Skateman

Jack Arata’s Skateman (1983, Pacific Comics) is a single-issue, creator-owned oddity from the early days of the direct market, blending skateboard culture with superheroics. Arata both wrote and drew the story of a vigilante who uses a skateboard as his primary mode of transportation and crime-fighting tool. While it never continued beyond that lone 1983 issue, it stands as a curious artifact of its era, capturing the DIY spirit of Pacific Comics and the short-lived boom of extreme-sports-themed heroes.