Torque

Bursting onto the scene in 1994 at the height of the Mortal Kombat craze, Torque is a Malibu Comics original who made their mark in the licensed comics universe that expanded the brutal, tournament-driven world beyond the arcade screen. Debuted in Mortal Kombat #2 by Charles Marshall and Patrick Rolo, this Modern Age creation shares the page with heavy hitters like Sonya Blade, Jax, and Kano — serious company in a series that wasn't shy about its hard-edged action. Torque's appearances are concentrated in Mortal Kombat: U.S. Special Forces, suggesting a particular connection to the military-flavored corner of that universe. Rare and short-lived, with only a handful of catalog appearances across a publishing run that barely stretched past 1995, Torque is exactly the kind of deep-cut discovery that makes hunting through early '90s licensed comics such a rewarding adventure for dedicated collectors.