William Shatner

The real-life actor William Shatner — best known as Captain Kirk from Star Trek — appeared as a fictionalized version of himself in this 1972 Sabrina the Teenage Witch issue, one of several comic cameos reflecting his status as a pop culture icon.

Few figures blur the line between pop culture icon and comic book curiosity quite like William Shatner, who made his four-color debut in a 1972 issue of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch — a genuinely delightful Bronze Age artifact courtesy of creator Al Hartley. Turning up across publications as eclectic as Life with Archie, Mad, and Heavy Metal Magazine over a span of more than four decades, Shatner's comics presence is a testament to just how deeply embedded in the cultural fabric he became. He keeps extraordinary company on these pages — Leonard Nimoy, Elvis Presley, Raquel Welch, and even Jughead Jones — which tells you everything about the wild, anything-goes spirit of the eras that embraced him. For collectors who love the moment when celebrity and sequential art collide in the most wonderfully unexpected ways, tracking down Shatner's eleven appearances is a genuinely rewarding treasure hunt.