Bolt

Steve Ditko's fingerprints on a character are always worth paying attention to, and Bolt — debuting in Americomics Special #1 in 1983 — carries that Bronze Age pedigree proudly as part of AC Comics' scrappy, independent superhero universe. Running through the mid-to-late '80s and into 1991, Bolt headlined dedicated titles like Bolt Special and Bolt and Starforce Six, and shared adventures with a colorful cast including Nightveil, Astron, and Mitchell Cameron. With a key issue among their appearances and a run that stretched nearly a decade, Bolt is a rewarding discovery for collectors who love digging into the fertile, off-the-beaten-path corners of Bronze Age independent comics.