Comanche

Comanche is a street-level criminal who debuted alongside Luke Cage in the very first issue of Hero for Hire. A recurring figure in Cage's gritty urban world, he is closely associated with fellow villain Shades and operates in the criminal underworld of Marvel's New York.

From the very first issue that launched Luke Cage's groundbreaking solo series in 1972, Comanche has been part of Marvel's Bronze Age street-level world — a recurring presence in the gritty urban landscape that made Hero for Hire such a landmark. Sharing pages with Cage himself, Shades, Diamondback, and Claire Temple across collections like the Luke Cage Omnibus and Essential Luke Cage, this character is woven into the fabric of one of Marvel's most culturally significant corners. Spanning nearly five decades of publication history, Comanche is a testament to just how richly populated that world was from its very inception — and for collectors and fans tracing the roots of Marvel's street-level storytelling, there's real pleasure in finding a figure who was there at the very beginning.