Marshal Law

In a near-future San Francisco devastated by a brutal superhero war, a traumatized veteran turned masked government officer known as Marshal Law is tasked with hunting down rogue, violent superheroes — policing the very costumed figures society once worshipped.

Few characters from the late 1980s arrived with quite the savage, satirical energy of Marshal Law, who burst onto the scene in 1987 courtesy of creator Archie Goodwin and the Apocalypse imprint. A Copper Age original through and through, this figure has carved out a distinctive niche across nearly three decades of publication — from Marshal Law and Toxic to Strip — proving that some characters are simply too sharp-edged to fade quietly. Along the way he's shared pages with a fascinatingly eclectic crowd, from Joe Gilmore and The Sleepman to none other than Captain Britain and The Mask, suggesting a comics life that spans tones and universes with real range. If you're drawn to characters who exist at the harder, more uncompromising end of the spectrum and who've earned their longevity the unconventional way, Marshal Law is absolutely worth a closer look.