Erik the Red

A Silver Age Marvel villain with a flair for the dramatic, Erik the Red made his debut in The X-Men #51 back in 1968, conjured up by the creative pairing of Arnold Drake and the legendary Jim Steranko. He's the kind of scheming antagonist who keeps dangerous company — sharing pages with the likes of Mesmero, an android Magneto, and the X-Men themselves, including Scott Summers and Bobby Drake. Though his catalog footprint is modest, a character who debuted in the Steranko era carries genuine Silver Age cachet, and any issue touched by that era is worth a second look for the serious Marvel collector.