The Cat

Born in the gloriously offbeat Bronze Age of Marvel Comics, The Cat made their debut in Howard the Duck #12 (1977), conjured by the legendary team of Steve Gerber and Gene Colan — a creative pairing that knew how to populate the weird, wonderful margins of the Marvel universe with unforgettable figures. Sharing panels with such eclectic company as The Demon, The Space Ace, and The Starchild, The Cat exists in one of comics' most delightfully surreal corners. A rare find with just a handful of catalogued appearances spanning an impressive stretch from 1977 to 2020, this is exactly the kind of deep-cut character that makes digging through back issues so rewarding.