Aleck

A genuine piece of Golden Age history, Aleck made their debut in the very first issue of Shadow Comics back in 1940 — and a first issue from Street & Smith's landmark pulp-to-comics venture is no small thing to hang your hat on. Sharing those early pages with luminaries like The Shadow, Lamont Cranston, Nick Carter, and Carrie Cashin puts Aleck in remarkably storied company, the kind of roster that defined an era of American adventure storytelling. With two of their five catalogued appearances recognized as collector-significant key issues, Aleck may be a compact presence in the comics record, but one with real weight for Golden Age enthusiasts hunting the roots of the medium.