Gomez Addams

Few characters can claim a Golden Age pedigree stretching all the way back to 1943, but Gomez Addams made his comics debut in Cartoon Cavalcade under creator Walter Berndt, launching a presence that would echo across an remarkable 76 years of publication history. His catalog journey is a wonderfully eclectic one — turning up across titles as varied as Mad, Cartoon Cavalcade, and Captain America, sharing pages with the likes of Morticia Addams, Lurch, Abraham Lincoln, and even Iron Man, which tells you everything about the delightfully unpredictable corners of comics he inhabits. Published under EC, this is a character whose modest nine catalogued appearances only deepen the intrigue, making each one a genuine find for the dedicated collector. If you love the quirky, the offbeat, and the historically layered, Gomez Addams is absolutely worth tracking down.