Mike Nesmith

Stepping out of the mid-1980s indie comics scene, Mike Nesmith made his debut in AC Comics' Venture #1 (1986), brought to life by creator Mark Propst during the fertile Copper Age of comics. With only a handful of catalog appearances across the short-lived Venture run, Nesmith is a rare find — the kind of character that dedicated collectors of small-press gems love to track down. He shares his pages with an intriguing cast including Phate, Bolt, and Fiona Page, giving Venture the feel of a tight ensemble adventure. For fans who love discovering the roads less traveled in comics history, Mike Nesmith is exactly the sort of hidden-corner character that makes digging through back-issue bins so rewarding.