Blackwing

Swooping into the Marvel Universe in 1992, Blackwing made their debut in the pages of Captain America — courtesy of writer Mark Gruenwald and artist Rik Levins — landing squarely in the Copper Age alongside some of Marvel's most colorful characters, including Captain America himself, Diamondback, and the sinister Jack O'Lantern. With appearances spanning nearly fifteen years across titles like Captain America and Thunderbolts, this is a figure who left enough of an impression to earn a spot in Marvel's official handbooks. Compact in total appearances but persistent across the decades, Blackwing is exactly the kind of deep-cut discovery that reminds you why digging through back issues is always worth it.