Top 10 Superheroes Not Used Anymore

[@DeviousHearts-nn3jd]

No love for DC's Blue Devil? Man, I loved that character.

[@stephanberger3476]

So curious where they would have gone with him in the Swamp Thing series from a few years ago.

[@yoboimichproductionsinc.2948]

Fr last time I saw him was in young justice

[@huntertezz]

He does cameo and appears alot still

[@justicierodelaliga]

I do wish DC cared for him as well.

[@DastardlyDavid69]

Even less love for Red Devil.

[@johncole015]

Marvel got rid of the original Spider-Man during that one more day/brand new day abomination.

[@charlesjohnson3287]

Captain Mar-Vell staying dead is a storytelling/editorial decision that just feels right!

[@Krypton_Ken]

That one really does, I always thought they should've stayed that way with Barry Allen too. Both of those deaths had so much long lasting significance with the other characters.

[@RamManNo1]

If they bring Mar-Vell back I’m dropping comics after 35 years collecting. Bringing Barry back was quite the F U to comic history too. And then there’s people who think Bubaker was a genius or something for bringing Bucky back which is almost tantamount to bringing uncle Ben back for the Cap mythos🙄

[@777superlightwater]

No

[@TheMonkePrince]

​@@RamManNo1Bucky was changed enough to make the revival make sense. Bucky's "Death" wasn't even Canon til they Retconned Steve being in Ice after WW2

[@nvfury13]

True, but killing two of his three sons who took up the mantle after him was messed up. Luckily his third son (Changling of the Young Avengers) hasn’t used the name.

[@ascorvinus]

I always liked Darkhawk. They do something with him every now and then, but he had potential to be bigger. I wonder if Steve Niles has an ownership stake in Simon Dark, and that’s why they never use the character? Like Claremont with Sovereign 7? I don’t know. I can’t take “The Aquarian” seriously. He looks like Charles Manson with the personality of Ned Flanders.

[@Alverant]

Agreed. He had so much potential but with the retcon you have to wonder what is cannon and what was a delusion.

[@JoeyDCote]

Reminds me of one of Captain Tripp's personalities from Wild Cards.

[@zednumar6917]

Adam Strange, the Spectre, and the Atom need to be in a show or movie.

[@KardboardKenny]

yes, the Spectre is my fav character.

[@chrisdragnet722]

All three were featured in Brave and The Bold, two of them have animated shorts. Strange was in the last John Stewart animated film.

[@Spiritof_76]

Legends of Tomorrow TV series jacked up the Atom and made him into a weak Iron Man copy. It sucked.

[@unclepatrick2]

@@chrisdragnet722also Strange was in the show Krypton .

[@zednumar6917]

@@chrisdragnet722 a start, but barely.

[@adamclose6326]

Nomad (Jack Monroe) was one of my favorites and still is. Wish they could do something good with that character again. Also Blue Devil and Firestorm should get more love at DC again.

[@SKIP-yj3xp]

Jack Monroe was murdered by the Winter Soldier, who also killed Fred Davis, the Bucky Barnes replacement in the 40's, after Captain America and Bucky disappeared in 1945.

[@adamclose6326]

@@SKIP-yj3xp Oh I know. Its just that Jack Monroe was always my favorite version of the character. Just cause he's "dead" doesn't mean he can't be brought back with a good story. Like they did with the Winter Soldier for example. Nomad is also a moniker held by a few different people in Cap comics. They just have not found the right character or story to do it justice or make it cool again. Hopefully someday..

[@Dr.yes1963]

Speaking of: is Rick Jones still in mothballs? He's the most significant side- kick at Marvel having created the Avengers, befriended the Hulk, side- kicked for Cap- and saved the Universe in the Skrull Kree war?

[@Biorythym]

@@SKIP-yj3xp I knew he killed Jack, but when did Bucky kill Fred Davis?

[@SKIP-yj3xp]

@@Biorythym Fred Davis was killed in Winter Soldier #6 (2012), but I was wrong, he wasn't killed by the Winter Soldier. He was killed by someone wanting to get the Winter Soldier's attention.

[@thatonekid-gy2kt]

I character that I really think is underutilized is Ragman. He just looks neat and that's all I need to like a character.

[@elguerilla81]

Man, I totally forgot about Simon Dark. Now that’s a character I would like to see make a reappearance in DC. Perhaps a in a new iteration of Justice League Dark.

[@josephmartino9483]

I always liked the Soviet Super Soldiers, in particular Ursa Major The Man Bear. A brief reappearance in the Black Widow movie is not enough!

[@TheVeritas1]

The Super Soldiers made a cameo in X-Men 97, but they do a lot need more love.

[@JoeyDCote]

I thought Darkstar from that team had a really interesting power set. Never got to see much of her personality.

[@jbmoore4436]

​@@JoeyDCote Agreed! I've always been interested in the characters who could access and manipulate the Darkforce (Cloak, Darkstar, Blackout, Shroud). Honestly, her powers, and dark force in general is extremely powerful and they always de-powered her to keep her from dominating most battles she's in. Being a literal portal to the infinite dark dimension means she'd have a huge advantage over the majority of energy wielding characters (darkforce can absorb energy, light, etc.) On top of teleportation, and dark force constructs, she's got the potential to be an extremely powerful hero. If they can make characters like squirrel girl popular, then i really can't understand why Darkstar has been shelved... Marvel really isn't being creative in character development beyond making more hulks, spidermen, and symbiotes...its almost like they refuse to develop older characters....our loss...

[@rlink80]

Where’s Sleepwalker?????

[@TheVeritas1]

Good pick. That was one of my favorites during the 90s .

[@DarthMetool]

Sleeping.

[@tinyplasticgraves]

I dig the joke but Sleepwalker #9 vs Lullaby. A sleepwalker never sleeps.

[@Scott.B.Chapin]

Star Jammers, Ambush Bug, Killraven, Machine Man, X-Static Also - I appreciate the effort you are taking with the lighting in your recording space to make it look like you're not sneaking these in at 3am

[@alarkhar]

Ambush Bug appeared in the final episode of "The brave and the bold" - he fought (and defeated) none other than BATMITE by using only his brains, logic and the knowledge that he's actually a character in a comic.

[@edwardrowe7397]

Prime, Terror, Rune, and the rest of Malibu Comics. Ghost, X, Barbwire, from Darkhorse Comics. Solar, Harbringers, Nightman from Valiant Comics The Maxx, Shadowhawk, Wetworks, Cyberforce from Image Comics

[@williamsholly7941]

Resurrection Man had a clever premise and great art.

[@TheVeritas1]

Resurrection Man is such a cool character.

[@Biorythym]

Oh good lord yes!....but the pre-New 52 version please!

[@aaronwilder2775]

Absolutely, I love Resurrection Man

[@BowlerBP]

Someone else I think mentioned them, but Starjammers id add to the list. Mar-vell is one of the most "human" ends to a super-hero we've seen in its permanence.

[@ClintOrWhatever]

The Batwoman comics got me into reading comics at all, so I'm really sad to see that Hawkfire has been pretty much forgotten, not even appearing in the Rebirth Batwoman run. There's also Harper Row who seems to be relegated to Joker and Punchline stuff of all things. I'm really happy that Duke seems to be a mainstay now, but Harper was great too, and I'd like to see her more.

[@Howton2k]

Yeah, the only reason Zauriel existed in JLA is that Morrison was forbidden by DC editors to use Hawkman at that time due to Hawkman's jacked up continuity issues. Otherwise we would have had hawkman in the JLA Pantheon of the Gods line-up

[@JekLongwalker]

Always thought Jocasta was an interesting character

[@luciendelaney8975]

I guess never realized how rare it was for her to show up nowadays

[@jasondcerny3646]

I really like these types of videos! You do a lot of research.

[@justicierodelaliga]

Thank you for mentioning Zauriel!!!! One of my favorite obscure characters! DC must bring him back...but with his original design. ...I´m hoping beyond hope that McFarlane makes a figure out of him. Other forgotten characters: -The Creeper -Firestorm (Ronnie) -Captain Atom ...does anybody know Captain Comet? Check out his stats. It´s absurd how OP he is.

[@Red-Wolf-Ben]

The Creeper was in a recent issue of Shazam!

[@justicierodelaliga]

@@Red-Wolf-Ben Good to know. For the most part, and I can´t understand why, whenever the character shows up is as Jack Ryder. Which number was it? And if Creeper shows up is for a single issue and then gone. On a similar kind of topic that´s what pisses me off with Giganta. She´s my favorite WW villainess. And one would think that with how small her rogues gallery is and that of that gallery Giganta happens to be one of the most well known ones, that they´d use her often...but no. Since reading WW in the New 52 she appeared on single story arc in Rebirth and acted as a partner to her. Other than that she´s used on brief scenes on Justice League or even DCeased just to KO´d her instantly. ...she has appeared on Tom King´s run, and lasted enough, but...again: a fight and that´s it. On the other hand Cheetah was so overused in Rebirth and after that I got fed up with her. Yes, she´s her main villainess but give her a rest. Is as if Batman only fights Joker.

[@Red-Wolf-Ben]

@@justicierodelaliga It was issue #11.

[@prion42]

Well Ronnie was in the Arrowverse. I guess it's been about ten years now but I don't know if that qualifies as forgotten.

[@yichlyichl4204]

Zauriel's New 52 design was so damn dull...! But by "original", do you mean the Paradise Lost, or the version with armor? I'm admittedly fond of both. I'm not sure if I should feel happy that he was acknowledged in the Outsiders, or insulted that he's in the Retconned-Out Dimension or whatever it's called.

[@Snikt_Itch]

I would like to see the regular, plain, normal, medium Punisher make a real comeback!

[@BillStrait]

Remember when Knuckles had his own comic? I remember liking them for a while.

[@MintHunterComics]

Yeah and it was EXCELLENT

[@monsterhunter66]

Me too. His girlfriend Julie-Su was pretty cool.

[@DerekPugh-uj4yd]

Does Warlord (can't remember his real name) still exist in the DC universe? What about Kazar and Shanna (Marvel)?

[@matthewbower2713]

Ragman, the Creeper, the Legion of Superheroes, Steel spider, and Battlestar.

[@jeremymedina2791]

Sideways seems really interesting and I like the art.

[@derektitov6667]

Ah Sodam Yat. I was a little upset that the mantle of Ion got handed over to him from Kyle at the time, but he was a big player in the Infinitie Crisis at least. Then poof! Gone. Good list!

[@MintHunterComics]

The most mishandled DC character ever lol (other than Tim Drake)

[@zazenbo]

I miss my wife

[@noahwinters7205]

Real

[@Allean_Adkins]

... Random. But yeah. I miss mine too...

[@Forever_Endeavor]

I miss all your wives

[@Allean_Adkins]

@@Forever_Endeavor lmfao. Legend

[@johnnydropkicks]

"I miss my wife Being separated just doesn't feel so right Eating buffalo wings with you Just doesn't replace - the physical touch That I need in my life” -Tim and Eric _"Please Touch Me"_

[@jamesmundt4479]

Sleepwalker, Dark Hawk & Slapstick at Marvel then at DC Arrowette, Secret and the Heckler.

[@danielwesley5051]

Not sure about the comics, but Dark Hawk did appear in the Avengers Assemble cartoon a few years ago.

[@jj-reads]

Arrowette has been in recent Green Arrow comics! It’d be nice to see Secret again.

[@22espec]

I liked Bloodwind, but his origin was such a chaos, he never got a chance

[@huntertezz]

He was in Lazarus Planet and helped Superman in the last arc in Action Comic.

[@CyKev]

I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen Longshot since the “Australian X-men” era. Mojo and Spiral still show up. But no Longshot.

[@T-RexSuplex1]

Who? 😂

[@Criner05]

Who could forget Longshit?

[@CyKev]

@@T-RexSuplex1 wow. That was some fantastic autocorrect help. 😂😂😂

[@JHKramerica1]

I agree longshot forever!

[@robertgray1365]

He popped up again in Jim Lee's adjectiveless X-Men run but I don't remember ever seeing him again after that.

[@nwoking666]

Props for a Simon Dark mention. I loved that book! Steve Niles wrote it. Glad Zauriel was mentioned as well. I'd also like to see a return of Resurrection Man as well.

[@HighlandHellboy]

I miss Bug, an original member of the incarnation of the Guardians of the Galaxy that people know of, taken from the Annihilation comics and a character like the other members who have existed for a long time beforehand, actually coming from the Micronauts series. What's more notable however is that even Gunn wanted to use him, but said there were rights issues.

[@DavidSilva-cj3we]

Can you make more videos on other unused characters. Thank you.

[@dennisvaughan8456]

I must thank-you for mentioning Simon Black. I checked E Bay after I watched this and got the full Run in near mint condition for 60 bucks Canadian with a 5 dollar coupon code...so only 55 bucks. Wahooo. Cheers.

[@MintHunterComics]

HELL yeah, it’s amazing how many people never knew! Although I get it… DC doesn’t mention him AT ALL

[@waynemann9444]

DC's Power Company, great group of heroes.

[@karlburkhardt9902]

I'm disappointed that you forgot Gilgamesh. But then again he is the Forgotten One and also an Avenger.

[@TheVeritas1]

Gilgamesh was a major character in the Eternals film. But he is due for a comeback in comics.

[@PutzShaka]

I just LOVE learning about the more obscure characters in comics! Thanks man🤙🏾

[@davidlafleche1142]

Captain Klutz should have a movie.

[@DarthVoxyn]

Dark hawk , Sleepwalker, Deathlok( Micheal), Fire-lord, all the straight X Men. All the straight DC characters.

[@denistuohy2535]

Marvel: Darkhawk Forge isn't forgotten but I always felt like he should have been way more important and utilized than he was. Same for Night Thrasher, excellent concept, perpetual horrible execution DC: Greg Saunders (Vigilante) Crimson Avenger Aztek I know this is only heroes but countless DC vilians, Dr. Phosphorus, Pagan, Cornilius Stirk, Abbatoir, Trigger Twins, and way more.

[@albinomaybe2323]

Greg Saunders is awesome, so is Crimson Avenger

[@dirtandsilkk]

On some I agree. Gravity should still be around. But Sideways was DC version of Spider-Man. DC put out a line of comics that were basically marvel knockoffs. The Terrifics= Fantastic Four, Damage = Hulk, Sideways = Spider-Man, and Brimstone = Ghost Rider

[@matthewbower2713]

Manhunter Kate Spencer, the Atom, and Firestorm

[@davidkennedy6612]

97% of image characters from the 90s

[@solomonallen3524]

Dark horse characters: Ghost comic X comic Barb wire The mask Concrete etc

[@maul42]

Most of them are derivative and can stay home, honestly. Some gold to dig out if the early days though, for sure

[@solomonallen3524]

@@maul42 Those characters are a lot better than those lame DC comics characters that are flopping at the box office

[@TheRickHoward]

I kind of wish Nomad was still getting some limited series.

[@njmdromanah122]

I have a soft spot for that character

[@thornhillacquisitions593]

That JLA run was awesome

[@bri55118]

Dakota North, having a human investigator could still work for certain street heroes and teams. Dr demonicus. Goofy but using genetics could be a threat.

[@ZX4KTX]

Dakota North was briefly mentioned in Civil War 2 as Stark mentions that he has her looking into Ulysses' past.

[@BrokeBoyComics]

Great video James, I’m trying to catch up on all my fellow KZbinrs! I haven’t heard of most of these characters but I agree with Sideways needing to come back I liked the idea of him!

[@Steve_Vendetta]

In the same vein as SIMON DARK, DC has hosted a plethora of heroes who are no longer used. These forthcoming examples stem mainly from rights issues (although poor sales likely play a part, too); the characters are at least partially creator-owned and creator-specific. Each was featured in their own eponymous book set in the DC Universe and, as such, interacted with mainstream DC superheroes to varying degrees. Most of them surfaced in the early-to-mid 1990s, probably as a response to the Image Comics business model, with a select few making the scene in the 2000s - as in Simon Dark's case. To whit: A-X, BREACH, CHAIN GANG, ENGINEHEAD, FALLEN ANGEL, GIANTKILLER, GRIFFIN, HAMMERLOCKE, HARDCORE STATION, HECKLER, LAB RATS, LAZARUS FIVE, MAELSTROM, MAJOR BUMMER, MONOLITH, SOVEREIGN SEVEN, TROUBLE MAGNET, and XERO. 😔 Of course, this doesn't account for DC's legion of WildStorm heroes who are missing in action, especially those who were introduced under the Image banner during the early-'90s speculator boom. BACKLASH and UNION immediately spring to mind, but there are so many others currently languishing in oblivion. 😞 Uniquely and rather bizarrely, Bob Harras's superhero, Breach, was existentially folded into DC's Captain Atom - one reason why the former might never appear again! Peter David's Fallen Angel eventually migrated out of the DC Universe when the property moved to IDW - its most recent home. Simon Dark probably won't have a sequel run unless the character's co-owner, Steve Niles, writes the story, or, at minimum, authorizes this anti-hero's supporting role in other books such as the BAT-titles.

[@jessedejong4685]

Gravity is such a great character. I’ll have to give Sideways a try.

[@TheVeritas1]

I LOVE Gravity.

[@Jean-Paul-Lane-Valley]

Not too long ago, I had a discussion with a comic book reader who was saying Stephanie Brown / Spoiler was an example of a forgotten or unused character. Yeah, someone was complaining that a Batfamily character had little exposure, all of the characters showcased here would love to be as "forgotten and unused" as Spoiler.

[@kelpietales4503]

Stephanie was the definition of that until DC brought her back in Batman Eternal and since then they have been making up for it, likewise with others like Cass. Even still, yeah Steph benefited from being a Bat Family character with pretty damn vocal fan base and benefited from that compared to others even in her darker days. She is and was definitely better off than other Bat characters like Orpheus and Harold.

[@revcleverbeast2167]

I definitely echo the sentiment concerning the Slingers, I mean 2 Spiderverse movies down a 3rd coming they deserve an acknowledgement

[@dannybeaty3486]

The original Rich Buckler/Doug Moench "Astonishing Tales" version of "Deathlok the Demolisher".

[@Biorythym]

Side Note, did you know they later wrapped up his "Astonishing Tales" storyline in a Captain America two-parter?

[@dannybeaty3486]

@@Biorythym I didn't know that. Thanks for the info.

[@Biorythym]

@@dannybeaty3486 Four-Parter actually #286-#289. If I understand, the "Astonishing Tales were published in 1973 in the "future" of 1993 where a cataclysm happened in 1983 that wiped out all superheroes....the Captain America story was published in 1983

[@SKIP-yj3xp]

What about Team America, a group of stunt cyclists in the 80's. They unknowingly turned out to be mutants who, created a mysterious Dark Rider on a motorcycle. The last time I saw them was in the late 80's, in the early issues of the New Mutants, when Professor X told them they were mutants.

[@lobodesade6780]

Fuck yea, coming to save the mother fucking day now.

[@Biorythym]

Marvel lost the trademark, think they showed up inthe '80's THing series as "The Thunderriders"

[@michaelbenge5235]

Darkness was a good character

[@solomonallen3524]

The Darkness comic returns to comics in 2025

[@goosey235]

I read the "Gravity" series when it first came out - it was really good, I always wondered why that character never used more

[@TheVeritas1]

Agreed.

[@stevenmcd4741]

The Heckler would work really well with (or against) Harley Quinn.

[@Hanmerhack]

Even if they just made his cafe part of Harleys neighbourhood

[@Biorythym]

Heckler made a small appearance last year as a telemarketer in "One Star Squadron"

[@CaptainLightning1]

My favirite lost characters are the Micronauts. Yes, they were a toy tie-in but the characters were great and the microverse stuff was great. I know the contract expired and the toys disappeared but Marvelvshould've bought the rights. The only remnant, who was created outright byc My arvel is Captain Universe. That character stuck around but hasn't bern heard from in years.

[@josephbseeley]

What happened to Power Pack?! I know people love to dump on them but I actually collected the series and enjoyed their battle against the Snarks when i was about 12. 😄

[@BrianRatkus]

I remember thinking the issues featured in my Marauders crossover were surprisingly good and opted to buy their reboot a few years ago and the characters lacked the complexity that made the first book surprisingly good.

[@GhostlitAngel]

I LOVED POWER PACK! There's something nostalgic about being a kid, meeting a weird MLP alien, and getting super powers. I think the idea they tried to "grow them up" was a shame. I prefer the "Stand By Me / Kids from It" version. Harder to write, true, but to me, I'd rather they remind me of playing with my friends in the back yard when I was little.

[@davidblunt7529]

One of them is supposed to be a member of the New Champions.

[@retius]

Blue Devil. I have never understood why he gets so little love. The basic premise of the character has SO MUCH potential.

[@RudeMekanicals]

Monet and Synch get some play, but I miss the rest of Generation X

[@CedRed]

Great video - way to keep their memories alive.

[@jfziemba]

Bring back Willie Lumpkin

[@Tharsos2099]

My Fav Forgotten character is DCs Blue Devil. It's an absolute shame that they didnt do anything with him in Rebirth or onwards. Not to mention Shadowpact. The series says, in the very first issue "There has always been a Shadowpact" and yet we havent seen any iteration of it since its last issue

[@huntertezz]

I think Shadowpact was in Dceased. I think Justice League Dark has kinda taken Shadowpact's place in Dc.

[@Tharsos2099]

@@huntertezz ya, for 3 pages. I was super excited when I saw them, but it was over as quick as it started

[@jonathangoode546]

Jack of hearts , the 3-D Man ,the original whizzer and miss America. ICON, THE CHAMPIONS. Good video .

[@pcantu3]

Honestly did not know about some of these characters, which says alot about how long some have not appeared.

[@tonyfrank6214]

Love the content. Need more!!!

[@CBraxton]

John Byrne’s Next Men was one of the best comics ever made imho. I hate that he never finished it. Similarly, DP7 from the New Universe imprint.

[@jbmoore4436]

Loved DP7. I miss that whole storyline....

[@travishiltz4750]

Byrne did a couple minis for IDW that wrapped up Next men. Also set up some ideas for a relaunch that never happened...

[@danielps6328]

Did Marvel ever bring back the Micronauts? “Death Duel at Daytona Beach”! Classic.

[@carlgibson285]

They weren't allowed to bring them back because of copyright issues. They did use Bug in Guardians Of The Galaxy though, and Baron Karza had his name changed (again due to copyright issues) and appeared in New Avengers.

[@alarkhar]

@@carlgibson285 Considering the fact that the Baron Karza toy was a Koutetsu Jeeg toy with a different head (hell, he even had Jeeg's flying horse/centaur mode, Panzeroid), they might also be trying to avoid being sued by Toei Animation. I mean, there's taking inspiration and there's "different head, now it's a completely different character, sell it".

[@yichlyichl4204]

You already listed my favorite Zauriel, and indirectly mentioned the team he was in, the Shadowpact! I'm still furious that they they had Nightmaster show up in the Dark Nights event only to kill him off off-panel, and the had the gall to destroy Myrra on top of it. Besides that, the Human Bomb is a soft spot for me. More specifically, the Andrew Franklin version in the black suit, I enjoyed how much of a dork he was and the clear emotionality he had even with being confined to that suit.

[@nosdregamon]

I really liked Simon Dark. It was great on many levels, but the most interesting thing for me, was how lighthearted it felt despite all the doom and gloom going on in the story. Seeing him used again, would be kinda nice.

[@maartenbouw]

Ravage 2099. Love this guy. He had a cameo in a recent Savage Avengers issue but that’s it. Also, why is Egghead not in the Batman titles?

[@TheVeritas1]

The Ravage series surprised me by how GOOD it was. I think the comic worked because he was completely new and could be taken in any direction.

[@Biorythym]

Also being Stan Lee's last original character for marvel I believe, that pedigree alone should get Ravage 2099 more play

[@maartenbouw]

@@Biorythym 100%

[@camdenwade553]

It’s crazy that I didn’t know most of these characters existed

[@shawnsimpkins7540]

I’m sure there’s more I’m forgetting but Manhunter (Kate Spencer) and Breach were pretty solid characters with limited exposure. Everyone from Avengers Academy, that was a solid book during the Civil War Initiative phase of Marvel.

[@roycephelps7444]

Avengers: Silverclaw; Maria de Guadalupe, Jarvis's adoptive god daughter from South America a demi god that transforms into silver animals. Appeared before the first civil war

[@BonzaiBomber]

Neal Adams had broken off and founded his own company in the mid 80's. As a kid, I loved one of his characters named Armor. This was the 80's, so ninjas were all the rage. Armor was a Ninja whose armor was composed of all kinds of traditional martial art weapons. Basically a walking armory. The plot? He was abducted by aliens to be a slave, was tested, and was found to have the potential to be a ten. Tens were considered to be the deadliest beings in the universe. So they trained him in alien martial arts, equipped him with his armor/weapons, and planed to sell him off as a top of the line body guard/assassin/ whatever. In the meantime he managed to instigate a slave rebellion on the giant ship he was on, and defeat his demonic looking alien master. The character design and art drew me to it, and there was something really fun about a gory ninja vs alien scenario and the martial art/science fiction mash up. It almost had an old fashioned pulp horror feel to it for good measure. For example, one issue focused on something akin to the Shaolin animal styles, except that they were based on alien species instead. The character watched footage of various creatures hunting and killing each other, then he would analyze what they did and create techniques from them. The character kinda lossed a bit when he was finally brought back to earth, as he basically became just a another martial art hero. But those initial issues were magical to the 8 to 10 year old me. Never did get them all. It is a shame that the character faded away with the company.

[@Dr-Guion]

I wouldn't mind some creators giving love to these characters. Obscure characters paired with great creators is often the recipe for the books I love the most.

[@AgentNevets]

Omg I love that you listed one of my all time favorite characters…Deathcry!

[@MintHunterComics]

Hell yeah!

[@AdamYJ]

The cast of Generation X is one I thought would be bigger. I especially liked Skin for having such a big personality. But other readers seem to not like him.

[@insanehiker5587]

I thought that Skin appeared alongside Synch in the Krakoan Age story arc but fell into the background.

[@BrianRatkus]

Pretty much all of the most interesting DC characters were discontinued and were concluded with rush miniseries as a result of Flashpoint. Xombi would be my number one nomination.

[@TheVeritas1]

Xombi was one of my favorites. The concept of a scientist becoming immortal and then drawn into the supernatural was brilliant.

[@DarthGojiraComics]

A lot of older dc heroes i miss, like air wave, gavyn The starman were 2 of my favs and you never see them. Even if theyre killed off, no one stays dead in comics! Also would love to see kirbys machine man come back!

[@jesseduran7353]

Wow, the only character from this list (other than Mar-vell of course) I remember is Gravity, but I would totally read new stuff for probably all these characters...but don't ever try to brink back Mar-vell!

[@MintHunterComics]

I recommend Sideways

[@hollyswoods]

despite being a big GL fan I didn't even realize that Sodam just disappeared, granted he wasn't my favorite so maybe that's why I didn't take notice

[@starmagus]

Talking about Marvel's Slingers, the last I was aware Richochet was part of the Loner's mini-series which also should have gone much longer than it did.

[@omniviewer2115]

One that comes to mind for me is the Spider. Hailing from the Pulps, he started out as an imitation of The Shadow who quickly developed his own identity. The books were popular, and he even got two movie serials in the Forties. Then, as the pulps went out of fashion, he vanished for a spell. There was comic book revival in the Nineties that's largely forgotten and hard to find. Dynamite Entertainment brought him back along with other Pulp heroes they licensed, and even used a Spider story arc as the basis for the crossover MASKS. Sadly, beyond the crossover's sequel and his very short-lived solo book, the Spider seems to have vanished once again, even as his contemporaries continue to get attention.

[@Biorythym]

The Spider became one of the "Seven Soldiers Of Victory" in new DC continuity to replace the "archer" role filled by Green Arrow, howver it was revealed in James Robinson's original "Shade" miniseries that he was actually a villain masquerading as a hero, and while killed in that story, his decendant came back in the final issues of "Starman", and later appeared in "Hawkman"

[@thecatwrangler9448]

It took me a decade after seeing Simon Dark #1 for sale at a flea market to find see name again… I searched multiple times through lists of Gotham related heroes, I’m glad someone else thinks it’s unbelievable that they do nothing with him

[@eduardoguimaraes8296]

Yes! Would love some stories with him in Gotham!

[@mavirek]

I wish there were more Metal Men. It was simplistic, but somehow fascinating. 🤖

[@Biorythym]

Cat-Man...Gail Simone's "Secret Six" was a fantastic, fun read..in large part of the Deadshot/Cat-Man "bromance"...however the comic was more or less canceled, because DC needed a new Suicide Squad comic for the New 52, and the squad needed a Deadshot. The Secret Six comic was resurrected with mostly new-ish characters, but just couldn't re-capture the magic

[@bbachner2]

Great list!

[@niccoloproia3678]

I would say Air Wave from DC. Not the original one (Larry Jordan) but his son Harold. I think a character like that has a lot of potential for future stories: - you have the baggage of your father's past as a great superhero without having to deal with a possible comeback of the character (so avoiding all those generational mantle swaps that DC tries to pull just to return to the originals cause those are the ones people are interested in) - a cool set of electromagnetic powers that could be explored and defined much better - Harold's mother knows that he took the mantle of his father and you can build up some very interesting interactions between them: you can make her a fully fledged ally (since she let him do that) or make her oppose Harold (since maybe she fears she could lose him just like she lost Larry) - the original Air Wave's rogue's gallery had a clear core of sound based villains (like Dr.Silence or The Talker) which could be expanded to a more general communication gimmick villains, adding new enemies just for Harold and explore what happens to the villains of a certain hero's rogue's gallery when said hero dies There's just so much to explore with this premise but nowadays Air Wave appears only in some cameo every decade or so

[@gilbertgutierrez5560]

The original Deathlok and Nighthawk, Gargoyle, Nightraven,Shotguns,

[@JoeyDCote]

Gargoyle was an interesting guy. I would like to have seen more of him outside of the Defenders.

[@Alex-rt4ic]

Machine Man, he had a 2 issue mini series a few years ago but its been more than 20 years since his last solo series and he just went from team comic to supporting character to cameo in that time

[@mattc4086]

Great video. I remember some of them but others I hadn’t heard of before.

[@leemidyett6562]

I really liked Starman from DC comics . . . I think he had a run in the late 80's . . . He was a down to earth guy who suddenly became a super hero and he was trying to figure things out. He was powerful and had a wide variety of abilities and even masqueraded as Superman once when Superman was de-powered. But, nobody at DC seemed to know what to do with him and I think he eventually sacrificed himself for some reason. What a waste. With a good writer he would've made for a great character.

[@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369]

Dang, I dont know enough uhm, ive heard for sideways and darkhawk Ambush bug seems like an interesting 4th world breaker

[@swiftswalow]

Anyone remembers when Night trasher and Thunderstrike were HUGE in the 90s and now nobody talks about them anymore? Also shout out to Hummingbird from Scarlet Spider 2012s. One ofthe most interested original superheroes of the last decade that, for some reason, got forgotten.

[@jarrodoakley6911]

Night Thrasher and Thunderstrike died. They brought back Night Thrasher eventually but since then there have been staggered New Warriors relaunches for different reasons that would have starred him. But Eric Masterson stayed dead. They did a little with his son taking over the mantle

[@swiftswalow]

@@jarrodoakley6911 well, is not much the point if they are alive or not, it's mostly that they are forgotten.

[@jarrodoakley6911]

@@swiftswalow but they aren’t forgotten. The story was told and they were gone for a while. But even then there has been several story’s since either dedicated to bringing them back or remembering them

[@shanebrooks402]

My first price guide listed US 1 as the least valuable comic of all time. That was in the early 90s...

[@LeadSurge3000]

*Yeah, that checks out.*

[@Criner05]

Never heard of any of these. I'm now interested in Simon Dark.

[@spiraling_madness]

Wundarr was used very badly in Marvel Zombies 3. It was where the series declined immensely especially losing the gorgeous covers from the first 2 runs and spin offs

[@1locust1]

I liked the original Captain Mar-vell in his kree uniform days. His backstory had relevancy as the kree warrior who turns against his own people to defend humanity, flaws and all.

[@capt25252525]

Wolf-Man from image. Noble Causes was another one I thought was great.

[@collectplayandenjoy2800]

I gotta say I think power pack fits the bill. Back in the 80s I really enjoyed reading it. There was one point where beta Ray bill was showing up for several issues and they were really epic and quite frankly really nice read. I would love to see powerpack back because it would be cool and it’s a nice read for young kids as well.

[@ElKNO3]

Sundowner from DC, so much lore yet so little appearances