Surtur

Few villains in Marvel's Silver Age mythology loom as large — in every sense — as Surtur, the fire demon who first blazed onto the page in 1965 courtesy of the legendary team of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Born from the cosmic imagination that defined Marvel's grandest ambitions, this ancient threat has kept some of the most storied company in the pantheon: Thor, Odin, Balder, and the boisterous Volstagg all share his pages across a remarkable six-decade publishing span stretching from 1965 to 2026. With four key-issue appearances to his name and a presence woven through Thor, Thor: Tales of Asgard, and beyond, Surtur is no footnote — he's one of Marvel's most enduring forces of apocalyptic menace. Any collector serious about the mythological heart of the Marvel Universe owes it to themselves to seek him out.