Mystery Men
Marvel · 2011 · 5 issues
About the series
During Marvel’s Heroic Age, writer David Liss and artist Patrick Zircher revived the Golden Age spirit with Mystery Men (2011–present), a five-issue miniseries set in the 1930s. It follows a new generation of masked vigilantes—including the Operative, the Aviatrix, and the Revenant—who band together in a gritty, pulp-inspired adventure to defend a corrupt city. Liss and Zircher’s collaboration captures the raw, noirish energy of early superheroes, offering a grounded origin story for Marvel’s pre-war crimefighters that resonates with modern readers.