Jared Kurtz

Jared Kurtz made his entrance in the Bronze Age pages of Marvel Spotlight #32 (1977), brought to life by the talented trio of Archie Goodwin, Sal Buscema, and Jim Mooney. Though his appearances across the catalog are select rather than sprawling, he's woven into some genuinely compelling Marvel corners — sharing issues with Spider-Woman, Jessica Drew, the enigmatic High Evolutionary, and Jonathan Drew, a roster that signals some rich, layered storytelling. His presence in Spider-Woman: Origin and the All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z speaks to a character with enough substance to merit revisiting across nearly four decades, right up to 2015. With a key issue to his name and that kind of staying power, Jared Kurtz is exactly the sort of deep-cut Bronze Age figure that rewards the curious collector willing to dig a little deeper.