Mantra

Bursting onto the scene in 1994 courtesy of creators Mike W. Barr and Mark Heike, Mantra is a Malibu Comics creation who arrived during one of the most exciting independent publishing booms in comics history. This character shares their corner of the Malibu universe with heavy hitters like Prototype, Prime, and Hardcase, placing them squarely within that publisher's ambitious, interconnected superhero landscape. With appearances spanning Giant Size Mantra, Hardcase, and The Phoenix Resurrection, Mantra touched some genuinely notable corners of the Malibu line during its mid-'90s run. A compact but intriguing presence from an era of bold experimentation, Mantra is a rewarding discovery for any collector with a soft spot for the road not taken in superhero publishing.