Thomas Stuart

Thomas Stuart stepped onto the Marvel stage in 1984 — deep in the Bronze Age — making his debut in the pages of Power Man and Iron Fist #110, courtesy of Tony Isabella and Greg LaRocque. Over the course of three decades, this villain carved out a niche in Marvel's criminal underworld through his affiliations with both A.I.M. and Batroc's Brigade, two of the publisher's most colorful organizations of mayhem, and his adventures have brought him into orbit around heavy hitters like Captain America, Sam Wilson, and Black Panther. With 13 catalog appearances spread across titles including Captain America, Black Panther, and The Amazing Spider-Man, Stuart is the kind of persistent, deep-cut antagonist that rewards the dedicated reader — and the fact that one of those appearances carries key-issue status makes hunting down his appearances all the more worthwhile for the discerning collector.