Mickey Pimple

Straight out of the early-'90s underground-flavored indie scene, Mickey Pimple debuted in Terry LaBan's Cud #3 (1993) from Dark Horse, a series that carved out its own offbeat corner of the Copper/Modern Age. With a run stretching through the mid-'90s, Mickey shares the page with an eclectic cast — Eno, The Serpent Woman, and even a cat — the kind of wonderfully odd ensemble that made Cud a cult favorite among readers who liked their comics a little left of center. Rare in the catalog with only three recorded appearances, Mickey Pimple is exactly the sort of hidden gem that reminds collectors why digging through the indie racks was always worth it.