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Waxworks

Waxworks

7 appearances Β· Copper/Modern Age Β· 1987–2025
Who is Waxworks?

Waxworks is a member of the Technet, Gatecrasher's crew of eccentric interdimensional bounty hunters. Capable of encasing targets in a wax-like substance, Waxworks operates alongside oddball teammates like Bodybag and Thug, pursuing marks across dimensions for profit.

Born from the imaginative partnership of Chris Claremont and Alan Davis in the pages of Excalibur Special Edition in 1987, Waxworks is a Copper Age Marvel creation with roots in one of the most beloved and eccentric corners of the publisher's universe. This character shares their world with a wonderfully strange cast β€” Gatecrasher, Bodybag, Thug, and the dragon Lockheed among them β€” the kind of offbeat company that signals something delightfully out of the ordinary is always afoot. Waxworks has turned up across Excalibur, Avengers, and beyond over nearly four decades, a quiet testament to the lasting appeal of that original Davis-and-Claremont creative vision. A rare find with only a handful of catalog appearances, this is exactly the sort of deep-cut character that rewards the curious collector willing to dig into Marvel's most inventive era.

Teams & affiliations
Excalibur
β˜… First appearance
Excalibur Special Edition #[nn]
Dec 1987

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1987–1995

Excalibur Special Edition #[nn] 1987
Excalibur Special Edition #[nn]
Marvel Comics Presents #174 1995
Marvel Comics Presents #174

Appearances

Excalibur Special Edition (1987)
Excalibur (1988)
Marvel Comics Presents (1988)
Avengers (2023)