Molotov

A rare and intriguing figure from DC's Copper Age, Molotov made their debut in the pages of Who's Who: Update '87 in 1987 — a reference-book introduction that signals a character with a defined place in the DC universe, even if their comics footprint is deliberately compact. The Soviet-flavored company Molotov keeps — sharing pages with the likes of Boris Ulyanov, Sickle, Hammer, and Bolshoi — paints a vivid Cold War tableau, and a connection to Suicide Squad places this character in one of that era's most celebrated and morally complex titles. With only a handful of appearances, Molotov is exactly the kind of deep-cut discovery that makes digging through late-'80s DC back issues such a rewarding adventure for collectors.