Gate

Emerging from Malibu Comics' bold early-'90s Ultraverse experiment, Gate made their debut in Hardcase #7 in 1993, brought to life by writer James Hudnall and artist Scott Benefiel. Though their time in print was brief — a compact window between 1993 and 1995 — Gate shares the page with a memorable roster of Ultraverse figures including Meathook, Tom Hawke, Prototype, Death Dance, and Book, and even turns up in the ambitious Phoenix Resurrection crossover event. A rare find with only a handful of catalog appearances, Gate is exactly the kind of deep-cut discovery that makes hunting through Malibu's inventive, underappreciated universe such a rewarding adventure for collectors.