Pud

A Golden Age charmer with genuine staying power, Pud made their debut in Super Duck Comics #29 in 1949 under the pen of Al Fagaly, and went on to rack up 62 catalog appearances across a surprisingly eclectic range of titles — from the humor pages of Leave It to Binky to the battlefield drama of Our Army at War and the eerie corridors of The Phantom Stranger. That kind of range across DC's publishing landscape, stretching from the late Golden Age well into the 1950s, speaks to a character who found a home wherever the stories took them. With three key-issue appearances flagging Pud as collector-significant, and a colorful cast of page-mates including Sis, Tim, Butch, and even Clark Kent himself, this is one of those delightful deep-cut figures that rewards the curious fan willing to dig into the rich, varied texture of mid-century DC comics.