The Executioner

A villain (or perhaps something more complicated) lurking in the pages of Die Rächer and Avengers, The Executioner made their catalog debut in 1999 through the combined creative firepower of Rob Liefeld, Jeph Loeb, and Ian Churchill — a Modern Age pedigree if ever there was one. With a quarter-century of publishing history and heavy-hitting company that includes Iron Man, Captain America, and the Scarlet Witch, this is a character woven into some genuinely consequential Marvel storytelling. The Panini Deutschland editions where they appear most prominently make them a fascinating find for collectors who dig into the international side of comics history — a reminder that Marvel's world echoes far beyond American shores.