Zharkah

A mysterious presence from the late Copper Age, Zharkah debuted in 1989's X-Factor #43 — conjured by the acclaimed creative team of Louise Simonson and Paul Smith — and has kept remarkably distinguished company ever since, sharing pages with the likes of Cyclops, Iceman, and Hank McCoy. With appearances stretching across two decades into 2009, this Marvel figure proves more enduring than a modest appearance count might suggest. Rare and intriguing, Zharkah is exactly the kind of deep-catalog discovery that rewards the dedicated collector willing to dig into the X-Factor back-issue bins.