Mandarin

A villain of unmistakable presence, this Mandarin stepped onto the Marvel stage in 1997 — born of the Heroes Reborn era, that bold, tumultuous reinvention of the Marvel Universe shepherded by Jim Lee and Scott Lobdell, with art by Ryan Benjamin. Crossing paths with the likes of Tony Stark, Madame Hydra, and Dr. Leonard Samson, he inhabits a corner of Marvel history that still sparks fierce collector debate. With appearances catalogued across more than two decades, this iteration of the Mandarin is a fascinating artifact of one of comics' most distinctive creative experiments, and the Heroes Reborn Omnibus makes him well worth tracking down for any serious Marvel completist.