Zanti Chikane

Zanti Chikane stepped onto the Marvel stage in 1989, debuting in the anthology showcase Marvel Comics Presents — a series that had a gift for spotlighting characters who deserved a closer look. Created by Dwight Jon Zimmerman and Jim Mooney during the Copper Age, Zanti shares the page with some seriously heavy hitters: T'Challa the Black Panther and the Summers brothers, Havok and Cyclops. With 17 catalog appearances rooted in that vibrant late-'80s Marvel landscape, Zanti Chikane is a fascinating piece of the mosaic that makes digging through Marvel Comics Presents back issues such a rewarding hunt for collectors who love discovering the names that orbit the legends.