Scratch

Born from the creative partnership of Jeph Loeb and Ian Churchill, Scratch made their debut in The Coven #1 in 1997, arriving at the height of the Modern Age when Awesome Entertainment was pushing bold, stylized comics onto shelves hungry for something edgier. Scratch moves through a world populated by striking figures like Fantom, Spellcaster, Blackmass, Phenomena, and the legendary Satana — a roster that signals this is a corner of comics with serious supernatural flair. With appearances spread across The Coven, Coven Black and White, and the Awesome Holiday Special, Scratch may have a compact catalog footprint, but that only makes each appearance count. For collectors with a taste for late-'90s indie energy and occult-tinged storytelling, Scratch is a hidden gem well worth tracking down.