The Destroyer

The Destroyer is an early Erik Larsen creation who debuted in the self-published Graphic Fantasy #2 (1982), predating Image Comics itself. The character later became part of the Savage Dragon universe alongside figures like The Crusader and Angel Murphy.

Few characters can claim they were there at the very beginning of Erik Larsen's creative journey, but The Destroyer can — debuting in the self-published Graphic Fantasy #2 back in 1982, a Bronze Age artifact that predates Image Comics itself. When Larsen's Savage Dragon became one of Image's flagship titles, The Destroyer carried that early legacy forward into a universe shared with characters like The Crusader and Angel Murphy. With a key issue to their name and a presence stretching across more than four decades, this is a character whose modest appearance count belies a genuinely fascinating place in the independent comics story — a piece of Larsen's earliest world-building that collectors of Image history will want to track down.