Tor Johnson

Stepping out of the weird and wonderful world of underground comix, Tor Johnson made his Bronze Age debut in the pages of Weirdo #4 in 1982, brought to life by cartoonist Dennis Worden for what would become a delightfully offbeat corner of Fantagraphics' catalog. Appearing across titles like Tor Love Betty and Any Similarity to Persons Living or Dead Is Purely Coincidental, this character keeps some gloriously eclectic company — sharing pages with the likes of Elvis Presley, Shemp Howard, and the Howard brothers — which tells you everything you need to know about the irreverent, pop-culture-saturated spirit of the comics he inhabits. With only five catalog appearances spread across a decade, Tor Johnson is a genuine rarity, the kind of cult curiosity that serious underground and alternative comics collectors love to track down.