Jimmy Foley

Peter Bagge's Hate was one of the defining alternative comics of its era, and Jimmy Foley is part of the wonderfully dysfunctional world Bagge built around the Bradley family and their orbit. Debuting in 1995, Jimmy shares the pages of Hate and Hate Annual with the likes of Buddy Bradley, Butch Bradley, and Lisa Leavenworth — the kind of gloriously flawed, recognizable cast that made Fantagraphics' flagship alt-comics title such a touchstone of the '90s underground scene. With ten appearances across the run, Jimmy is a supporting player rather than a headliner, but in Bagge's hands even the peripheral characters crackle with that signature sardonic energy. If you're digging into Hate's complete world, he's exactly the kind of detail that rewards the devoted reader.