Silas King

Silas King stepped onto the Marvel stage in the Bronze Age, debuting in The Defenders #42 in 1976 courtesy of the sharp creative trio of Gerry Conway, Keith Giffen, and Klaus Janson — a pedigree that alone makes that first appearance worth hunting down. Though his footprint across the catalog is compact, he's kept genuinely remarkable company over the decades, sharing pages with the likes of Spider-Man, Quasar, Solarr, and Wundarr across titles like Marvel Two-in-One and The Defenders. The fact that his story stretches from 1976 all the way to 2024 — touching Dark X-Men: The Mercy Crown along the way — speaks to a quiet resilience that rewards the curious collector willing to dig a little deeper into Marvel's rich corners.