Gene Colan

A comics-within-comics curiosity, Gene Colan made their debut in Scott Russo's Jizz #7 in 1991, emerging at the cusp of the Copper and Modern Ages. With only a handful of catalog appearances spread across a surprising range of Marvel titles — Captain America, New Mutants, and Jizz — this character is a rare find, sharing pages with heavy-hitters like Iron Man, Daredevil, Matt Murdock, Namor, and Captain America across a publishing window that stretched two decades. A deep-cut discovery for the dedicated collector who loves the unexpected corners of Marvel's universe.