24 Strangest Celebrity Cameos In Comic Book History

14. Don Rickles

Jack Kirby's run on the series Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen proved mostly beneficial for the Superman mythology as it introduced such concepts as the New Gods and Darkseid. I say mostly because the stories could be a little weird, such as when comedian Don Rickles appeared. Rickles had agreed to only a cameo on the front cover of one such issue, but the publishers at DC decided to expand Rickles's appearance by splitting him into two characters: a good and bad half. The good half is poisoned alongside Jimmy, and ends up finding his way to the only person with the cure; Intergang leader Morgan Edge. Coincidentally, the bad half is also visiting Edge on business matters, causing massive confusion as both sides see each other. Of course, the good Rickles is cured by the end, though the other remains traumatised.

13. Orson Welles

Best known for the highly acclaimed War of the Worlds and Citizen Kane, actor/director Orson Welles continued his career with the film Black Magic, an adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas novel of the same time. To help with the promotion, United Artists struck a deal with DC Comics (under the National Periodical Publications brand) to feature Welles in a crossover arc with the Man of Steel. The story featured Welles landing on Mars on the eve of a planned Martian invasion (led by a Hitler-loving alien named Martler). Welles uses a radio to broadcast the situation to Earth, though no one but Superman takes him seriously. He then successfully saves him and works together to destroy all the enemy spaceships. Strange indeed.