Dr. Randall Pierce

Marvel's early '90s offered some genuinely offbeat corners of the universe, and Dr. Randall Pierce is a figure right at the heart of one of them — the quirky, ecology-tinged adventure series Brute Force, launched in 1990 by the creative team of Simon Furman and José Delbo. With only a handful of catalogued appearances, Pierce is a compact but intriguing presence, sharing the page with an memorable ensemble that includes Lionheart, Wreckless, Surfstreak, Hip Hop, and Soar. For collectors with a soft spot for Copper Age curiosities and the more imaginative fringes of the Marvel universe, Dr. Randall Pierce is exactly the kind of character who rewards a little digging.