COMANCHE
COMANCHE
Real Name: Unrevealed
Identity/Class: Human, technology user (sometimes), former street criminal
Occupation: Criminal, Racketeer
Group Membership: partner of Shades
Affiliations: John Bushmaster, Ward Meachum (former employers); Fera, Flea, Master Khan (loose alliance)
Enemies: Luke Cage/Power Man, Billy Bob Rackham, Stiletto
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: currently unknown; formerly Rand-Meachum Industries' Long Island facility, New York; Harlem, New York; Seagate prison
First Appearance: Luke Cage, Hero for Hire#1 (June, 1972)
Powers: None. Comanche was originally a
street criminal, with no specialized skills. He carries a bow and
arrow, although he only used them after having the arrows fitted
with weaponry by agents of Rand-Meachum. His specialized arrows
contained such things as explosives, adhesive chemicals, and
whatnot. He is a reasonably skilled street-fighter, and is
familiar with knives and various types of guns.
History: (HfH#1) - Shades and Comanche were prisoners in Seagate alongside Carl Lucas. They tried to recruit him to sway all of the brothers to follow them, but Lucas knew they were just talkin' jive, and refused to work with them. Comanche pulled a knife to persuade him, and Lucas sucker-punched him, dropping him to the ground with a single blow.
(HfH#14(fb)) - A corrupt prison guard, Rackham, who had abused Lucas (and who was partly responsible for his mutation), took out his frustrations on Shades, Comanche , and any others he could get his hands on after Lucas' escape. Eventually Rackham was fired for his brutality, but Shades and Comanche wanted revenge, so they slowly dug a tunnel under the prison and escaped.
(HfH#14,
15/16(fb), 16) - Shades and Comanche arrived in Manhattan, where
they heisted a couple of costumes, so that Rackham wouldn't
recognize them when they approached him. While they searched for
Rackham, they continued their old, racketeering ways, and in the
process they encountered and allied themselves with Flea, another
man who knew that Luke Cage was actually the wanted man Carl
Lucas. The three men attempted to convince Cage to join their
racketeering outfit, in exchange for leading him to Rackham (who
had killed reporter Phil Fox and could prove the innocence of Dr.
Claire Temple, who had blamed for the murder). Cage went along
with them initially to locate Rackham, but he had also had his
lawyer friend, "Big Ben" Donovan, have someone tail
him. After the group located Rackham, another man, Stiletto,
caused the roof to collapse on them. Cage pulled Shades and
Comanche to safety and fought off Stiletto. Shades and Comanche
were arrested and returned to prison.
(Power Man#49(fb)) - Now employed by Bushmaster, Shades and Comanche were assigned to follow Cage on a mission to capture Misty Knight for him, to insure that he proceeded as planned.
(PowM#48) - Shades and Comanche observed from
their car as Cage went after Misty Knight. They saw Cage get
knocked from the building and crash into another building, which
collapsed on him. They assumed Cage had been killed, and they
left to report back to Bushmaster.
(PowM#49) - Back at Bushmaster's base in the now-closed Seagate
Prison, Shades and Comanche tried to ambush Iron Fist, who had
accompanied Cage. Iron Fist easily outwitted and overpowered the
two.
BTS - Shades and Comanche were hired by Ward Meachum, who had them outfitted with advanced weaponry. Comanche was given a bow and arrow with an arsenal of specialized arrows.
(Power Man and Iron Fist#98) - Shades and
Comanche ambushed Luke Cage, who was caught unprepared for their
new weapons, and quickly knocked out. They left him unconscious,
figuring they had showed him who was in charge. However, when he
woke up, Cage wanted a rematch and tracked them down. Iron Fist
had come with Cage, and they fought the two criminals. With Cage
braced for the impact, Comanche 's explosive arrows did him no
harm, while Iron Fist proved able to consistently avoid being hit
by them. Shades and Comanche fled, but Power Man and Iron Fist
chased after and defeated them. However, as they were being taken
away, Shades, whose visor had unwisely left on, blasted the two
heroes off the bridge.
(BTS) - Shades and Comanche were sprung on bail by agents of
Meachum
(PM/IF#99) - Shades and Comanche were sent to steal the film of
David "D. W." Griffith, who had unwittingly captured on
film Meachum meeting with the two of them. They raided his office
at the Diamond, and stole every piece of film in his office,
except the one they had sought, which was still in the film
dryer.
(PM/IF#100) - Shades and Comanche again fought Cage, as he was
part of a raid on Meachum's facility, to gain back the soul of
Iron Fist, which had been stolen by Master Khan, who as Meachum's
silent partner. Cage cracked a large pillar and dropped it on
them, taking them out of the fight.
Comments: Created by Archie Goodwin and George Tuska.
Shades was definitely the idea man of the two, while Comanche was more of a follower.
Following PM/IF#100, Shades and Comanche apparently parted ways, as Shades was seen in Marvel Knights I#11 and 12, but Comanche was nowhere in sight. Shades no longer had access to his Meachum-designed specialized weaponry, so it's likely that Comanche lost his as well.
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Last updated: 01/16/05
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