The Sludge

Few characters can claim a Silver Age debut and still be turning up in print nearly six decades later, but The Sludge — born in the pages of Lion #13 back in 1965, courtesy of creators Ted Cowan and Ted Kearon — is exactly that kind of stubborn, enduring curiosity from British comics history. An IPC creation through and through, The Sludge carved out a niche in the classic weekly anthology tradition, sharing those ink-packed pages with beloved British stalwarts like Robot Archie, Zip Nolan, and Rick Slade. The character's journey through Lion, Lion and Eagle, and into the nostalgic warmth of the Treasury of British Comics Annual speaks to a legacy that collectors of British comics will find genuinely rewarding to trace — a Silver Age original that the comics world hasn't quite been able to let go of.