The Commander

A commanding presence from the mid-eighties indie comics scene, The Commander debuted in Venture #1 (1986), brought to life by creator Mark Propst under the AC Comics banner. AC was a publisher with a genuine love for adventure storytelling, and Venture gathered a tight ensemble — Kevin Mondell, Fiona Page, Mitchell Cameron, Phate, and Bolt all share the page with this figure. With only a brief run across 1986–87, The Commander is a rare slice of Copper Age indie history, the kind of character that rewards the curious collector willing to dig a little deeper than the mainstream.