Sam

Stepping onto the page in 1989 courtesy of creators Tom Mason, Chris Ulm, and Jason Waltrip, Sam is a Copper Age figure born into the pages of Malibu's Robotech II: The Sentinels — one of the more ambitious licensed comics expansions of its era. A modest presence in the catalog with three recorded appearances, Sam navigates a world populated by the likes of Jack Baker, Karen Penn, and the formidable T. R. Edwards, which speaks to the high-stakes dramatic company this series kept. Brief appearances can still leave a mark, and for devoted Sentinels completists, tracking down every corner of this richly layered universe — including its smaller players — is half the joy of the hunt.