Docteur Samuel Doxey

A product of the storied Belgian comics tradition, Docteur Samuel Doxey made his entrance in the pages of Spirou magazine in 1953, brought to life by the legendary André Franquin at the height of his creative powers. Dupuis's flagship anthology was the place to be seen in postwar European comics, and Doxey shares that rarified space with luminaries like Fantasio, Spip, Buck Danny, and Jean Valhardi — as distinguished a roster of Franco-Belgian characters as you could hope to find under one cover. With only six catalogued appearances, he's a genuine curiosity — the kind of elusive minor figure that makes dedicated Spirou collectors lean forward in their chairs. If you love the golden era of Belgian bande dessinée and the rich world Franquin helped build, tracking down Docteur Samuel Doxey is exactly the sort of rewarding hunt that reminds you why you fell in love with comics in the first place.