Dr. Strange

Long before Marvel's Sorcerer Supreme ever graced a page, this Dr. Strange was already making his mark — a Golden Age original who debuted in 1940's Thrilling Comics #3, conjured into existence by Richard Hughes and Alex Kostuk for Pines. Sharing the pulpy, action-packed pages of Thrilling Comics with a remarkable cast including The Woman in Red and The Ghost, this character belongs to that thrilling first wave of comic book adventurers that defined an era. Though the catalog footprint is small, the historical pedigree is genuine — an 85-year-old name that predates the superhero mainstream as most fans know it, and a fascinating artifact of comics' earliest, most inventive days.