The Press Guardian

Few characters carry the crackle of early Golden Age newsprint quite like The Press Guardian, who burst onto the scene in Pep Comics #2 in 1940 — one of Archie's earliest superhero anthologies — brought to life by the creative team of Abner Sundell and the legendary Mort Meskin. Sharing those landmark pages with heavyweights like The Shield and The Comet, this character debuted in genuinely prestigious company at the very dawn of the comic book medium. With two collector-recognized key issues to their name and appearances stretching all the way to 2018, The Press Guardian has proven surprisingly enduring for a figure most casual fans have yet to discover. If you love unearthing the overlooked gems of the Golden Age, this is exactly the kind of character worth tracking down.