Dr. Nelson Drew

Dr. Nelson Drew is a Golden Age physician-adventurer who debuted in Exciting Comics in 1943, sharing the anthology with heroes like The Black Terror. Dynamite Entertainment later revived him, placing him alongside characters such as Vampirella in modern crossover storylines.

Golden Age medicine meets modern pulp adventure in Dr. Nelson Drew, who first stepped onto the page in Exciting Comics back in 1943 — sharing that storied title with luminaries like The Black Terror, The Woman in Red, and The Liberator. Decades later, Dynamite Entertainment brought him back into the spotlight, placing him alongside icons like Vampirella in Vampirella: The Dark Powers and Vampirella versus Red Sonja, proving that some characters from the Golden Age have a remarkable staying power. With a publishing history stretching all the way to 2024, Dr. Nelson Drew is a rare thread connecting the heroic optimism of wartime comics to today's bold, genre-blending storytelling — a quiet piece of comics history well worth tracking down.