General Meltdown

Born from one of the late 1980s' most visually daring Marvel projects, General Meltdown is a Copper Age villain whose very name sets the tone for the painted, prestige-format chaos of Havok & Wolverine — Meltdown. Brought to life by the extraordinary creative quartet of Walter Simonson, Louise Simonson, Jon J. Muth, and Kent Williams, this four-issue series was a showcase for painterly storytelling that pushed the boundaries of what mainstream comics could look like — and General Meltdown stands at the dark heart of it. He shares those lush, painted pages with heavy hitters like Wolverine and Havok, alongside the likes of Doctor Neutron and Quark, making for a rogues' gallery as memorable as the artwork surrounding them. With only four appearances to his name, he's a concentrated dose of late-'80s Marvel ambition — a character whose rarity only adds to the appeal of hunting down that landmark run.