Ghak

Ghak is a character from DC's 1972 comic adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic pulp fiction, appearing in Weird Worlds. Rooted in Burroughs' adventure storytelling tradition, Ghak inhabits the prehistoric inner world of Pellucidar, a savage hollow-earth setting populated by primitive peoples and fantastic dangers.

Emerging from the Bronze Age pages of DC's Weird Worlds in 1972, Ghak is part of the rich tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptations brought to comics life by Len Wein and Alan Lee Weiss — a character rooted in the classic pulp imagination that Burroughs devotees have treasured for generations. With appearances stretching across an remarkable 43-year span, this is a figure whose presence in the comics catalog quietly endures well beyond what raw appearance counts might suggest. Ghak keeps extraordinary company — sharing adventures with the likes of David Innes, Abner Perry, Dejah Thoris, and even Tarzan himself — placing this character squarely at the crossroads of Burroughs' interconnected fantasy worlds. For collectors and fans of Bronze Age DC's literary adaptations, Ghak represents exactly the kind of deep-cut discovery that makes digging through Weird Worlds and Edgar Rice Burroughs' At the Earth's Core so rewarding.