Yosemite Sam

Few comic characters have kept readers grinning across eight decades quite like Yosemite Sam, the blustering, mustachioed wildcard who first thundered onto the page in 1949 — a Golden Age debut that launched a run stretching all the way to 2025. Published under DC's banner, he's spent those 76 years sharing ink with the cream of the Looney Tunes roster: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, and Sylvester all keep him company across titles like Looney Tunes, Porky Pig, and Daffy. With 85 catalog appearances and three collector-recognized key issues to his name, Sam is far more than a supporting player — he's a genuine piece of comics history, proof that the loudest personality in the room has a way of sticking around.