Benedict Whipple

Benedict Whipple is a supporting character in DC's teen-romance title Date with Debbi, inhabiting the lighthearted social world around lead character Debbi Anderson alongside rivals and friends like Buddy Baxter and Harold Highborne.

A Silver Age charmer from DC's lighter side, Benedict Whipple stepped onto the scene in 1969 courtesy of artist John Rosenberger, debuting in Date with Debbi #5 and finding a cozy home in the teen-romance corner of the DC universe. He's the kind of recurring supporting player who gives a series its texture, sharing pages with the likes of Debbi Anderson, Buddy Baxter, and the wonderfully named Harold Highborne across Date with Debbi, Debbi's Dates, and The Best of DC. With a presence stretching across roughly seventeen years, Benedict outlasted many flashier contemporaries in a genre that doesn't always get its due from collectors. A modest appearance count makes him a satisfying find for fans who love digging into DC's warm, breezy Silver Age social scene.