Sam

Debuting in 1988's Comico Attractions #16 courtesy of creator Tim Hamilton, Sam is a Copper Age original with a quietly intriguing footprint across two decades of comics. Popping up across titles as varied as Oni Double Feature and Clive Barker's Night Breed, this character clearly found a home in some wonderfully eclectic corners of the indie and horror-adjacent landscape. Sam shares the page with Max, and that pairing alone hints at a dynamic worth digging into. Seven appearances spread across twenty years makes every one of them a little treasure hunt for the dedicated collector.