Vlon

Brief but intriguing, Vlon is a Marvel creation who stepped onto the page in 1989's X-Factor #44, brought to life by the sharp creative partnership of Louise Simonson and Paul Smith during comics' Copper Age. With only a handful of appearances concentrated in X-Factor, Vlon occupies that fascinating niche of characters who haunt the edges of a legendary series — sharing pages with heavy-hitters like Cyclops and Iceman. A rare find for the dedicated X-Factor completist, Vlon is exactly the kind of deep-cut discovery that reminds you how richly populated the Marvel universe truly is.