Laura Lava

Emerging from the Bronze Age European comics scene, Laura Lava made her debut in Franka #6 in 1982, brought to life by Dutch creator Henk Kuijpers in what would become one of the Netherlands' most beloved adventure series. She's a rare find for collectors drawn to continental comics, sharing the page with the series' iconic heroine Franka herself, alongside characters like Commissaris Noordenwind and the intriguingly named Furora. With only a handful of catalogued appearances, Laura Lava is precisely the kind of elusive supporting player that makes digging through European albums so rewarding — a small but genuine piece of Kuijpers' richly crafted world.