Linc Hayes

Stepping out of the early Bronze Age Archie universe, Linc Hayes made his debut in Sabrina, the Teenage Witch #7 in 1972, brought to life by the prolific Al Hartley. With only a handful of appearances spread across Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica, Archie's TV Laugh-Out, and Jughead, he's a rare and curious figure in the Archie catalog — the kind of background character who makes digging through early-'70s back issues such a rewarding treasure hunt. The company he keeps is genuinely remarkable: his pages brush up against the likes of Jughead Jones, Elvis Presley, William Shatner, and Pete Cochran, making his slim appearance count feel surprisingly eventful. For collectors who love the offbeat corners of Archie's Bronze Age output, Linc Hayes is exactly the sort of find worth chasing down.