Manslaughter

Born into the final, strange days of Marvel's legendary Defenders run, Manslaughter made a striking entrance in 1985's The Defenders #150 — a Bronze Age debut that landed in a key collector's issue alongside heavy hitters like Doctor Strange, Valkyrie, and the cosmic Interloper. Though their catalog footprint is compact, Manslaughter's presence stretches across an impressive 34 years, turning up in the mystical corners of the Marvel Universe through Strange Tales and Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme — rarefied company that signals a character woven into Marvel's more esoteric, supernatural tapestry. Created by Peter B. Gillis and Don Perlin at a moment when the Defenders were pushing into genuinely weird, ambitious territory, Manslaughter is one of those fascinatingly offbeat Bronze Age figures that rewards the curious collector willing to dig beneath the surface of Marvel history.