Okay, so, I was scrolling through my usual forums the other day, and I stumbled upon this question that really got me thinking: “Are there any pirates in comic books?” I mean, we all love a good pirate story, right? Treasure, adventure, the open sea – it’s all so exciting! So, I decided to dive deep and see what I could find.
First, I hit up my go-to comic book database. I just typed in “pirates” and boom! A whole bunch of stuff popped up. I started clicking around, and one of the first things I found was this collection called, uh, Pirates from Clover Press. Apparently, they collected a ton of pirate comics from the ’50s. I mean, the ’50s, can you imagine? It made me think of old-timey pirates, like, real swashbuckling types. I made a note to check that out later, might be some real hidden gems there.

Then, I remembered this other series I read a while back, Piracy, from EC Comics. Now, those guys were known for their, shall we say, “edgier” stuff. Not exactly kid-friendly, but definitely interesting. I skimmed through some of my old issues, and yeah, those pirates were pretty intense. Not your typical jolly sailor types, that’s for sure. I added it to my reading list.
- Digging into pirate comics is way more fun than I thought!
- Found a cool collection called Pirates from the ’50s.
- EC Comics’ Piracy series is pretty hardcore.
I also spent some time browsing through online forums and fan wikis. People were mentioning all sorts of pirate characters I’d never even heard of. There’s one that kept popping up – The Dragon Lady, also known as Madam Deal. Sounds like a real boss lady of the high seas. I even found out that pirates showed up in Asterix comics, which totally surprised me! I always thought of that as a more, you know, Roman and Gaul kind of thing. But yeah, they apparently show up in the fourth album, Asterix the Gladiator. I guess you learn something new every day!
Delving into Watchmen and Spider-Man’s World
Now, this is where things got really interesting. I came across this discussion about Watchmen, and how there’s this comic-within-a-comic, you know? It’s a pirate story, and apparently, it mirrors the main story of Watchmen in some pretty deep ways. Like, the pirate comic kind of symbolizes how someone who seems like the hero can actually become the villain. It’s like a mini version of the whole Watchmen story. I never thought about it like that before, but it’s kind of mind-blowing when you do.
And then, because I can never resist a good tangent, I ended up reading about this Spider-Man crossover event. Apparently, there’s this whole thing with alternate versions of Spider-Man, and one of them is this pirate guy called Web Beard. He’s got a Spider-Man mask, a big ol’ beard, and a pirate outfit. And his ship is made out of a plant superhero? I don’t even know, it’s wild. I was laughing the whole time. It was funny how he wasn’t happy to meet other spider-man, but they helped him get his ship back. It sounds ridiculous, but it was a fun read.
So, yeah, that’s basically my journey into the world of pirate comics. I started with a simple question, and I ended up discovering all these cool stories, characters, and even some pretty deep themes. It just goes to show you, there’s always more to explore in the world of comics, even in places you might not expect, like among pirates!
