Léonard Samson

Léonard Samson is the French-language edition of Leonard Samson, Marvel's gamma-irradiated psychiatrist who treated Bruce Banner and the Hulk. Exposure to gamma radiation granted him superhuman strength and his iconic green hair, making him both a medical ally and a formidable physical force.

A fixture of French Marvel publishing since his 1985 debut in Spécial Strange, Léonard Samson has kept remarkable company across four decades — sharing pages with the Hulk, Bruce Banner, Iron Man, and Spider-Man in titles like Marvel Heroes and the long-running Spécial Strange. Born in the Bronze Age from the creative partnership of Chris Claremont and Bob McLeod, this character represents the rich tradition of Marvel storytelling as it reached francophone readers through Panini France. With 40 years of continuous presence in the catalog, he's a testament to how deeply Marvel's world took root beyond its American origins — a rewarding discovery for collectors with a taste for the international dimension of comics history.