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The Purple Claw
50 appearances · Golden Age · 1953–2024 · 1 key issues
The Purple Claw
#1
#1
★ First appearance
The Purple Claw #1
Trivia
- 🗓️ The Purple Claw first appeared in The Purple Claw #1 in 1953 — that's 73 years ago. It's a recognized key issue.
- 🎨 Co-created by Ben Brown.
- 📚 Appears in 50 issues across 21 different series.
- ⭐ 1 of their appearances are key issues collectors actively chase.
- 📈 Has appeared in comics for 71 years (1953–2024) — a true Golden Age mainstay.
Appearances
Purple Claw (1958)
Eerie Tales (1963)
FemForce: Out of the Asylum Special (1987)
Sentinels of Justice (1993)
Purple Claw Mysteries (1994)
Deep Dimension Horror (1994)
Scarlet Scorpion/Darkshade (1995)
Miss Masque (2003)
The Chilling Archives of Horror Comics! (2010)
Haunted Horror (2012)
Pre-Code Classics: Tales of Horror (2018)
PS Artbooks Presents: Classic Horror Comics (2022)
Vampiress (2025)
Gwandanaland Comics (2016)