Uncle Snootly

Few characters embody the warm, goofy charm of postwar DC humor comics quite like Uncle Snootly, who made his debut in Leave It to Binky #1 in 1948 — a Golden Age original brought to life by the talented trio of Hal Seegar, Sheldon Mayer, and Bob Oksner. Over a remarkable twenty-year run, he became a reliable fixture in that beloved series, sharing its pages with the likes of Binky Biggs, Allergy Biggs, Peggy Baxter, and the rest of the gang. With 32 catalogued appearances and seven recognized as key collector issues, Uncle Snootly is far more than a footnote — he's a genuine piece of the mid-century funny-book world that DC built alongside its superhero universe. If you have a soft spot for the humor titles that kept Golden and Silver Age readers laughing, this is a character well worth tracking down.