9) DOC BRASS
A “Century Baby” (a near-immortal super being born at midnight, New Year’s Eve, 1900), Axel Brass and several of his Century Baby associates formed an unofficial team which fought off threats to reality. Encountering an alternate world where seven powerful heroes united as an unstoppable league, Brass’ compatriots all fell in battle and he was left alone to guard an opened portal to that dangerous alternate reality. He stayed awake, on guard, prepared to fight whatever came through for FIFTY-FOUR YEARS, sustained by his strange powers and sheer will, but once he was recovered by Elijah Snow and the Planetary Team, Brass understandably retired from the world-saving game.
Any resemblance to a certain Man Of Bronze is both intentional and also pretty awesome…