Garth

Few characters can claim a Golden Age debut that still echoes across four decades of comics history, but Garth — introduced by Howard Larsen in Avon's Slave Girl Comics #1 back in 1949 — is exactly that kind of enduring curiosity. Emerging from the pulpy, adventure-drenched world of Golden Age Avon publishing, Garth shares the page with vivid figures like Malu, Nimir, and the enigmatic Flame Goddess across titles including Strange Worlds and Barbarians and Beauties. It's a rich, sword-and-sorcery-tinged corner of comics history that stretched all the way to 1990, making Garth a surprisingly long-lived presence for a character with such modest catalog appearances. For collectors with a taste for Avon's bold, offbeat output and the raw energy of Golden Age adventure comics, Garth is a genuine find worth tracking down.