Carl Walker

Debuting in the Bronze Age pages of Iron Man #141 (1980), Carl Walker is a Marvel character whose modest number of appearances belies a surprisingly durable presence — stretching across an impressive four decades from 1980 all the way to 2022. Created by Sal Buscema, he's moved through some genuinely compelling corners of the Marvel Universe, sharing pages with the likes of Tony Stark, Jim Rhodes, and even the enigmatic Satana, and turning up in titles as varied as Dark Reign: The Hood and Iron Man. With two of his nine catalogued appearances flagged as collector-significant key issues, Carl Walker is exactly the kind of deep-cut Bronze Age figure that rewards the curious fan willing to dig a little deeper into Marvel's rich back catalogue.