Ichthyos

A creature of the deep end of Astro City's rich superhero tapestry, Ichthyos made their debut in 2005's Astro City: Dark Age / Book One — Kurt Busiek and Brent E. Anderson's celebrated Modern Age exploration of a city where heroes cast long shadows. Though their catalog footprint is modest, Ichthyos inhabits a corner of DC's Astro City universe populated by genuinely iconic figures like The Silver Agent and Jack-in-the-Box, which says something about the quality of company they keep. For collectors who love Busiek's layered, humanistic approach to superhero mythology, even a background player in Astro City carries more texture and care than most characters get in a full run.