Den

Den is a mild-mannered, unremarkable young man from Earth who is mysteriously transported to Neverwhere, a savage fantasy world, where he finds himself reborn in the body of a powerful, towering adult male. First appearing in Richard Corben's underground comics work, Den became an iconic Heavy Metal hero.

Few characters carry the raw, countercultural energy of Den, who burst onto the scene in 1973's Grim Wit #2 under the hand of creator Jaxon — a Bronze Age arrival that announced itself with all the freewheeling ambition that underground and alternative comics could muster. From those origins, Den found a lasting home in the pages of Heavy Metal Magazine, that legendary showcase for boundary-pushing sequential art, as well as dedicated runs in Den and Ariel, building a presence that has quietly persisted across a remarkable fifty years. Along the way, Den shares adventures with characters like Zandor, the kind of company that signals a world rich with imagination and scale. Thirty-plus catalog appearances spanning half a century is the quiet mark of a character who found a devoted audience and never really let go — a genuine artifact of alternative comics worth seeking out.