Impossible Man

A mischievous, nigh-omnipotent shape-shifter from the planet Poppup, the Impossible Man traveled to Earth out of sheer curiosity and boredom, possessing the ability to transform into virtually anything he imagines. He first clashed — and ultimately charmed — the Fantastic Four upon his debut arrival.

Few characters embody the sheer, gleeful absurdity of Marvel's Silver Age quite like the Impossible Man, who burst onto the scene in Fantastic Four #11 in 1963, dreamed up by the legendary duo of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. A fixture in the Marvel universe for over six decades, this irrepressible figure has kept remarkable company — sharing pages with Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Johnny Storm, and the ever-lovable Thing — and has popped up everywhere from Marvel Comics Presents to Silver Surfer, racking up 84 catalog appearances along the way. With four key issues to his name and affiliations spanning both the Fantastic Four and the Frightful Four, he's a character whose footprint is far larger than his relatively modest appearance count might suggest. If you love the wilder, more wonderfully weird corners of the Marvel universe, the Impossible Man is absolutely worth tracking down.