Abominable Snowman

Few creatures carry the mystique of the unknown quite like the Abominable Snowman, who lumbered into Marvel's Modern Age in 2005 courtesy of creators Keith Giffen and Eduardo Francisco. Debuting in the director's cut launch of Nick Fury's Howling Commandos, this imposing figure found himself in remarkable company — sharing pages with the likes of Frankenstein Monster, Glob, and Zombie in one of Marvel's more delightfully offbeat series. It's a short but memorable comics footprint, and for collectors with a taste for the strange corners of the Marvel Universe, that debut issue alone makes this creature worth tracking down.