Twister

Debuting in 1987 from the independent publisher Firebird Press, Twister is a Copper Age original with a distinctly offbeat pedigree — the kind of character that reminds you just how creatively fertile the indie comics scene was beyond the Big Two. Created by Sherman Burnett, Twister first appeared in Energons #3 and went on to share pages with a charged ensemble including Vortex, Quasar, Micron, Neutron, and Electron — company that crackles with energy in every sense. The fact that Twister's presence stretched across nearly three decades, turning up in both Energons and Quasar, speaks to a staying power that fourteen catalog appearances only hint at — a hidden gem well worth tracking down for any collector with a taste for the road less traveled.