Merton

A late Silver Age charmer from Western Publishing's animated-comics stable, Merton made their debut in New Terrytoons #8 in 1970, joining a wonderfully zany roster that includes the likes of Heckle, Jeckle, Silly Sidney, and Evil Cat. With only a handful of catalog appearances across the early '70s run, Merton is a genuine rarity — the kind of obscure gem that makes digging through vintage funny-animal comics so rewarding for collectors with a taste for the offbeat corners of the era.