Oscar the Octopus

Oscar the Octopus is a supporting character in Steve Moncuse's underwater noir comedy The Fish Police, inhabiting a world where aquatic creatures navigate crime and investigation. He swims among a memorable ensemble cast including Inspector Gill in this distinctly offbeat Comico series.

Eight-armed and unforgettable, Oscar the Octopus swam onto the scene in Steve Moncuse's wonderfully offbeat The Fish Police #2 in 1986, a Copper Age gem from Comico that dared to ask what crime fiction would look like beneath the waves. Over the course of the series' run into the early '90s, Oscar kept lively company alongside the likes of Inspector Gill, Chief, Hook, and Goldie — a cast that made Fish Police one of the more charmingly distinctive titles of its era. With 12 catalog appearances across the various iterations of the series, Oscar is the kind of supporting character that devoted fans of indie comics remember with a grin — proof that Moncuse's underwater noir world was richly populated with personalities worth diving back in to discover.