Lamprey

Lamprey swam into DC's Bronze Age cosmos in 1981, debuting in The Legion of Super-Heroes #272 under the hands of legendary collaborators Gerry Conway and Steve Ditko — a creative pairing that alone makes that first appearance worth tracking down. A figure of the far future, Lamprey moves through the pages of Legion of Super-Heroes and Adventure Comics alongside a colorful cast that includes Mysa Nal, Chuck Taine, and Grava, placing this character squarely within one of DC's most beloved science-fiction mythologies. With appearances stretching across some thirty years and a key-issue debut to boot, Lamprey may be a rare presence in the catalog, but those seven appearances carry real weight for the dedicated Legion completist.