Rooster Cockburn

Rooster Cockburn is one of those wonderfully offbeat corners of the Marvel universe that reminds you just how creatively adventurous the late 1980s could be — debuting in the anthology gem Marvel Comics Presents #31 in 1989, brought to life by the legendary team of writer Don McGregor and artist Gene Colan. With a name that practically demands a double-take, this character shares their pages with a colorful cast including Captain Britain and Brian Braddock, lending even a brief run a certain Marvel prestige. Six appearances may be a modest count, but in the hands of McGregor and Colan — two creators with serious comics pedigree — every panel counts, and Marvel Comics Presents was exactly the kind of anthology that rewarded curious readers willing to dig past the headliners.