Jack Pulver

A French-market Bronze Age find, Jack Pulver made his debut in Strange #20 in 1971, brought to life by the legendary pairing of Stan Lee and Gene Colan for Editions Lug. Over a remarkable publishing span stretching nearly four decades to 2010, this character kept vivid company — sharing pages with the likes of Maynard Tiboldt, Le Clown, and Zelda Dubois, names that hint at a colorful, circus-tinged corner of the Marvel universe as it flourished in France. Rare in the catalog with just seven logged appearances, Jack Pulver is exactly the kind of hidden gem that rewards the dedicated collector willing to dig into the rich international history of comics.