Red Wilson

Red Wilson is a Golden Age supporting character from Archie Comics' small-town humor universe, introduced in Wilbur Comics #1 in 1944. He appeared alongside characters like Wilbur Wilkin and Katy Keene across titles including Pep Comics and Laugh Comics.

Few characters can claim a Golden Age debut and a place in the sun-drenched, small-town universe that Archie Comics made famous, but Red Wilson has both. Introduced in Wilbur Comics #1 in 1944 by creator Bill Vigoda, Red spent roughly fourteen years brightening the pages of some of Archie's most beloved titles — Wilbur Comics, Pep Comics, and Laugh Comics — sharing those pages with the likes of Wilbur Wilkin, Katy Keene, and Laurie Lake. With 42 catalogued appearances and six recognized as collector-significant key issues, this is a character whose footprint in the Golden Age teen-humor genre is genuine and worth tracing. For fans who love digging into the warm, breezy world Archie built in the postwar decades, Red Wilson is a rewarding find.