Rufus T. Hackstabber

Few characters carry a name as memorably off-kilter as Rufus T. Hackstabber, who first stepped into the Bronze Age Marvel Universe in Giant-Size Master of Kung Fu #4 (1975), courtesy of the sharp creative partnership of Doug Moench and Keith Pollard. Though his catalog footprint is small — just three recorded appearances spanning an impressive stretch from 1975 to 2018 — he's rubbed shoulders with a genuinely eclectic crowd, from the globe-trotting Denis Nayland Smith and Black Jack Tarr to none other than Spider-Man and the enigmatic Zheng Zu. That kind of company, spread across Master of Kung Fu and The Defenders, speaks to a character woven into some of Marvel's most atmospheric Bronze Age corners — and for collectors who love digging into the rich, pulpy world Moench built, tracking down Rufus T. Hackstabber is one of those wonderfully niche pleasures the hobby is made for.