Grim Reaper

Few characters can claim a pedigree stretching all the way back to the Platinum Age, but Grim Reaper — born in the pages of Cartoons Magazine in 1914, courtesy of creator Thomas Tom May — is exactly that rare breed. Over a remarkable span touching more than a century, this figure has haunted publications ranging from Cartoons Magazine to The American Legion and A Wealth of Pigeons, making for one of the most quietly enduring presences in the catalog. Six appearances across 106 years is a testament to a character who clearly leaves an impression wherever they surface, and for collectors with a taste for the genuinely historic, that 1914 debut alone makes Grim Reaper a fascinating piece of comics' earliest chapter.