Brutus

Brutus made his comics debut in 1966's Popeye the Sailor #79, a Silver Age entry crafted by the legendary Bud Sagendorf, and this brawny figure has left enough of a mark to earn a collector-significant key issue among his appearances. What makes Brutus a genuinely curious find for dedicated hunters is the unexpected breadth of his catalog footprint — turning up across titles like Stormwatch and the Stormwatch Sourcebook alongside characters such as Battalion, Jackson King, and Henry Bendix, a fascinating cross-publisher trail spanning nearly three decades from 1966 to 1994. With only four catalogued appearances, he's a rare gem rather than a deep dive, but that key-issue status alone makes him worth a second look for any serious Silver Age collector.