Religion: Christian (medieval) 
Name: Axel
Classification:
supporting character
Publisher(s): 
First Appearance: New Comics #1 (Dec. 1935): "Axel"
Creators: Robert Leffingwell
Number of Appearances: 1
Nation: England, United Kingdom
Birth Place: USA
Race: white
Gender: male
Axel is a character who appears in a tiny (4-panel) strip that is tacked on to the bottom of the first "Loin of Beef" comic feature in New Comics #1. The "Loin of Beef" strip (about a knight errant) is nearly two pages long, but there was space left at the bottom of the second page. The space was filled with the 4-panel "Axel" strip. Although "Axel" is unsigned, it was almost certainly created by the same writer/artist who created the "Loin of Beef" strip: Robert Leffingwell. Like "Loin of Beef," the "Axel" strip is knight-themed.
New Comics #1 (Dec. 1935): "Axel" (lead character)
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://adventurecomicsblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/new-comics-1-december-1935.html
- https://www.comics.org/issue/94/
- http://unabridgeddc.tumblr.com/post/39313988263/comic-8-new-comics-1-date-december-1935