Gaunt

A shadowy figure who stalked the pages of Spider-Man in 1997, Gaunt emerged from the fertile, angst-ridden Modern Age when Marvel's web-slinger mythos was at its most labyrinthine. Created by the celebrated team of Howard Mackie and John Romita Jr., this enigmatic presence shares the stage with some of Spider-Man's most iconic company — from J. Jonah Jameson and Robbie Robertson to the scientifically sinister Mendel Stromm and the complicated Ben Reilly. With only a handful of appearances catalogued, Gaunt is precisely the kind of rare, deep-cut find that makes digging through late-'90s Spidey back issues such a rewarding hunt for the dedicated collector.