Benny

A quietly intriguing presence in the pages of Love and Rockets, Benny made their debut in 1994 — the Copper/Modern Age heyday of Fantagraphics' crown jewel — brought to life by the singular Gilbert Hernandez. With only a handful of catalog appearances across a mid-'90s window, Benny is the kind of character who haunts the margins of a richly populated world, sharing pages with the likes of Fritz Martinez, Vicki Glori, and Esther Chascarillo — the vivid, unforgettable ensemble that makes Hernandez's storytelling so endlessly rewarding. For devoted Love and Rockets completists, tracking down every face in Gilbert's universe is half the joy, and Benny is one of those small but genuine discoveries waiting to be made.