Heatwave

A late-Bronze Age Marvel creation born from the legendary pairing of writer Bill Mantlo and artist Steve Ditko, Heatwave made their debut in Rom #73 in 1985, stepping into one of Marvel's most imaginative cosmic corners. With only a handful of catalog appearances across a brief 1985–86 window, this is a rare, blink-and-you'll-miss-it figure from the twilight of Rom's celebrated run — sharing those pages with the likes of Rom himself, Vola, Scanner, Seeker, and Tarm. For collectors who love hunting the edges of the Bronze Age Marvel cosmos, Heatwave is exactly the kind of obscure gem that makes deep-diving into a long box so rewarding.