Bootleg

Bootleg burst onto the scene in 1994's Doom's IV #4, a product of Image Comics' bold, boundary-pushing early years when the publisher was rewriting the rules of superhero storytelling. With appearances spread across NewMen, Brigade, and Glory, this character moved through some of the most energetic corners of the Image universe, sharing pages with the likes of Dash, Kodiak, Pilot, and others who defined that era's kinetic ensemble style. One of Bootleg's appearances carries key-issue status, making them a name worth tracking down for serious collectors of '90s Image material. It's a compact but colorful comics footprint — exactly the kind of deep-cut discovery that reminds you how much wild, ambitious storytelling was packed into that decade.