Amster the Hamster

Amster the Hamster is a delightful little corner of DC's Golden Age funny-animal universe, debuting in 1952's Movietown's Animal Antics #38 under the hands of Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer. Running through the mid-1950s, this cheerful critter kept wonderfully zany company — sharing pages with the likes of Peter Porkchops, Rollo Raccoon, McSnurtle the Turtle, and Dizzy Dog across titles like Peter Porkchops, Nutsy Squirrel, and The Raccoon Kids. With only a dozen catalog appearances, Amster is a genuine rarity, the kind of obscure gem that reminds collectors just how richly populated and warmly imaginative DC's postwar funny-animal lineup truly was.