Black Talon

A voodoo priest and sorcerer clad in a rooster-themed costume, Black Talon wields dark magic to reanimate and command zombies, making him a recurring supernatural threat to Marvel's heroes.

Few Bronze Age Marvel creations have shown the staying power of Black Talon, who clawed onto the scene in The Avengers #152 in 1976, brought to life by the formidable creative team of Steve Englehart, Gerry Conway, John Buscema, and Joe Sinnott. Debuting in one of Marvel's flagship titles alongside heavyweights like Vision, Scarlet Witch, and Iron Man, this is a character who earned their stripes in the very best company. Nearly five decades of appearances — stretching from that Bronze Age debut all the way to 2024 — speak to a genuine staying power, with notable turns in Marvel Zombies 4 and West Coast Avengers: Family Ties keeping the character relevant across wildly different eras of Marvel storytelling. With Avengers ties and a catalog footprint that spans generations of readers, Black Talon is exactly the kind of deep-cut Marvel figure that rewards the curious collector willing to dig in.