The Vulture

A creature of the Copper Age DC Universe, The Vulture made their entrance in the pages of Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe in 1987 — that landmark reference series that codified DC's vast mythology — and has since kept some genuinely eclectic company, sharing adventures with the likes of Green Lantern and The Fox across nearly four decades of publication. Their appearances cluster around the Batman corner of the DC universe, turning up in Batman and Robin: Year One, the retro-flavored Batman '66, and Batman: The Brave and the Bold, which speaks to a character with roots in that classic, cape-and-cowl world. Six catalog appearances make The Vulture a rare find rather than a household name, but for the dedicated DC completist, that kind of scarcity is exactly what makes the hunt worthwhile.