The Doomsman

Born in the fertile imagination of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby at the dawn of the 1970s, The Doomsman made his mark in Astonishing Tales #1 — a Silver Age debut that doesn't get much more prestigious in terms of creative pedigree. With only a handful of catalog appearances, this is a rare and curious corner of the Marvel universe, the kind of character that serious collectors love to track down precisely because of his scarcity. Sharing pages with the likes of Victor Von Doom, Ka-Zar, and Zabu speaks to the rich, wild Marvel tapestry he was woven into from the very start. If you're the type who treasures the road less traveled through Marvel history, The Doomsman is exactly the obscure Silver Age gem worth seeking out.