Merle Tanker

Merle Tanker is a DC Comics figure who stepped onto the scene in 1992 with the launch of The Darkstars, a Copper/Modern Age series that brought a fresh corner of the DC universe to life under the creative hands of Michael Jan Friedman and Larry Stroman. With a short but distinct run through the early nineties, Merle keeps vivid company — sharing pages with the likes of Darkstar, Ferrin Colos, and Senator Kyle Baron in a series that carved out its own identity amid the era's bold, expansive storytelling. Seven appearances may be a compact legacy, but for fans who love digging into the deeper reaches of DC's cosmos, Merle Tanker is exactly the kind of character that makes The Darkstars such a rewarding series to track down.