Dr. Deo von Dinky

A delightfully named creation of the late 1990s, Dr. Deo von Dinky burst onto the scene in the very first issue of Herman Hedning in 1998 — a collector-significant debut in its own right — brought to life by the collaborative trio of Ulf Granberg, Patrik Norrman, and Jonas Darnell for Egmont. This Modern Age character inhabits a wonderfully offbeat corner of comics, sharing pages with the likes of Herman, Lilleman, Bacon, and the Jävelberg clan across a compact but memorable run. With two key-issue appearances to their name, Dr. Deo von Dinky may not have the longest bibliography, but for fans of Scandinavian comics with a quirky, irreverent sensibility, this is exactly the kind of character worth seeking out.