Sigmund Freud

A fictionalized version of the real-world founder of psychoanalysis, this comedic Sigmund Freud appears as a satirical figure in comics contexts, lending his iconic persona — the cigars, the couch, the dream theories — to absurdist and humorous storytelling.

Few characters can claim a Platinum Age debut and a presence stretching nearly a century into comics history, but this fictionalized Sigmund Freud — first brought to the page by James Trembath in Judge #2306 back in 1926 — is exactly that rare beast. Over 93 years of publication, he's turned up across a wonderfully eclectic range of titles, from the legendary British anthology 2000 AD to the decidedly more gonzo Bill & Ted's Excellent Comic Book, keeping some genuinely wild company along the way — including Joe Dredd, Venus Bluegenes, and the ominously named Finnigan Sinister. It's a testament to the enduring cultural magnetism of the real man's name and image that comics creators kept reaching for him across so many eras and genres under the Fleetway banner. A modest twelve appearances makes every one of them a curio worth hunting down for the collector who loves the strange, surprising corners of the medium.