Binky Biggs

Bertram 'Binky' Biggs is an ordinary, well-meaning American teenager whose everyday misadventures with family and friends—including his pal Allergy and kid sister Sis—fuel the laughs in DC's long-running humor series debuting in 1948.

Few Golden Age characters have earned the kind of staying power that Binky Biggs has — debuting in Leave It to Binky #1 back in 1948, this DC humor staple was brought to life by a genuinely impressive creative trio in Hal Seegar, Sheldon Mayer, and Bob Oksner, names that carried real weight in mid-century comics. Rooted in the lighthearted, slice-of-life comedy that made postwar funny books a joy, Binky kept readers company across an astonishing span of roughly 65 years, racking up 214 catalog appearances and 14 key issues that collectors still seek out today. His world is a warm, familiar one — populated by the likes of Allergy Biggs, Peggy Baxter, Bertram Biggs, and Sherwood, with even Clark Kent dropping by for the ride — and his titles, including Leave It to Binky and Binky's Buddies, formed a cozy corner of the DC universe that stood apart from capes and cosmic crises. If you love the idea that DC's Golden Age had genuine heart and humor beyond the superhero shelf, Binky Biggs is exactly the character worth discovering.