Tobias Messenger

Tobias Messenger steps out of a fascinating corner of Marvel history — debuting in 1995's X-Men: Rarities in a story bearing the legendary names of Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, a creative pairing that alone makes any appearance worth tracking down. His adventures unfold primarily across X-Men: The Hidden Years and X-Men: Rarities, keeping remarkable company with the likes of Cyclops, Bobby Drake, and Lorna Dane. With only a handful of catalog appearances, Messenger is precisely the kind of rare, deep-cut figure that serious X-Men collectors love to unearth — a small presence with an outsized pedigree behind him.