Flex

Flex made their debut in the pages of Action Comics Weekly #638 in 1989, brought to life by the sharp creative pairing of Alan Grant and Mark Pacella during comics' Copper Age — a period when DC's beloved weekly anthology was a genuine showcase for fresh faces and bold storytelling experiments. With only a handful of catalog appearances, Flex is a rare find, the kind of character that rewards the dedicated digger, sharing those anthology pages with a fascinating roster including Benjamin Turner and Janos Prohaska. For collectors who love unearthing the overlooked corners of DC's rich history, Flex is exactly the sort of discovery that makes flipping through back issues so rewarding.