If Alan Moore hadn't used Mongul in "For the Man who has Everything," he would just be one of many forgotten evil alien Superman villains from the 80s.
ITT: Characters saved from obscurity by one good story
Joseph Wilson
Sebastian Nguyen
This story saved Superman? I may have to check it out again.
Aaron Stewart
Hudson Ramirez
This book is overrated. the best story is moore doing silver age cheese.
But the green lantern stories he wrote are underrated
Christopher Rodriguez
Not necessarily a good story, but the fact that the Wendigo happened to be present during Wolverine's first appearance raised his exposure a lot because he became associated with the X-Men franchise instead of just being part of the Hulk's mediocre rogue's gallery.
Nolan Ortiz
TRUE TRUE
John Lopez
Nobody would care about Kraven if it wasn't for Kraven's Last Hunt.
Elijah Rogers
Death in the Family and The Killing Joke for Joker
Nathan Barnes
Good story might be debatable, and it's not like he has been used too much, but Bloodwynd is known by far people than he deserves because he was present at crucial points of the Death of Superman.
And the funniest part is, he's actually the Martian Manhunter in disguise for most of his significant appearances.
Luis Nguyen
What issue is this from?