Men #1 (1963). The field leader nobody agrees about.
Doctor Octopus
First appearance: The Amazing Spider-Man #3 (1963). The villain who beat Spider-Man first.
Electro
First appearance: The Amazing Spider-Man #9 (1964). A lineman with a grudge and a green starburst mask.
Emma Frost
First appearance: The X-Men #129 (1980). The White Queen, from villain to headmistress to Phoenix.
Fantastic Four
First appearance: Fantastic Four #1 (1961). The book the entire Marvel Universe grew out of.
Ghost-Spider (Gwen Stacy)
First appearance: Edge of Spider-Verse #2 (2014). A one-shot variant that took over the building.
Green Goblin
First appearance: The Amazing Spider-Man #14 (1964). Spider-Man's worst day, dressed as a Halloween mask.
Human Torch
First appearance: Fantastic Four #1 (1961). The hothead who carried Marvel's first solo strip.
Iron Man
First appearance: Tales of Suspense #39 (1963). The armor that launched a cinematic universe.
Ironheart
First appearance: Invincible Iron Man #7 (2016). Built her own armour before she could legally rent a car.
Jane Foster (Mighty Thor)
First appearance: Journey into Mystery #84 (1962). The nurse who picked up the hammer fifty-two years later.
Loki
First appearance: Journey into Mystery #85 (1962). The trickster who ended up running the franchise.
Magik
First appearance: The New Mutants #14 (1984). Colossus's little sister came back from Limbo seven years older.
Miles Morales
First appearance: Ultimate Fallout #4 (2011). The modern age's biggest first appearance.
Mysterio
First appearance: The Amazing Spider-Man #13 (1964). A special-effects man who read the room correctly.
Namor
First appearance: Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1 (1939). Marvel's first antihero, and its oldest character.
Odin
First appearance: Journey into Mystery #85 (1962). The All-Father, and the reason everyone in Asgard has issues.
Sandman
First appearance: The Amazing Spider-Man #4 (1963). The rogue who kept trying to quit.
Spider-Ham
First appearance: Marvel Tails Starring Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham #1 (1983). A spider who bit a pig, which is the correct order.
Spider-Man
First appearance: Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962). The most collected hero on VeVe.
Spider-Man 2099
First appearance: Spider-Man 2099 #1 (1992). The future Spider-Man who outlived his own imprint.
Spider-Woman
First appearance: Marvel Spotlight #32 (1977). Created to hold a trademark, kept because she worked.
Symbiote Spider-Man
First appearance: Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8 (1984). The costume that turned out to be alive.
The Hulk
First appearance: The Incredible Hulk #1 (1962). The angriest icon in comics.
Thor
First appearance: Journey into Mystery #83 (1962). A god among the Marvel Mightys.
Valkyrie
First appearance: The Defenders #4 (1972). Asgard's chooser of the slain, and the Defenders' spine.
Vulture
First appearance: The Amazing Spider-Man #2 (1963). The first rogue in the gallery.
Wolverine
First appearance: The Incredible Hulk #180-181 (1974). From throwaway villain to the face of the X-Men.
X-Men
First appearance: The X-Men #1 (1963). Marvel's mutants - the deepest key-issue well in comics.
Star Wars
20 guides
AT-AT
First appearance: The Empire Strikes Back (1980). Four legs, one unforgettable entrance.
BB-8
First appearance: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). The droid that rolled off the screen and onto shelves.
Boba Fett
First appearance: The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978). The bounty hunter with the deepest collector cult.
C-3PO
First appearance: Star Wars (1977) (1977). The protocol droid who has been in all of them.
Darth Vader
First appearance: Star Wars (1977) (1977). The galaxy's most feared collectible.
Death Trooper
First appearance: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016). The Empire's blacked-out special forces.
Grogu
First appearance: The Mandalorian, Chapter 1 (2019). The internet's favorite bounty.
IG-11
First appearance: The Mandalorian, Chapter 1 (2019). A forty-year-old design with a new personality.
Imperial Royal Guard
First appearance: Return of the Jedi (1983). Red robes, no lines, total menace.
Luke Skywalker
First appearance: Star Wars (1977) (1977). The farm boy at the centre of everything.
Millennium Falcon
First appearance: Star Wars (1977) (1977). The most recognisable ship in film.
Obi-Wan Kenobi
First appearance: Star Wars (1977) (1977). The mentor the whole saga leans on.
R2-D2
First appearance: Star Wars (1977) (1977). Beeps, whistles, and half a century of merchandise.
Scout Trooper
First appearance: Return of the Jedi (1983). Light armour, fast bikes, one great chase.
Stormtrooper
First appearance: Star Wars (1977) (1977). The uniform that made an empire look real.
The Mandalorian (Din Djarin)
First appearance: The Mandalorian, Chapter 1 (2019). The helmet that carried a whole new era.
TIE Fighter
First appearance: Star Wars (1977) (1977). That sound, before you see the ship.
X-Wing
First appearance: Star Wars (1977) (1977). The trench run in one silhouette.
Yoda
First appearance: The Empire Strikes Back (1980). 900 years of collecting wisdom.
Disney
7 guides
Buzz Lightyear
First appearance: Toy Story (1995). The toy that sold out before anyone could buy one.
Daisy Duck
First appearance: Don Donald (1937). Debuted under a different name entirely.
Donald Duck
First appearance: The Wise Little Hen (1934). The angriest duck in animation, and the most published.
Goofy
First appearance: Mickey's Revue (1932). Started as a laugh in the audience.
Mickey Mouse
First appearance: Steamboat Willie (1928). A century of collecting, one mouse.
Minnie Mouse
First appearance: Steamboat Willie (1928). Debuted the same day as Mickey, and often forgotten for it.
Pluto
First appearance: The Chain Gang (1930). The only one in the group who does not talk.
TMNT
7 guides
Donatello
First appearance: TMNT #1 (Mirage) (1984). Does machines - and a lot of the plot.
Leonardo
First appearance: TMNT #1 (Mirage) (1984). Two swords, one leader, forty years of collecting.
Master Splinter
First appearance: TMNT #1 (Mirage) (1984). The sensei with two completely different origin stories.
Michelangelo
First appearance: TMNT #1 (Mirage) (1984). Nunchaku, pizza, and the franchise's sense of humour.
Raphael
First appearance: TMNT #1 (Mirage) (1984). The sai-wielding brother who never learned to cool off.
Technodrome
First appearance: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Heroes in a Half Shell (1987). A rolling fortress with one giant eye.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
First appearance: TMNT #1 (Mirage) (1984). From photocopier to global franchise.
Avatar: The Last Airbender
4 guides
Aang
First appearance: Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Boy in the Iceberg (2005). The last airbender, and the show that changed Western animation.
Katara
First appearance: Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Boy in the Iceberg (2005). The waterbender who starts the whole story.
Sokka
First appearance: Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Boy in the Iceberg (2005). No bending, all plan.
Toph Beifong
First appearance: Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Blind Bandit (2006). Blind, twelve, and the greatest earthbender alive.
Street Fighter
7 guides
Akuma (Gouki)
First appearance: Super Street Fighter II Turbo (1994). The hidden boss who became a headline character.
Chun-Li
First appearance: Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (1991). The first lady of fighting games.
Guile
First appearance: Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (1991). Sonic Boom, Flash Kick, and that hair.
Ken Masters
First appearance: Street Fighter (1987). Same training, completely different personality.
M. Bison
First appearance: Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (1991). The final boss with three different names.
Ryu
First appearance: Street Fighter (1987). The wandering fighter who started everything.
Sakura
First appearance: Street Fighter Alpha 2 (1996). Self-taught, in a school uniform, and better than she should be.
Assassin's Creed
8 guides
Altair Ibn-La'Ahad
First appearance: Assassin's Creed (2007). Where the whole order started.
Basim Ibn Ishaq
First appearance: Assassin's Creed Valhalla (2020). The mentor with the biggest twist in the series.
Bayek of Siwa
First appearance: Assassin's Creed Origins (2017). The first assassin, told last.
Connor Kenway
First appearance: Assassin's Creed III (2012). The Revolution's reluctant assassin.
Edward Kenway
First appearance: Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (2013). Pirate first, assassin much later.
Eivor
First appearance: Assassin's Creed Valhalla (2020). Gaming's collectible era begins.
Ezio Auditore
First appearance: Assassin's Creed II (2009). The assassin who got three games to himself.
Kassandra
First appearance: Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018). Sparta's mercenary, and the series' canon lead.
Solo Leveling
1 guide
Sung Jinwoo
First appearance: Solo Leveling (web novel) (2016). Anime's shadow monarch enters the collection.
Alien
2 guides
Xenomorph
First appearance: Alien (1979). The most copied creature design in film.
Avatar
1 guideCoca-Cola
1 guide
Coca-Cola
First appearance: Jacobs' Pharmacy, Atlanta (1886). The brand that invented collectable advertising.
Dynamite
1 guide
Vampirella
First appearance: Vampirella #1 (1969). Warren's magazine cover girl, still in print.
Lamborghini
1 guide
Lamborghini
First appearance: Lamborghini 350 GT (1963). Sixty years of wedge, in one collection.
Nickelodeon
1 guide
Ren and Stimpy
First appearance: The Ren and Stimpy Show (1991). The cartoon that broke the rules on purpose.
Predator
1 guide
Predator
First appearance: Predator (1987). The hunter, in every variant the jungle produced.
Running Mon
1 guide
Running Mon
First appearance: Running Mon (2023). Folklore monsters, redrawn as a collecting set.
Star Trek
1 guide
Star Trek: Discovery
First appearance: Star Trek: Discovery (2017). Starships, sculpted for the shelf.
tokidoki
1 guide
tokidoki Sushi Cars
First appearance: tokidoki founded (2005). Sushi with wheels, which is exactly as good as it sounds.
Ubisoft
1 guide
Rabbids
First appearance: Rayman Raving Rabbids (2006). Ubisoft's screaming accident.
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