Dr. Larry Grayson

Dr. Larry Grayson steps onto the page in 1988's The Further Adventures of Nyoka the Jungle Girl #2, a Copper Age creation from AC Comics — the small-press publisher with a big heart for classic adventure heroes. Brought to life by Bill Black and Don Secrease, he's part of a colorful ensemble that includes Nyoka the Jungle Girl herself, alongside Chuck Ramsey, Vida, and Captain Nightflight, suggesting the kind of pulpy, action-packed world where danger and derring-do are always just around the next vine. His appearances also stretch into Cliffhanger Comics, cementing his place in AC's affectionate revival of old-school adventure storytelling. A rare find with only a handful of catalog appearances, Dr. Grayson is exactly the sort of character that makes digging through Copper Age back-issue bins such a rewarding treasure hunt.