The Rook

Born in the pages of Warren Publishing's The Rook Magazine in 1979, The Rook is a genuine Bronze Age artifact from one of comics' most beloved independent houses — the same publisher that gave the world Creepy and Eerie. Launched by the creative team of Bill DuBay and Lee Elias, this character carved out a distinctive corner of the Warren universe and has proven durable enough to resurface across nearly four decades, right up to 2017. The company The Rook keeps is wonderfully eclectic — sharing pages with the likes of Restin Dane, Voltar, Sherlock Holmes, and American Eagle — hinting at a world of pulpy adventure and genre-spanning storytelling that Warren did better than almost anyone. For collectors hunting the rich, ink-and-paper heritage of Bronze Age independents, The Rook Magazine and the archival collections bearing DuBay's name are exactly the kind of deep-cut treasure worth tracking down.