Floyd Mangles

Floyd Mangles stepped out of the Bronze Age Marvel cosmos in 1976, conjured by the wonderfully offbeat creative team of Steve Gerber and Sal Buscema in the oversized pages of Marvel Treasury Edition #12 — already a hint that this is a character with a certain larger-than-life quality. With a name that practically announces itself, Floyd has kept genuinely eclectic company over the years, sharing adventures with the likes of Valkyrie and Iron Man. Rare enough to feel like a true collector's discovery, yet durable enough to earn a place in Marvel's official handbooks decades after his debut, Floyd Mangles is exactly the kind of deep-cut Marvel curiosity that rewards the dedicated fan who loves digging past the first tier.