Rudy Raccoon

Rudy Raccoon is a charming piece of DC's Golden Age menagerie, debuting in 1949's Comic Cavalcade #31 and going on to romp through titles like Movietown's Animal Antics and The Raccoon Kids well into the 1950s. Part of a delightful funny-animal tradition that DC embraced in that era, Rudy shares his pages with a wonderfully named cast — Rollo Raccoon, Fauntleroy Fox, Crawford Crow, Muggsy Mole, and Custer Cat — making for some of the most whimsical company in mid-century comics. With 38 catalog appearances and two issues recognized as collector-significant keys, there's more substance here than casual fans might expect from a forgotten corner of the Golden Age. For anyone with a soft spot for the era when superhero capes shared spinner-rack space with anthropomorphic woodland characters, Rudy is a genuinely rewarding find.