Melvin Junko III

A product of Marvel's early-'90s Copper Age sensibility, Melvin Junko III made his debut in Marvel Age #98 in 1991, brought to life by creators Stephen Vrattos and Jim Valentino. His appearances across Toxic Avenger and Marvel Age place him in some wonderfully offbeat company — sharing pages with the Toxic Avenger and Claire in what was clearly one of Marvel's more irreverent corners of that era. With around ten catalog appearances across a tight 1991–1992 window, he's a compact, curious footnote for collectors who love digging into the quirkier, less-charted edges of the Marvel universe.