The Wicked Worm

Few villains crawl their way into comics history quite like The Wicked Worm, a sinister creation who slithered onto the scene in Savage Dragon #9 in 1994, courtesy of the boundless imagination of Erik Larsen. Born at Image Comics during the explosive Modern Age, this unsettling character has wriggled through nearly three decades of storytelling — a remarkable span for any denizen of the Savage Dragon universe. With 37 catalog appearances across Savage Dragon, Big Bang Comics, and Savage Dragon Archives, The Wicked Worm has shared chaotic pages with heavy-hitters like Dragon, SuperPatriot, and Mighty Man, earning a place among the memorable rogues and oddballs that make Larsen's world so endlessly entertaining. That key-issue debut alone makes Savage Dragon #9 worth hunting down for any serious collector.