Grandmaster

A mysterious figure who made their Marvel debut in The West Coast Avengers Annual #2 in 1987 — the product of a creative dream team including Steve Englehart, Mark Gruenwald, and Al Milgrom — Grandmaster has quietly persisted across nearly four decades of Marvel storytelling. With appearances spanning Avengers, Quasar, and even the wild corners of Marvel Zombies: Red Band, this is a character who keeps rarefied company, sharing pages with the likes of Captain America, Tony Stark, and En Dwi Gast. The catalog count may be modest, but a presence that stretches from the Copper Age all the way to 2026 speaks to a staying power that rewards the curious collector willing to dig.