Silver Sable is a mercenary who hunts criminals, is the leader of the Wild Pack, and the owner of Silver Sable International. She is a highly skilled fighter, expert markswoman, and swordfighter that wears a suit lined with Kevlar to protect her from harm. She was created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz, and debuted 40 years ago in Amazing Spider-Man #265 (June 1985).

Around the time she was born, Silver Sable’s father created the Wild Pack, a group of highly skilled soldiers that hunted down Nazi war criminals. Years later, Silver’s mother died in her arms following a terrorist attack, and she decided to follow in her father’s footsteps. She devoted herself to mastering many types of weapons and learning many forms of combat so that one day she could lead the Wild Pack.

Eventually, she founded Silver Sable International, an organization that finds wanted criminals and recovers stolen property. They work for a wide range of clients around the world, including major insurance companies and small nations. Silver Sable International was hired to catch the international jewel thief Black Fox and return stolen loot, but Spider-Man inadvertently foiled their plan. The Wall Crawler made up for his mistake by finding the jewels, however Black Fox escaped.

On another mission, they were hired by a small South African country to stop international terrorist Jason Macendale. When their team was ambushed by Macendale, Silver Sable fought back and sought Spider-Man’s help in defeating the terrorist and his rebel forces. During these events, Sable witnessed the death of a young mother and became determined to bring her killer to justice.

She tracked Jack O’Lantern to a Coney Island Amusement Park where he was joined by the Sinister Syndicate, who were hired to kill the team that stopped Macendale. A long battle ensued, but eventually Sable, Spider-Man, and the Sandman defeated the villains.