Captain Planet

In the early 1990s, Condor Publishing brought the environmental crusade of Captain Planet to comics with an 11-issue series. Spinning off from the animated television show, these comics followed the Planeteers—five young heroes from around the world—as they summoned the elemental superhero to battle eco-villains like Looten Plunder and Duke Nukem. While no single creative team defined the entire run, the series expanded the show's message of conservation and teamwork into the four-color page. It matters as a faithful, action-oriented tie-in that gave fans more adventures of the beloved eco-hero during the peak of his cultural impact.