Martian Manhunter

Few characters carry the quiet gravitas that Martian Manhunter brings to the page — a brooding, otherworldly presence who emerged in this 1998 Modern Age run published by Semic S.A., launched in JLA #1 with art by Tony Harris. Across a handful of memorable appearances in Spécial DC and JLA, he keeps remarkable company: Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, and Bruce Wayne himself populate these same issues, signaling that this is comics storytelling operating at the highest tier of heroic ensemble drama. With only ten catalog appearances, every issue he graces feels like a genuine collector's find — a concentrated dose of one of comics' most compelling and enduring figures. If you're building out a serious Modern Age DC collection, Martian Manhunter is absolutely worth tracking down.