Irwin Schwab

Irwin Schwab acquired a teleporting, invulnerability-granting alien insect suit after it traveled to Earth via rocket, transforming him into the self-aware, fourth-wall-breaking Ambush Bug — a gleefully unhinged DC pest with a habit of inserting himself into the lives of Earth's greatest heroes.

Bursting onto the scene in 1982's DC Comics Presents #52, Irwin Schwab is one of DC's most delightfully offbeat Bronze Age creations, courtesy of Paul Kupperberg and Keith Giffen. Over a remarkable span stretching across more than four decades — all the way to 2026 — this quirky figure has kept some of the most iconic company in comics, sharing pages with Superman, Batman, Bruce Wayne, Green Lantern, and the anarchic Ambush Bug across titles like Detective Comics, Justice League of America, and Batman / Superman. With 79 catalog appearances, a key issue to his name, and a longevity that outlasts many flashier contemporaries, Schwab is the kind of deep-cut DC personality that rewards the curious collector who digs past the headliners — proof that the DC Universe has always had room for the wonderfully unexpected.