Dottor Jacob Hicks

Dottor Jacob Hicks stepped onto the Italian horror comics scene in 1987, born from the imagination of Tiziano Sclavi and the artistic team of Montanari & Grassani in the pages of Dylan Dog #7 — the very series that would become one of Sergio Bonelli Editore's most beloved and enduring franchises. A Copper Age creation who has lingered in the shadows of that world across an impressive 35-year span, he's the kind of supporting figure whose presence enriches the dark, atmospheric universe surrounding Dylan Dog himself. His appearances across Dylan Dog, Dylan Dog Collezione Book, and Speciale Dylan Dog place him in distinguished, eerie company — sharing pages with the likes of Groucho, Xabaras, and the enigmatic Opal and Professor Hicks — making him a quietly intriguing thread woven through one of Italian comics' most celebrated horror tapestries.