Philbert Desanex

Philbert Desanex is an underground comix character created for Rip Off Press, sharing the anarchic, countercultural world of Gilbert Shelton's other irreverent creations. He debuted in the landmark 1969 anthology Feds 'N' Heads Comics alongside characters like Wonder Wart-Hog.

Born in the countercultural ferment of 1969, Philbert Desanex made his debut in Feds 'N' Heads Comics — a key issue, no less — brought to life by Gilbert Shelton and Lieuen Adkins for Rip Off Press, the scrappy underground publisher that helped define an era of freewheeling, irreverent comics. Over a remarkable 52-year span stretching all the way to 2021, this Silver Age underground figure kept genuinely wild company, sharing pages with the likes of Wonder Wart-hog, Fat Freddy Frekowtski, Freewheelin' Franklin Freek, and even Fat Freddy's Cat across titles like Rip Off Comix and Madman 20th Anniversary Monster! With 22 catalog appearances threading through decades of underground and alternative comics history, Philbert Desanex is a quietly enduring figure from one of the most creatively anarchic corners of the medium — a rewarding discovery for any collector with a taste for the road less traveled.