Rocky, the Flying Squirrel

Rocky the Flying Squirrel is the plucky, goggle-wearing squirrel star of the beloved animated series The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. Dell's Four Color #1128 adapted the character for comics, bringing the Frostbite Falls hero to the printed page in 1960.

Few characters from the Silver Age have stayed so warmly in the cultural conversation as Rocky, the Flying Squirrel, who first took flight in Dell's Four Color #1128 back in 1960, brought to comics by Al Kilgore and Ben De Nunez. Born at the height of Dell's beloved licensed-character era, Rocky went on to share pages with an wonderfully eclectic crowd — from the beloved Bullwinkle J. Moose and the dastardly duo of Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale to none other than Archie Andrews and Jughead Jones. With a publishing presence stretching an remarkable 61 years from 1960 to 2021 and appearances across titles like Rocky and His Fiendish Friends and Archie's Joke Book Magazine, this plucky little squirrel proved genuinely enduring. Collectors take note: one of those 29 catalog appearances carries key-issue status, making Rocky's comics run as worth tracking down as it is fun to read.