St. George

A Marvel creation of the late 1980s Copper Age, St. George emerged from the pages of Comics Scene in 1988, the handiwork of George Wunder, and carved out a place in Marvel's ambitious Shadowline imprint — a corner of the publisher's universe where darker, more complex storytelling held sway. With appearances in A Shadowline Saga: "Critical Mass" and a nod in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Alternate Universes 2005, this character occupies a genuinely intriguing niche, sharing the page with heavy hitters like the Hulk and Iron Man as well as Shadowline figures such as Doctor Zero and Lenore Castle. Small in catalog footprint but boasting a key-issue appearance and a publishing presence stretching to 2005, St. George is exactly the kind of deep-cut discovery that reminds collectors why the Copper Age rewarded adventurous readers willing to explore beyond the mainstream.