Bättil Böcklingsson

A creature of the early '90s Swedish humor comics scene, Bättil Böcklingsson burst onto the page in Martin Lexelius's MegaPyton in 1993, published by Atlantic Förlags AB during a lively moment for Scandinavian alternative comics. Though the catalog trail is compact — just four appearances spread across Pyton, MegaPyton, and Pyton skoldagbok in a run that lasted through the mid-'90s — Bättil shares those pages with a wonderfully anarchic cast including Pyrre Pyton, Benny Klimp, and the memorably named Pervo-Kris, hinting at the irreverent, anything-goes spirit of the series. For collectors with a taste for offbeat European humor comics of the Copper/Modern Age, Bättil Böcklingsson is a charming little discovery — the kind of character who rewards the curious digger.