Leon Balford

Leon Balford made his entrance in the mid-nineties indie boom, debuting in The Phoenix Resurrection (American Entertainment Edition) #0 in 1995, brought to life by J. Smith and R. Haynes for Malibu Comics. His story unfolds across the Phoenix Resurrection saga — including Genesis — placing him in genuinely exciting company: the same pages as Malibu stalwarts Mantra and Prototype, alongside the legendary Logan and Ororo Munroe. With only a handful of catalogued appearances, Leon is the kind of rare, blink-and-you'll-miss-him Copper/Modern Age figure that makes digging through nineties Malibu back-issues such a rewarding hunt for the dedicated collector.