"Ravishing" Rick Rude

Few wrestlers have made the leap from the squared circle to the comic page with quite the swagger of "Ravishing" Rick Rude, who debuted in Marvel's WCW World Championship Wrestling #4 in 1992 — right in the thick of the Copper/Modern Age, when wrestling tie-in comics were a genuine slice of pop culture. Created by Mike Lackey and Ron Wilson, this comics incarnation plants Rude firmly in the wild world of WCW, sharing pages with an absolutely stacked roster that includes Sting, Arn Anderson, a young "Stunning" Steve Austin, Ron Simmons, and the inimitable Paul E. Dangerously. With appearances spread across WCW World Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, and WWE titles spanning an impressive 26 years of publishing history, "Ravishing" Rick Rude is a must-find for any collector who wants their comics shelf to carry the same attitude as their wrestling fandom.