Crusader

Few characters can claim a debut as wonderfully offbeat as Crusader's — stepping onto the Bronze Age Marvel stage in 1983's Obnoxio the Clown #1, courtesy of Alan Kupperberg, which is about as charmingly unexpected an origin as the era could offer. Over a surprisingly long publishing footprint stretching into 2018, this Marvel figure has kept genuinely marquee company, sharing pages with the likes of Thor, Wolverine, and Logan across titles as varied as Invincible Iron Man and G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero. With only seven catalog appearances, Crusader is a true deep-cut collectible — the kind of obscure gem that rewards the dedicated Marvel completist who loves discovering that the Bronze Age left no corner unexplored.