Horatio Piper

Horatio Piper stepped onto the page in 1986 through Editora Abril's Superaventuras Marvel, a Brazilian publication that brought Marvel's universe to life for a whole new audience — and this Copper Age figure shares those stories with some remarkably heavy hitters, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Homem-Aranha, Homem de Ferro, and the X-Men luminaries Kurt Wagner, Scott Summers, and Ororo Munroe. Crafted by the talented trio of Denny O'Neil, Jotapê Martins, and Luke McDonnell, Horatio Piper may have a compact five-appearance footprint, but any character who debuts in that kind of company is well worth a collector's attention. A genuine artifact of Marvel's vibrant international reach in the mid-eighties, Horatio Piper is a rewarding discovery for fans who love digging beyond the familiar longboxes.