Dr. Saturday

Born in the very first issue of Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson's landmark Astro City in 1995, Dr. Saturday is a piece of Image Comics history — present at the creation of one of the Copper/Modern Age's most celebrated superhero universes. That debut issue is a recognized key, making even a single appearance on Dr. Saturday's part collector-significant. Across thirty years of Astro City storytelling, this character shares a richly populated world with the likes of Confessor, Beautie, and Cleopatra — the kind of company that signals just how layered and ambitious Busiek's vision has always been. For fans who love comics that reward deep reading and careful world-building, Dr. Saturday is a quiet reminder that even the background of a great universe is worth a closer look.