Paul McCartney

A comic-book depiction of the real-life Beatles musician, Paul McCartney first appeared in the British teen romance comic Romeo in December 1963, capitalizing on the height of Beatlemania to bring the iconic Liverpool singer and bassist to the comics page.

Few real-world icons have made as lasting a mark in comics as Paul McCartney, whose four-color life began in the pages of Romeo #21 in December 1963 — right at the height of Beatlemania and the dawn of the Silver Age — brought to the page by creator Jaume Rumeu Perera. Spanning an remarkable 55 years of appearances across titles as wonderfully eclectic as Look-In, Life with Archie, and Godzilla, this version of the legendary musician turns up in some genuinely unexpected corners of comics history, sharing pages with the likes of Ringo Starr, Wilma Deering, and even Worzel Gummidge. With 71 catalog appearances and at least one recognized key issue to his name, McCartney's comics presence is a fascinating slice of pop-culture crossover history that rewards the curious collector willing to dig into the more delightfully offbeat edges of the medium.