Scarlet Scorpion/Darkshade

In the mid-1990s, AC Comics revived its masked vigilante the Scarlet Scorpion for a short, two-issue series that blended pulp heroics with modern comic sensibilities. Written primarily by Rik Levins and Mark Heike, with art by David Jacob Beckett, Eric Coile, and Jordi Ensign, this run stands as a compact but energetic chapter in the character’s long, sporadic history. It matters as a snapshot of AC’s commitment to keeping classic, independent superheroes alive during the direct market’s boom-and-bust era.