SuperPatriot

Born in the pages of Graphic Fantasy #1 back in 1982, SuperPatriot is one of Erik Larsen's own Bronze Age creations — a character with roots deep enough to predate Image Comics itself, yet who found his true home there across an extraordinary run stretching more than four decades. With 261 catalog appearances and 13 collector-significant key issues to his name, he's a genuine fixture of the Image universe, turning up most prominently in Savage Dragon, Freak Force, and Brigade, and sharing adventures with the likes of Dragon, Mighty Man, and Barbaric. Few characters can claim the kind of longevity that spans from the scrappy early '80s all the way to the present day, and for fans of Image's irreverent, creator-driven corner of comics, SuperPatriot is exactly the kind of enduring figure worth tracking down from the very first issue.