Playmate

Emerging from Marvel's anthology showcase Marvel Comics Presents in 1994, Playmate is a Copper/Modern Age creation brought to life by Carl Potts and Barry Crain — a pair of seasoned Marvel talents who clearly had something intriguing in mind. With only a handful of appearances concentrated in that mid-'90s window, this is the kind of rare, blink-and-you'll-miss-it character that completists treasure, sharing pages with the likes of Vengeance, Diabolique, and Michiko Musashi in some genuinely atmospheric company. Short-lived but distinctly of its era, Playmate is a collector's footnote with real curiosity value — proof that Marvel's anthology format was always a fertile ground for the unexpected.