Obersmith

Emerging from the dark, visceral world of Image Comics' Curse of the Spawn in 1997, Obersmith is a creature of the modern horror-tinged era that made Spawn's corner of the universe so compellingly grim. Brought to life by writer Alan McElroy and artist Dwayne Turner, this character debuted in issue #12 alongside a cast of compelling figures including Jessica Priest and Jessica Andersen-Chin. With only a handful of appearances to their name, Obersmith is the kind of rare, shadowy presence that makes deep-dive collectors sit up straight — a genuine piece of late-'90s Image mythology waiting to be rediscovered.