capitano Philip Vance

Captain Philip Vance is a senior police officer and supporting character in Sergio Bonelli Editore's crime procedural series Nick Raider, set in New York. He serves as a commanding authority figure alongside detective Nick Raider and lieutenant Arthur Rayan.

Capitano Philip Vance stepped onto the Italian comics scene in 1988 with the very first issue of Nick Raider, Sergio Bonelli Editore's long-running crime series, and has kept a steady presence across its pages — and those of Nick Raider le nuove indagini and Speciale Nick Raider — for an impressive stretch of over three decades. A supporting pillar of that procedural world, he shares the stage with the likes of Nick Raider himself, tenente Arthur Rayan, and a cast of recurring characters that give the series its distinctive ensemble feel. With 17 catalog appearances and a key issue to his name, Vance is exactly the kind of authoritative figure who gives a long-running Bonelli universe its sense of institutional depth and continuity. If you're diving into the rich tradition of Italian fumetti crime fiction, he's a familiar face well worth tracking down.