John Blade

Stepping out of the indie comics scene of the mid-1980s, John Blade made his debut in 1986 courtesy of creators Vic Bridges and Bill Black — a pairing that helped define AC Comics' distinctive flavor during the Copper Age. With only a handful of catalogued appearances spread across Venture and The Vic Bridges Fazers Sketchbook and Fact File, he's a rare find, sharing his pages with a colorful roster that includes Photon, Cherry White, and Halftron. For collectors who love hunting the offbeat corners of the era, John Blade is exactly the kind of compact, curio discovery that makes digging through Copper Age back issues so rewarding.