Raptor

Swooping into the G.I. Joe universe with a debut in The G.I. Joe Order of Battle #3 in 1987, Raptor is one of the Copper Age's more distinctive entries in the sprawling world of America's elite fighting force — and its equally colorful rogues. Published under Blackthorne and appearing across titles like G.I. Joe in 3-D and G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, this character keeps genuinely iconic company, sharing pages with the likes of Cobra Commander, Hawk, and Jinx. With nearly four decades of publication history and a key-issue appearance to their name, Raptor may be a deep-cut find for collectors, but that's precisely the kind of hidden gem that makes digging through a long box so rewarding.