The Scorpion

A villain from the Golden Age, The Scorpion appeared in the naval adventure world of Commander Don Winslow, bringing wartime intrigue and danger to the pages of AC's military-themed comics.

Born from the Golden Age imagination of artist Carl Pfeufer, The Scorpion made a striking debut in Don Winslow of the Navy #39 in 1946 — stepping into a world of naval adventure and wartime intrigue alongside the likes of Commander Don Winslow and Red Pennington. What's remarkable is the staying power: a character introduced in the final years of comics' founding era who still turns up in the catalog as late as 1990, a span of over four decades. With appearances in Cliffhanger Comics under the AC banner, The Scorpion is a genuine artifact of Golden Age storytelling — rare, atmospheric, and exactly the kind of discovery that makes digging through back-issue boxes so rewarding.