The Starchild

Born from the wonderfully weird imagination of Steve Gerber and Gene Colan in 1977, The Starchild is a genuine Bronze Age curiosity tucked inside one of Marvel's most gloriously offbeat titles — Howard the Duck. With a catalog presence that stretches across four decades, this character has kept some eclectic company, sharing pages with the likes of Winda Wester and The Space Ace in stories that were never afraid to get strange. Rare enough to feel like a true collector's find, The Starchild is the kind of deep-cut Marvel oddity that rewards the devoted fan who digs past the surface of the Bronze Age's more adventurous corners.