Cauchemar

A creature of the Bronze Age French comics scene, Cauchemar made their debut in 1981's Strange Spécial Origines #139 — brought to life by the legendary pairing of Stan Lee and Marie Severin for Panini France. Over nearly four decades of publication, this intriguing figure has haunted the pages of Doctor Strange, Ultimate Spider-Man, and Generation X, keeping remarkable company alongside the likes of Docteur Strange, Wong, and Spider-Man himself. Ten catalog appearances may sound modest, but for devotees of the rich Franco-Belgian Marvel publishing tradition, Cauchemar is a genuinely distinctive find — a character whose very name ("nightmare" in French) hints at the shadowy, otherworldly corners of the Marvel universe they call home.