Joe Galaxy

Born in the pages of the Italian underground comics scene, Joe Galaxy made his debut in Frigidaire #1 in 1980, a Bronze Age creation of the visionary Andrea Pazienza — one of the most celebrated voices in European alternative comics. Published by Primo Carnera Editore, Frigidaire was a genuinely countercultural arena, and Joe Galaxy shares that irreverent space with none other than RanXerox, which tells you everything about the wild, boundary-pushing company he keeps. With only a handful of catalog appearances spread across Frigidaire and its supplements, Joe Galaxy is a rare and intriguing figure — a cult artifact from a short-lived but electrifying moment in comics history that serious collectors of European alternative work will absolutely want to track down.