Slig

Born straight from Jack Kirby's cosmic imagination, Slig made their debut in The New Gods #2 in 1971, arriving at the very dawn of Kirby's legendary Fourth World saga for DC Comics. A Bronze Age creation through and through, this character inhabits one of the most mythically ambitious corners of the DC universe, sharing pages with titans like Darkseid and Orion. With appearances spanning sixteen years and an entry in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe — comics' own hall of record — Slig earned a place in the canon that Kirby built. Rare enough to feel like a genuine discovery for deep-cut Fourth World enthusiasts, and anchored by at least one collector-recognized key issue, Slig is exactly the kind of find that reminds you how richly populated Kirby's cosmic mythology truly was.