Jimmy Trent

A genuine artifact of comics' earliest days, Jimmy Trent made his debut in More Fun Comics back in 1937 — squarely in the Platinum Age, when the medium itself was still finding its footing. Published by DC across a run stretching into the mid-1940s, he shares his pages with a fascinating cast that includes the legendary Dr. Occult, making for some remarkable early company. With appearances in both More Fun Comics and Atomic Comics, Jimmy Trent is the kind of quietly rare figure that reminds collectors just how rich and sprawling comics history truly is — a small footprint, but an authentic one.