Ariel

Stepping onto the page in 1984 courtesy of creator Bob Layton, Ariel is a Bronze Age figure whose catalog footprint is small but whose company is anything but — sharing adventures with the likes of Kitty Pryde, Kurt Wagner, Colossus, and Ororo Munroe across the French Editions Lug publications Spécial Strange, Strange, and Un Récit Complet Marvel. With only three appearances on record, Ariel is a rare find, the kind of elusive character that makes dedicated collectors sit up straight. For fans who love hunting the corners of Bronze Age Marvel history as it filtered through European publishing, this is exactly the sort of discovery worth chasing down.