Al Bestardi

Born from the minds of Judge Dredd legends John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra, Al Bestardi made his entrance in 1991's Judge Dredd the Megazine #4 — a Copper/Modern Age creation launched right at the heart of British comics' most fertile ground. Over a run stretching into the late '90s across both the Megazine and the iconic 2000 AD, Bestardi carved out 32 catalog appearances alongside some of Fleetway's heaviest hitters — Judge Dredd himself, Detective Judge Armitage, and Rookie Detective Judge Treasure Steel among them. Three of those appearances carry key-issue status, marking him as a character collectors keep their eyes open for. If you love the gritty, distinctive world that Wagner and Ezquerra built together, Al Bestardi is exactly the kind of figure worth tracking down.