Doctor Mist

Steeped in ancient mystery and occult gravitas, Doctor Mist stepped into DC's Modern Age in 2012, conjured by the visionary team of Jeff Lemire and Mikel Janín in Justice League Dark #9. He moves through some of DC's most gloriously strange corners, sharing pages with the likes of Deadman, Madame Xanadu, and Black Orchid — a roster that signals this is comics' shadowy, supernatural edge at its most compelling. With appearances stretching from Justice League Dark through Truth & Justice into the 2020s, he's a figure who rewards the curious reader willing to dig into the darker, more esoteric reaches of the DC universe.