Mandarin

A cunning and formidable presence in Marvel's rogues' gallery, this Mandarin made his catalog debut in 1994's Marvel Action Hour, Featuring Iron Man — a title that brought Marvel's armored Avenger to a new generation of readers. Across a modest but meaningful six appearances spanning into the Modern Age, he turns up in prestigious company, sharing pages with Iron Man, Tony Stark, Hawkeye, and Donnie Gill, and leaving his mark across titles as varied as Earth X and Marvel Universe Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. He's a villain whose presence signals high stakes wherever he appears, and for collectors tracing the Mandarin's footprint through Marvel's modern era, these issues offer a focused, rewarding trail to follow.