Woody Woodpecker

Few characters can claim a Golden Age debut and still be cracking wise nearly six decades later, but Woody Woodpecker is exactly that kind of enduring phenomenon — bursting onto the scene in The Funnies #64 in 1942 and keeping readers laughing well into the 2000s. Published by Western, this irrepressible bird built a comics empire across titles like Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker and Walter Lantz New Funnies, sharing pages with a colorful cast including Andy Panda, Chilly Willy, Knothead, Splinter, and Charlie Chicken. With 93 catalog appearances, four of them collector-recognized key issues, and a publishing run spanning 59 years, Woody's comics legacy is as loud and unstoppable as his signature laugh — an absolute must for fans of classic funny-animal comics at their most joyfully chaotic.