Roy "Blarney" Stone

Roy "Blarney" Stone burst onto the scene in 1968 when Gary Friedrich and Dick Ayers launched Capt. Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders for Marvel, a Silver Age war title that brought gritty military adventure to the House of Ideas. Stone is a fixture of that series across its run, sharing the action-packed pages with a colorful roster including Captain Simon Savage, Sgt. Sam "Yakkety" Yates, Jacques "Frenchy" LaRocque, Jay Little Bear, and Lee Baker — the kind of vivid ensemble cast that made Marvel's war books so distinctive. With 19 catalog appearances and two recognized key issues to his name, he's a character with real collector significance tucked into a fondly remembered corner of the Marvel universe. If you have a soft spot for late-'60s war comics with that unmistakable Marvel personality, Roy "Blarney" Stone is absolutely worth tracking down.