Dr. Jekyll

The literary Dr. Jekyll — the Victorian scientist from Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella who experiments with a serum splitting his personality into a monstrous alter ego, Mr. Hyde — was adapted into DC Comics, appearing as a summoned historical figure in Kid Eternity #4.

Few characters carry the weight of literary legend into comics panels quite like Dr. Jekyll, who made his four-color debut in the pages of Kid Eternity #4 in 1947 — a Golden Age introduction courtesy of creator Bernard Dibble that planted this iconic figure firmly in DC's universe. From that postwar debut through an impressive stretch spanning nearly eight decades, Jekyll has haunted the margins of comics history, appearing most memorably across The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Kid Eternity, and Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. The company he keeps is extraordinary — sharing pages with the likes of Wilhelmina Murray and Captain Nemo, figures who suggest stories of grand, gaslit adventure. With 13 catalogued appearances including a key collector issue, this is a character whose modest footprint in comics only deepens the intrigue for fans who love their four-color heroes drawn from the darkest corners of Victorian imagination.