The Fadeaway Man

A mysterious figure who slipped into DC continuity through the pages of Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe in 1985, The Fadeaway Man is one of those deliciously obscure Bronze Age creations — the handiwork of Len Wein — who haunts the margins of the DC Universe with quiet menace. With a catalog footprint that includes Villains United and The Infinite Crisis Omnibus, this character has brushed up against some of DC's heaviest hitters, sharing pages with the likes of Hawkman, Green Lantern, and The Flash. Rare enough to feel like a genuine find, yet present across nearly three decades of publishing, The Fadeaway Man is exactly the kind of deep-cut DC villain that rewards the collector who digs past the household names.