Samson Smythe

Samson Smythe is a supporting character in the humor comic That Wilkin Boy, set in the same lighthearted teen world as Archie Andrews and Jughead Jones, and associated with the adventures of main character Bingo Wilkin.

Samson Smythe stepped onto the Archie Comics stage in 1969's That Wilkin Boy #2, a Silver Age creation from the legendary team of Frank Doyle and Dan DeCarlo — names synonymous with the warm, witty heart of Archie's universe. Over a remarkable stretch of publication history reaching all the way to 2024, Samson has shared pages with the likes of Bingo Wilkin, Jughead Jones, and Archie Andrews, putting him squarely in some of the most beloved company in American humor comics. His appearances across That Wilkin Boy, the Jughead & Friends Digest Magazine, and the long-running Laugh Comics Digest speak to a character woven into the fabric of Archie's anthology tradition, and collectors will note at least one key issue among his appearances. Twenty catalog appearances over five-and-a-half decades is a testament to quiet staying power — the kind of supporting player who gives Archie's world its texture and charm.