Wild Dog
DC · 1987 · 4 issues · 1 key issue
About the series
In 1987, DC Comics introduced a gritty, blue-collar vigilante with Wild Dog, a four-issue limited series written by Max Allan Collins and drawn by Terry Beatty. The story follows Jack Wheeler, a former college football star who adopts a homemade costume and high-tech weaponry to wage a one-man war on crime in the decaying city of Chatham. This no-nonsense, action-driven series stands as a raw, Reagan-era take on the urban vigilante archetype, offering a street-level contrast to the caped heroes of the DC Universe. Collins and Beatty’s collaboration gives the book a tight, pulpy energy that has earned it a cult following among fans of 1980s independent-style superheroics.