The Sword

A Golden Age mystery hero who first appeared in 1943's Super-Mystery Comics, The Sword is a costumed adventurer from the Ace Magazines era who has since been folded into Dynamite Entertainment's shared universe alongside characters like Red Sonja and Vampirella.

Few Golden Age characters can claim a debut stretching back to 1943's Super-Mystery Comics #6 — and The Sword is one of them, brought to life by Laurence Morgan writing under the house pseudonym Brant House. What makes this character's story genuinely remarkable is the sheer span of it: a Golden Age creation that has found its way into the modern Dynamite Entertainment universe, sharing pages with icons like Red Sonja and The Raven across titles like Vampirella versus Red Sonja and Red Sonja: The Superpowers. With a key issue among their appearances and a publishing history stretching across eight decades, The Sword is exactly the kind of deep-cut discovery that reminds collectors why the history of comics is so endlessly rewarding to dig into.