Soulsmith

Born into the early 1990s Marvel cosmos, Soulsmith made their entrance in Saint Sinner #1 (1993), courtesy of creators Elaine Lee and Max Douglas — a creative team that brought genuine ambition to the Copper/Modern Age. The Saint Sinner series had a distinctly otherworldly flavor, and Soulsmith shares its pages with a remarkable constellation of figures — Clocksmith, Unlockingsmith, Runesmith, Saint Sinner, and Angel — suggesting a richly crafted mythology of interconnected, evocatively named beings. With only a handful of appearances, Soulsmith is one of those tantalizing corner-of-the-universe characters that rewards the dedicated hunter, a rare gem tucked inside a short-lived but genuinely distinctive Marvel imprint. For collectors who love unearthing the road less traveled, this is exactly the kind of find that makes digging through the early '90s so rewarding.