Joe

Steve Moncuse's wonderfully offbeat underwater crime world, launched through Comico in 1986, is exactly the kind of Copper Age gem that rewards curious collectors — and Joe is part of the colorful ensemble that makes it tick. Debuting in The Fish Police #2 alongside the likes of Inspector Gill, Goldie, and Oscar the Octopus, Joe inhabits one of the era's most distinctive and inventive series, a noir-tinged aquatic universe unlike anything else on the stands. With appearances spread across the Fish Police run through 1991, Joe is a reliable presence in a cult favorite that still earns warm recognition from fans who love their comics a little strange and a lot of fun.