The Champion

Forged in the Bronze Age by Dennis O'Neil and Joe Staton, The Champion made their DC debut in World's Finest Comics #262 in 1980 — stepping onto pages shared with heavy hitters like Billy Batson, Shazam, and even the formidable Shaggy Man. With appearances spanning an impressive four decades and a place in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe, this is a character DC considered worth cataloguing among its greats. Rare in the catalog but clearly embedded in the fabric of DC's mythology, The Champion is one of those intriguing Bronze Age discoveries that rewards the curious collector willing to dig.