Sir Walter Raleigh

One of the most historically storied figures to grace the comics page, this Sir Walter Raleigh made his debut in the pages of Judge all the way back in 1903 — a genuine Platinum Age artifact brought to life by the pen of T. S. Sullivant. Over a remarkable span stretching more than a century, he's turned up across publications as varied as The American Legion and the gritty future-law world of Judge Dredd Megazine, sharing pages with luminaries like Queen Elizabeth I, Christopher Marlowe, and William Shakespeare — as distinguished a literary and historical court as any character could wish for. With 21 catalog appearances threading from 1903 to 2017, this Sir Walter Raleigh is a fascinating thread connecting the earliest days of American comics to the modern era, proof that certain figures from history never quite stop capturing the imagination of storytellers.