Nocturne

A vampire with atypical resilience, Nocturne could walk in sunlight and was immune to the classic wooden-stake weakness — both traits he attributed to Diablo's immortality potion rather than myth. He operated in connection with Red Skull and Diablo in a Marvel Millennial Visions alternate-reality story.

Nocturne leapt onto the scene in 2000, a Modern Age Marvel creation by Kilian Plunkett who quickly found a home in some of the publisher's most dimension-hopping, boundary-pushing corners of the universe. With 41 catalog appearances spread across nearly two decades — anchored in titles like Exiles, New Excalibur, and the Exiles: Ultimate Collection — this is a character with real staying power in Marvel's wilder, more imaginative storytelling spaces. Nocturne keeps genuinely exciting company, sharing adventures with the likes of Blink, Morph, Captain Britain, and Clarice Ferguson, which tells you everything about the caliber of ensemble this character runs with. Collectors should take note of that one key-issue appearance, and any fan drawn to Marvel's more adventurous, multiverse-flavored storytelling will find Nocturne a rewarding discovery.