The Disciplinarian

Stepping out of the late-1980s Marvel universe with a name that practically crackles with menace, The Disciplinarian made their debut in The Mutant Misadventures of Cloak and Dagger #6 in 1989, brought to life by the creative team of Terry Austin, Mike Vosburg, and Barb Rausch. This Copper Age figure inhabits a corner of Marvel where street-level drama runs deep, sharing pages with heavy hitters like Wilson Fisk — the Kingpin himself — alongside Ecstasy, Tandy Bowen, and Father Michael Bowen. With only a handful of catalog appearances, The Disciplinarian is the kind of rare, blink-and-you'll-miss-it character that makes digging through back issues such a rewarding hunt for devoted collectors.