Brabax
Born in the pages of Mosaik #1/1976, Brabax is a Bronze Age creation from East Germany's beloved Verlag Junge Welt, brought to life by the trio of Lothar Dräger, Lona Rietschel, and Irmtraut Winkler-Wittig — a remarkable collaborative origin. Nearly five decades of continuous publication speak to an enduring appeal that few characters anywhere in the world can match, with 66 catalogued appearances anchored by at least one collector-significant key issue. Sharing adventures with a wonderfully eclectic cast including Hans Wurst, Ludas Matyi, and the grandly named Marquis de la Vermotte-Toupet, Brabax inhabits a rich, distinctive comics universe that stands apart from the mainstream superhero world — a genuine treasure for collectors with a taste for the wider, wilder history of the medium.
#1/1976
Trivia
- The Abrafaxe carry the weight of a genuine continuity reboot: launched by Verlag Junge Welt as the direct successor team to the Digedags following a very public split in the mid-1970s, Brabax and company inherited an entire East German comics institution rather than debuting as a fresh concept.ddr-comics.de
- Lothar Dräger has written more of Brabax's comics than any other writer in our catalog — 48 issues.