Carl Kolchak

Carl Kolchak is a dogged, rumpled newspaper reporter who investigates supernatural and paranormal crimes that mainstream authorities refuse to acknowledge, relying on wit and persistence rather than any special powers to uncover the monsters lurking in modern society.

Few characters carry the musty smell of old newsprint and midnight dread quite like Carl Kolchak, the rumpled, tenacious reporter who stalks the shadows of the Modern Age in Moonstone's atmospheric horror-tinged universe. Debuting in 2002 courtesy of Joe Gentile and Art Nichols, this incarnation of the Night Stalker carved out a distinctive niche across fourteen years of publication, anchored by series like Kolchak: The Night Stalker Files and Phases of the Moon: Full Moon. He keeps genuinely eclectic company — sharing pages with pulp legends like The Spider, Richard Wentworth, Domino Lady, and Captain Action — which speaks to Moonstone's love of classic, larger-than-life genre heroes. With 16 catalog appearances spanning well over a decade, Kolchak is a cult gem for readers who love their comics atmospheric, pulpy, and delightfully weird.