Senator Harrington Byrd

Senator Harrington Byrd stepped onto the Marvel stage in 1965, a Silver Age creation of Stan Lee and Don Heck, and proved that not every threat to a hero wears a mask — sometimes they carry a briefcase and a subpoena. Over four decades of appearances, this political thorn has shared pages with the likes of Tony Stark, Iron Man, Steve Rogers, and Pepper Potts, making him a recurring fixture in the corridors of power that surround Marvel's most prominent heroes. With a key issue to his name and turns in Tales of Suspense, Marvels, and Marvel Visionaries: Roy Thomas, he's a testament to how a well-placed antagonist in a suit can leave a surprisingly long shadow across comics history — a small role with real staying power for the dedicated collector.