Korrek

Korrek is a barbarian warrior from a dimension beyond Earth who crossed into the swampy world of the Man-Thing, becoming entangled in mystic, interdimensional adventures alongside Dakimh the Enchanter, Jennifer Kale, and Howard the Duck.

Few characters capture the freewheeling, anything-goes spirit of Bronze Age Marvel quite like Korrek, who burst onto the scene in Fear #19 in 1973, conjured up by the wildly imaginative Steve Gerber and artist Val Mayerik. A warrior from realms beyond the mundane, Korrek has carved out a cult niche sharing swampy, psychedelic adventures alongside some of Marvel's most gloriously offbeat figures — Man-Thing, Jennifer Kale, the enigmatic Dakimh the Enchanter, and none other than Howard the Duck himself. With two key-issue appearances to his name and a surprisingly persistent presence stretching all the way to 2025, this Bronze Age original has proven far more durable than his modest appearance count might suggest. If you love the strange, imaginative corners of the Marvel universe where sword-and-sorcery bleeds into cosmic weirdness, Korrek is absolutely worth tracking down.