Morlock

Few characters capture the scrappy, experimental spirit of the Bronze Age quite like Morlock, who burst onto the scene in 1975 courtesy of writers Michael Fleisher and Al Milgrom under Seaboard, the short-lived publisher that briefly challenged the Big Two with bold, offbeat concepts. Headlining his own self-titled series, Morlock 2001, this character was given top billing from the very first issue — a rare vote of confidence that speaks to the ambition behind the project. Though the catalog footprint is small, that debut issue carries the unmistakable charge of a creative team swinging for the fences in an era defined by risk-taking. For collectors drawn to the road-less-traveled corners of Bronze Age history, Morlock is exactly the kind of hidden gem worth seeking out.