Pavel Plotnick

A Bronze Age creation bearing the unmistakable stamp of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Pavel Plotnick made his Marvel debut in the landmark Giant-Size Defenders #1 back in 1974 — and has quietly persisted in the catalog ever since, turning up across more than five decades of storytelling. He moves in rarefied company, sharing pages with the likes of Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, and the enigmatic Mister Rasputin, and his appearances span marquee titles from S.H.I.E.L.D. to the haunting Death of Doctor Strange. Ten appearances may sound modest, but for a character born from the House of Ideas at the height of its Bronze Age ambition, Pavel Plotnick is exactly the kind of deep-cut discovery that rewards the dedicated Marvel completist.