Aleister Hook

A sinister figure who slithered into the DC Universe in 1988, Aleister Hook made his mark in the pages of Superman — one of DC's most storied titles — courtesy of the legendary John Byrne during the Copper Age's bold reimagining of the Man of Steel's world. Though his catalog footprint is compact, one of his appearances carries genuine key-issue weight, making him a name collectors keep an eye out for. He haunts some rarefied company, sharing those pages with Superman himself, Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, and even Bruce Wayne, which speaks to the high-stakes corner of the DC Universe he occupies.