The Alternate

Emerging from Malibu Comics' ambitious Ultraverse line in 1993, The Alternate made their debut in Hardcase #5, brought to life by writer James Hudnall and artist Scott Benefiel during a genuinely exciting era of independent superhero publishing. With appearances also spanning The Phoenix Resurrection crossover event, this character keeps remarkable company — sharing pages with the likes of Prototype, Mantra, and Rex Mundi, placing them squarely within the Ultraverse's interconnected world. Rare and intriguing with only a handful of catalogued appearances, The Alternate is exactly the kind of deep-cut discovery that makes digging through early-'90s Malibu back issues such a rewarding hunt.