Al Grubb

Born into one of Modern Age comics' most celebrated horror series, Al Grubb made his debut in the landmark first issue of IDW's Locke & Key in 2008 — the very issue that launched Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez's beloved saga and has since become one of the defining comics of its era. Though his presence in the catalog is small, he shares those pages with the Locke family themselves — Tyler, Kinsey, Bode, and Duncan — as well as the chilling Sam Lesser, placing him squarely at the dark, gripping heart of the story's origins. For collectors, any character tied to Locke & Key #1 carries the weight of a genuinely special debut issue, and Al Grubb is a piece of that foundation worth noting.