Junior

Junior is a Peter Bagge creation who debuted in High Times Magazine and later appeared in Fantagraphics titles Neat Stuff and Hate, inhabiting the same sardonic, slice-of-life alternative comics world as Buddy Bradley.

Born in the pages of High Times Magazine in 1982, Junior is one of Peter Bagge's earliest creations — a Bronze Age underground/alternative comics figure who found a real home at Fantagraphics across nearly two decades. Bagge would go on to build some of the most beloved and sardonic slice-of-life comics of the era, and Junior's presence across Neat Stuff and Hate puts him squarely in that irreverent, gloriously off-kilter world — sharing pages with the likes of Buddy Bradley and Studs Kirby. With a key issue to their name and a catalog run stretching from 1982 to 2001, Junior is a rewarding find for anyone digging into the rich vein of alternative comics that Fantagraphics championed so brilliantly.