Thomas Edison

A living piece of history stepping straight into the panels of comics, Thomas Edison made his four-color debut in the pages of Kid Eternity #13 in 1949 — a Golden Age curiosity brought to life by Pete Riss. Remarkably, this legendary inventor's comic presence stretches all the way from that postwar era to 2023, a span of roughly 74 years, with appearances in Dark Web: Ms. Marvel placing him in the company of characters like Ms. Marvel and the Goblin Queen, Madelyne Pryor. With only a handful of catalog appearances, Edison is a rare and fascinating footnote — the kind of unexpected cameo that makes longtime readers do a delighted double-take.