Stope Martin

Silver Age British comics had a knack for producing memorable characters, and Stope Martin is a fine example — debuting in Knockout in 1962, brought to life by the talented Francisco Solano López for Amalgamated Press. Sharing pages with a wonderfully eclectic cast including Billy Bunter, Mr. Quelch, and Strongbow, Stope inhabited a richly varied anthology that was a staple of the era's comic-reading youngsters. A rare find with just five catalogued appearances, this is exactly the kind of hidden gem that makes digging through Silver Age British comics so rewarding for the dedicated collector.