Rocket J. Squirrel

Rocky the Flying Squirrel is the plucky, good-natured hero of the animated Rocky and His Friends franchise, partnered with Bullwinkle J. Moose as they outwit villains like Boris and Natasha.

A beloved animated icon translated into comics, Rocket J. Squirrel made his four-color debut in 1964's Devil Kids Starring Hot Stuff #15 — a delightfully unexpected Silver Age home courtesy of creator Warren Kremer. Over a span stretching nearly a quarter century, this plucky little squirrel popped up across titles like Bullwinkle and Rocky and even Bugs Bunny, keeping lively company with the likes of his pal Bullwinkle J. Moose and Harvey Comics' own Hot Stuff. A charming footnote in Marvel's surprisingly eclectic publishing history, Rocky is a warm reminder of the Silver Age's wonderfully wide-ranging appetite for cartoon favorites finding new adventures on the comics page.