Savage Dragon #3

Name: Savage Dragon #3
Brand: Image
Availability: InStock

Aug 1993 · Image · 1.95 USD; 2.45 CAD

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★ 1st appearance — Inferno★ 1st appearance — LowBlow★ 1st appearance — Bud Ugly★ 1st appearance — Phyllis Deeder★ 1st appearance — Brute

About this Issue

Savage Dragon #3 (August 1993) delivers the first appearance of Ann Stevens as Mighty Man, the second host of an ancient superpowered entity whose true identity Larsen kept deliberately hidden from readers — a long-running mystery that became one of the series' most discussed subplots. The issue also introduces The Fiend and its human host Charley McArthur (who dies in the same issue), along with The Fiend Entity possessing Arnold Dimple, laying the groundwork for one of Dragon's most persistent supernatural antagonists. Packed with nearly a dozen character introductions across both hero and villain rosters, it exemplifies Larsen's rapid world-building approach in the opening months of the ongoing series. The unofficial television cameo of Homer Simpson and Ned Flanders — visible on a waiting-room TV — is an early example of Larsen's habit of embedding pop-culture Easter eggs throughout the book.

Contains 2 stories

The Fiend Makes the Scene

20 pp · Superhero

The Vicious Circle [Anarchy (introduction)Hardware (death)Bodycount (introduction)DeathFace (introduction, death)Wreckage (introduction)] (villains)Meggan Hill (corpse only)George Hill (corpse only)Chicago Police Department [Officer Anita Mann (introduction)Officer Dean "Dizzy" Dee (introduction)Officer Juan Diaz (introduction)Officer Ray Wong (introduction)Officer Urassis Itchy (introduction)]

The Return of Mighty Man

4 pp · Superhero

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History

The ongoing Savage Dragon series launched in June 1993 off the strength of a three-issue miniseries Larsen had published through Image Comics in 1992, itself a reworked version of a childhood creation he had been developing since the early 1980s. Issue #3, cover-dated August 1993, was produced entirely by Larsen as writer, penciller, and inker — consistent with his practice of solo creative control that has defined the series throughout its run. Jannie Wong served as editor, Chris Eliopoulos lettered, and Reuben Rude, Steve Oliff, and Xan Micka provided colors. The story picks up a beat after the crossover with the Savage Dragon / TMNT one-shot, placing Dragon in a Chicago that has fallen apart during his absence.

Trivia · 8 facts

First appearance of Ann Stevens as Mighty Man (the second host of the Mighty Man entity), though her true identity is withheld from readers; Phyllis Deeder calls her 'Sam' — a planted clue using Stevens' middle name, Samantha.
Introduction AND death of The Fiend (Charley McArthur) in the same issue; The Fiend Entity (Arnold Dimple) is also introduced and will recur as a long-running villain.
Hardware is killed by Cutthroat during the Stronghold Penitentiary breakout — a notable early death in the Vicious Circle's ranks.
Multiple Vicious Circle members receive their introduction here: LowBlow, Brute, Bud Ugly, Bodycount, and Wreckage, alongside supporting characters Sam Haze and Officer Rita Medermade.
Homer Simpson and Ned Flanders make an unofficial cameo on a television set in Peter Klaptin's waiting room — one of Larsen's recurring pop-culture visual gags.
Horridus (Sara Hill) appears in cameo only (voice, no visual identification); her full first appearance is Savage Dragon #4.
Written, pencilled, and inked entirely by Erik Larsen, with letters by Chris Eliopoulos and colors by Reuben Rude, Steve Oliff, and Xan Micka; Jannie Wong edited.
The issue has been reprinted in Savage Dragon: A Force to Be Reckoned With (February 1996), Savage Dragon Archives #1 (December 2006), a French edition by Semic S.A. (1996), and a German edition by Zauberstern (2023).