La Vecchia Strega

Dark, mysterious, and steeped in the eerie atmosphere of early '90s Italian horror comics, La Vecchia Strega made her debut in the very first issue of I Classici Americani I Racconti del Terrore in 1991, brought to life through the collaboration of Ferruccio Alessandri and the legendary Jack Davis. Published by Edizioni B.S.D., she inhabits a world of gothic dread alongside shadowy figures like Il Guardiano della Cripta and Il custode del Sepolcro — company that tells you everything about the chilling tone of her corner of the comics world. With 8 catalog appearances across this atmospheric series, she's a compact but evocative presence from the Copper/Modern Age of Italian horror comics — exactly the kind of haunting discovery that makes digging through international titles so rewarding.