Bedlam

Bedlam burst onto the Marvel scene in 1987, a Copper Age creation of the seasoned team of Steve Englehart and Al Milgrom, debuting in the pages of Marvel Age Annual #3. This character's brief but notable run keeps remarkably interesting company — sharing adventures with the likes of Box, Walter Langkowski, Sasquatch, and Kara Killgrave, placing Bedlam squarely in the orbit of Alpha Flight's wild corner of the Marvel Universe. With appearances spread across Alpha Flight and Marvel Age Annual, and at least one collector-recognized key issue to their name, Bedlam may be a compact presence in the catalog, but that scarcity only adds to the appeal for fans hunting the deeper cuts of late-'80s Marvel. A rewarding find for anyone who loves digging into the rich, underexplored edges of the era.