Predator

An extraterrestrial warrior from a technologically advanced alien race, the Predator visits Earth to hunt the most dangerous prey it can find, using superior weaponry and cloaking technology to stalk its quarry as the ultimate sport.

Few characters have carved out such a distinctive corner of comics culture as Predator, who burst onto the page in Action Comics Annual #2 in 1989 — a Copper Age debut brought to life by the remarkable creative trio of Jerry Ordway, George Pérez, and Mike Mignola. Dark Horse Comics became the true home of this iconic hunter, anchoring titles like Predator: Bad Blood and Predator vs. Judge Dredd and racking up 77 catalog appearances across an extraordinary stretch that runs all the way to 2026. The company this character keeps speaks volumes — sharing pages with Wolverine, the Xenomorph, and Judge Dredd himself — and two of those appearances carry key-issue status that any serious collector will want on their radar. Over nearly four decades, Predator has proven that some presences in comics are simply impossible to ignore.