Baron Wolfgang von Strucker

A Prussian nobleman and fanatical Nazi officer, Wolfgang von Strucker rose through the ranks during World War II to become one of HYDRA's most dangerous leaders, clashing with Nick Fury and the Allied forces before establishing himself as a persistent global threat.

Few villains in the Marvel Universe carry themselves with quite the aristocratic menace of Baron Wolfgang von Strucker, who made his sinister entrance in Capt. Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders #2 in 1968, conjured by the creative team of Gary Friedrich and Dick Ayers during comics' Silver Age. His roots in wartime adventure placed him squarely in the orbit of Colonel Nick Fury and the hard-bitten likes of Dum Dum Dugan and Gabe Jones — formidable company that established him as a genuine threat from the very beginning. Over nearly six decades of Marvel publishing, he's haunted the pages of Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Secret Warriors, proving himself one of the publisher's most enduring antagonists. For collectors who love a villain with real historical weight and a long, tangled history at the heart of Marvel's espionage corner, the Baron is absolutely worth tracking down.