X

Born in the very first issue of Sure-Fire Comics in 1940, X is a genuine Golden Age original — one of those intriguing early figures conjured by Robert Turner, Pat Lamar Studio, and Harry Lucey at the dawn of the superhero era for Ace Magazines. What makes this character's story quietly remarkable is a publishing trail that somehow stretches all the way from those scrappy 1940s Ace pages to Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew! in 1982, a span of over four decades that bridges the Golden Age to the early Bronze Age in a single catalog thread. Along the way, X shares adventures with a colorful roster that includes Rusty, Blackie, The Raven, Bill Regan, and Lola Lash — the kind of pulpy, atmospheric company that perfectly captures the anything-goes spirit of Golden Age comics. Rare in appearances and rich in history, X is exactly the sort of deep-cut discovery that makes digging through the back issue bins so endlessly rewarding.