Bushmaster

John McIver rose from the criminal underworld to become Bushmaster, a ruthless crime lord with ties to the Maggia syndicate. Driven by ambition and a fierce rivalry with other underworld figures, he clashed with Iron Fist upon making his deadly debut.

Slithering out of the Bronze Age in 1978, Bushmaster made a striking debut in Power Man #49 under the formidable creative team of Chris Claremont and John Byrne — a pedigree that signals this is no throwaway villain. A card-carrying member of both the Serpent Society and A.I.M., Bushmaster moves in genuinely dangerous company, sharing pages with the likes of Captain America and fellow Serpent Society heavy Anaconda across titles like Captain America, Punisher War Journal, and Battle Scars. Four of their appearances carry key-issue status, making Bushmaster a name that savvy collectors have circled for nearly five decades — and with 47 years of continuous Marvel history behind them, this is one serpentine schemer who refuses to stay coiled in the shadows.