Bedlam

Bursting onto the scene in 1988's Alpha Flight #57 — courtesy of the legendary early work of Jim Lee and writer Bill Mantlo — Bedlam is a Copper Age Marvel creation with some seriously compelling company on their résumé. Over a publishing history that stretches a remarkable 24 years, this character has crossed paths with heavy hitters like Juggernaut and Cain Marko, and turned up across marquee Marvel titles including Avengers and Alpha Flight. It's a lean but intriguing footprint in the catalog, the kind of under-the-radar figure that rewards the dedicated Marvel completist digging into the corners of the universe. If you love the era when Jim Lee was just beginning to set the industry on fire, Bedlam is a genuine piece of that electric moment in comics history.