Plutonium

Bursting onto the page in 1991 courtesy of creators Dag E. Kolstad and Tommy Sydsæter, Plutonium is a Copper/Modern Age creation published by Egmont Kustannus in the Finnish anthology Myrkky — a title that clearly had a flair for the unconventional. With a compact but collector-notable run through the mid-nineties and two key issues among their seven catalogued appearances, Plutonium is the kind of cult discovery that rewards the dedicated digger. The colorful company they keep — including Kuusikoipi, Rullalauta-Naamio, and the wonderfully named Rhesus Miinus — hints at a world with real personality and wit, making Myrkky a fascinating corner of early-nineties Nordic comics worth seeking out.