Al Simmons

Al Simmons was a highly skilled U.S. government assassin who, after being betrayed and killed, made a deal with the demon Malebolgia to return to Earth—only to be resurrected as a Hellspawn, a soldier bound to the forces of Hell.

Few characters in the Image Comics revolution left as deep a mark as Al Simmons, who stepped onto the page in Spawn #2 in 1992 and has never really left — 387 catalog appearances and 33 years of publication later, that's a legacy that speaks for itself. Born from the creative explosion of the early Modern Age, Simmons is the dark soul at the center of one of Image's most enduring and gothic universes, sharing his haunted world with figures like Wanda Blake, Terry Fitzgerald, and the beloved detective duo Twitch Williams across the pages of Spawn, Hellspawn, and even Savage Dragon. With 11 key issues to his name, collectors have long recognized that his appearances carry weight — this is a character whose story has mattered to the hobby as much as to the mythology. If you're exploring the bold, creator-owned frontier that reshaped comics in the '90s and beyond, Al Simmons is essential reading.