Mantis-Man

Crawling out of the Copper Age indie comics scene, Mantis-Man made his entrance in Dragonfly #4 in 1986, conjured by artist Rik Levins for AC Comics — that scrappy Florida publisher with a genuine love for superhero adventure. His world is populated by colorful company: Dragonfly, Scarlet Scorpion, and the broader cast of AC's FemForce universe all share his pages. Rare in the catalog with only three recorded appearances, Mantis-Man is exactly the kind of obscure gem that makes digging through Copper Age back-issue bins such a rewarding hunt.