Dirtnap

Few characters make their mark in just three appearances, but Dirtnap — debuting in Larry Hama and Joe St. Pierre's Venom: Tooth and Claw #1 in 1996 — lands in some seriously charged company, sharing pages with Venom, Spider-Man, and Wolverine at the height of Marvel's wild mid-nineties energy. Born squarely in the Modern Age, this obscure Marvel curiosity is the kind of deep-cut discovery that reminds collectors why hunting through short-run limited series is always worth the effort. For fans of that era's darker, edgier storytelling, Dirtnap is a genuine hidden gem waiting to be unearthed.