Linc Shane

Linc Shane is a supporting character from the gritty, dystopian world surrounding Deathlok (Luther Manning) in Marvel's Bronze Age, inhabiting the same dark, high-stakes corner of a war-torn future as Deathlok and Major Simon Ryker.

Born into the gritty, dystopian world of Marvel's Bronze Age, Linc Shane made his debut in Astonishing Tales #28 in 1975, courtesy of creator Rich Buckler. He inhabits a corner of the Marvel universe that orbits some genuinely intense company — Luther Manning, Deathlok, and Major Simon Ryker among them — which tells you something about the dark, high-stakes atmosphere of the stories he calls home. His presence stretches across nearly four decades, resurfacing as late as 2014 in Deathlok the Demolisher: Origins, a testament to the lasting pull of that original Bronze Age vision. A modest appearance count makes him a rewarding discovery for collectors who love digging into the deeper cuts of Marvel's catalog.