Cthulhu

Few figures in all of mythology carry the cosmic dread of Cthulhu, and this Modern Age incarnation — debuted in Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey's Comic Book Comics #1 in 2008 — brings that ancient, eldritch presence into the world of sequential art in genuinely unexpected company. Across a catalog spanning to 2025, this tentacled titan has surfaced in titles as delightfully eclectic as Afterlife with Archie and Big Bang Adventures, sharing pages with the likes of Hilda Spellman and The Knight Watchman. Three appearances may sound modest, but when Cthulhu shows up, you take notice — and the sheer range of series here speaks to comics' boundless appetite for weaving cosmic horror into the most surprising corners of the medium.