James Cooper

James Cooper stepped into the DC Universe in 1989, debuting in The Huntress #9 alongside the fierce Helena Bertinelli and a cast of detectives and underworld figures that defined that series' gritty, street-level tone. A Copper Age creation from the team of Joey Cavalieri and Joe Staton, he's a supporting player woven into one of DC's more underrated corner of the era — a book that gave the post-Crisis Huntress her own hard-edged spotlight. With appearances stretching across The Huntress and even the Justice League International Special, Cooper may be a compact presence in the catalog, but he's a genuine piece of that late-'80s DC fabric worth a second look for fans who love digging into the texture behind the headliners.