Some comic characters never reach the pantheon for which they were intended. For every Wolverine or Batman, there are many heroes that comic book companies had high hopes for only to be met with a collective yawn. These are the “could have been” of comics.
10. Gambit
Gambit was to be the cornerstone of Marvel's X-Men leading into the 1990s. He was the most popular character the team had introduced in years, had a built in love interest with another popular character, Rogue and was well on his way to being the "new" Wolverine. However, a failed title launch and a poorly received limited run alongside Wolverine left him as a might have been. Marvel still keeps trying to push Gambit to new heights, but the original sizzle is gone.
Via comicvine.com
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9. Moon Knight
You give a guy multiple personalities, a cool back story and make him the avatar of justice for an ancient Egyptian god, but that doesn't mean he is going to sell. When Moon Knight first burst on the scene in the 1970s he was relegated to the "horror" section, where he had to slum with other B-List heroes like "Werewolf by Night." Not helping him were the inevitable comparisons to Batman that kept cropping up. A spell on the West Coast Avengers and his own rebooted comic gave helped garner some more interest in the 1970s cult hero, but recent attempts to reboot him have been DOA.
