Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great, the ancient Macedonian king and history's most celebrated military conqueror, appears here as a historical figure adapted for comics — depicting his legendary campaigns and empire-building across the ancient world.

History's most legendary conqueror found his way into comics as early as 1938, when Roy L. Williams brought Alexander the Great to the pages of Famous Funnies #46 — making him one of the earliest historical figures to stride across the Platinum Age funny pages for Eastern Color. Over a remarkable 77-year span in the catalog, this ancient Macedonian king has turned up in titles as varied as Battle and Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine, rubbing shoulders on the page with the likes of Napoleon Bonaparte, Julius Caesar, and Julius Caesar — heady company that speaks to comics' long love affair with world-historical giants. With only six catalogued appearances, each one is a genuine find for the historically minded collector who appreciates how the medium has always reached beyond superheroes to mythologize the figures who shaped civilization itself.