Abdul Smith

Stepping out of Grant Morrison and Chas Truog's landmark Animal Man run in 1990, Abdul Smith is a Copper Age creation with roots in one of DC's most celebrated and unconventional series. With appearances stretching across an impressive 34 years — from Animal Man through to Danger Street — this is a character whose presence in the DC universe has proven quietly durable. He shares the page with an eclectic cast that includes Metamorpho and the likes of Commodore Murphy and Doc Scary, suggesting a corner of the DC cosmos that revels in the offbeat and unexpected. Five catalog appearances may be a modest count, but a debut in Morrison and Truog's Animal Man is about as distinguished a starting point as the Copper Age has to offer.