Boxey

Boxey is a young boy from the original Battlestar Galactica universe, a child survivor of the Cylon attack on the Colonies who is taken under the wing of Captain Apollo and accompanies the ragtag refugee fleet aboard the Galactica, with his robotic daggit Muffit as a companion.

Boxey made their comics debut in the Bronze Age, introduced in the oversized Marvel Super Special #8 in 1978 by Roger McKenzie, Glen A. Larson, and Ernie Colón — a memorable launch for a character tied to one of that era's most beloved science-fiction properties. Sharing pages with iconic figures like Commander Adama, Captain Apollo, Lieutenant Starbuck, and the curious Muffit, Boxey occupies a warm, human corner of the Battlestar Galactica universe across publishers and decades. What's quietly remarkable is the character's longevity — from that splashy 1978 tabloid format all the way through Dynamite Entertainment's runs into 2015, including the ambitious (Classic) Battlestar Galactica: The Death of Apollo. For collectors who love tracing a franchise from its Bronze Age roots to the modern comics landscape, Boxey is a charming throughline worth seeking out.