Rex Morgan

Rex Morgan, M.D. is a fictional physician and the protagonist of a long-running newspaper comic strip, following his medical practice and the personal and professional challenges that come with it.

Rex Morgan is one of comics' most enduring medical figures, a doctor who first hung out his shingle in 1955 and kept his practice open across a remarkable six decades of storytelling. Brought to life by Dal Curtis, Marvin Bradley, and Frank Edgington, this Golden Age creation anchored his own long-running series while rubbing elbows in the pages of the Calgary Herald with beloved strip icons like Dagwood Bumstead, Andy Capp, and Archie Andrews — genuinely distinguished company that speaks to his staying power in the newspaper comics world. The fact that he even turned up in Mad tells you Rex Morgan had enough cultural presence to be worth lampooning, and any character who endures from the Golden Age well into the 21st century has clearly earned a place in any serious collector's awareness.