Cutlass

Cutlass made their debut in the pages of Kurt Busiek's Astro City #15 in 1998, stepping into one of the most celebrated and humanistic superhero universes of the Modern Age — a world where every character, however briefly glimpsed, feels like they carry a whole life behind them. Created by the masterful team of Kurt Busiek and Brent E. Anderson, Cutlass shares the richly populated streets of Astro City with luminaries like Quarrel and Jack-in-the-Box, the kind of company that signals this is a universe worth exploring deeply. With appearances spanning all the way to 2024, this is a character whose presence has quietly endured across a remarkable stretch of comics history — and in Astro City, even a handful of appearances can leave a lasting impression.