Dr. Franklin Faze

Born from the creative partnership of Vic Bridges and Bill Black, Dr. Franklin Faze made his debut in 1986 right at the heart of the Copper Age — a period when independent publishers like AC Comics were carving out bold, imaginative corners of the comics landscape. With a name that anchors an entire universe, Dr. Faze is the kind of character who clearly sits at the center of something larger, sharing his world with the likes of Girl-Bot, Non-Man, Springer, Floid, and Carbonite across titles like Faze One Fazers and Venture. His catalog footprint is modest but devoted, the mark of a cult figure with a tight-knit following rather than a mainstream spotlight. If you love digging into the independent publisher gems of the mid-'80s, Dr. Franklin Faze is exactly the kind of discovery that makes the hunt worthwhile.