Washout

A fleeting but memorable presence from Marvel's early 2000s, Washout burst onto the scene in 2002's gritty Weapon X revival — a Modern Age creation from the sharp creative minds of Frank Tieri and artists Keron Grant and Pop Mhan. With only a handful of catalog appearances, this is a character who made an impression in a dark, morally complex corner of the Marvel Universe, sharing pages with the likes of Marrow, Skullbuster, and Christoph Nord. Rare enough to intrigue any serious collector, Washout's inclusion in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Wolverine 2004 signals a character Marvel considered worth documenting — a small but telling badge of legitimacy for a figure born in one of the publisher's most dangerous corners.