Combat

Bursting onto the scene in 1992's Dollman #3 — courtesy of creator Tom Mason — Combat is a Copper/Modern Age Image character who has carved out a genuinely notable niche in the wild, energetic world of early independent superhero comics. With 39 catalogued appearances spread across titles like Youngblood, Team Youngblood, and Supreme, this is a figure woven deep into the fabric of Image's bold, boundary-pushing universe. Seven of those appearances carry key-issue status, making Combat a name collectors have learned to take seriously, and sharing pages with the likes of Shaft, Vogue, and Die Hard only underscores the high-octane company this character keeps. If you're exploring the explosive creativity of '90s Image comics, Combat is absolutely worth tracking down.