Ishmael Cord

Ishmael Cord is a Fleetway Publications creation who stepped onto the pages of 2000 AD in 1990, emerging from that fertile Copper/Modern Age moment when British comics were brimming with bold, offbeat characters. Over a remarkable 26-year span across 2000 AD and its special annuals, Cord carved out a place in one of comics' most beloved and demanding anthologies — no small feat in a weekly that has always been ruthlessly selective about who earns return appearances. The company he keeps tells you something about the calibre of the universe he inhabits: his adventures unfold alongside the likes of Judge Dredd, Rogue Trooper Friday, and Tao de Moto, the cream of 2000 AD's eclectic roster. For collectors who love deep-cut British comics with real longevity, Ishmael Cord is exactly the kind of rewarding discovery that makes hunting through the Galaxy's Greatest Comic so endlessly worthwhile.