Dagar

Few sword-and-sorcery heroes can claim a debut as boldly titled as Tales of Sword and Sorcery Dagar the Invincible — and this Bronze Age warrior, conjured in 1972 by writer Don Glut and artist Jesse Santos for Western Publishing, delivered exactly the blood-and-magic adventure that title promised. Dagar carved out his own corner of the early-'70s fantasy boom, a era when barbarian heroes were riding high across comics racks, and his adventures stretched across a remarkable publishing span that touched four decades. A niche treasure for Bronze Age enthusiasts and sword-and-sorcery devotees, Dagar is the kind of find that reminds collectors just how wide and wild the genre landscape truly was.