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Comanche
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceLuke Cage, Hero for Hire#1 (June 1972)
Created byArchie Goodwin
George Tuska
In-story information
Full nameDarius Jones
SpeciesHuman
Team affiliationsFlashmob
AbilitiesSkilled archer and marksman
Expert hand-to-hand combatant

Comanche(Darius Jones) is a fictional villain appearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.He is frequently seen with his partner in crimeShades.

Comanche appeared in theMarvel Cinematic UniverseseriesLuke Cage,played byThomas Q. Jones.

Publication history

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Comanche first appeared inLuke Cage, Hero for Hire#1 (June 1972), created byArchie GoodwinandGeorge Tuska.

Fictional character biography

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Born as Darius Jones, Comanche was a young street thug growing up inHarlemwhere he became a skilled archer and marksman.[1]Comanche was recruited into a gang called the Rivals, which also consisted ofCarl Lucas,Willis Stryker,andShades.As a member of the Rivals, Shades engaged in a fight with a rival gang called the Diablos and many other gangs while also committing petty crimes and working for crime lord Sonny Caputo. Shades and Comanche were later arrested by the police and sentenced toSeagate Prison,where they were tortured by the ruthless prison guardAlbert "Billy Bob" Rackham.[2]

After many years of abuse from Albert Rackham, Shades and Comanche escaped from Seagate Prison sometime after Rackham was fired. Shades and Comanche decided that it was the opportunity to get revenge on their former tormentor.[3]Shades and Comanche tried to get Luke Cage to help them in their plot only to learn that he has gone straight.[4]

Shades and Comanche returned and became hoodlums-for-hire where they clashed with Luke Cage and his new partnerIron Fist.[5]Even though they had a past association with Luke Cage, Shades and Comanche indicated that they would kill him if they are ordered to.[6]

Sometime later, Shades and Comanche were hired byWard Meachumwhere he gave Shades a visor that shoots energy blasts and gave Comanche some Trick Arrows. The two of them knocked out Ward Meachum where they have the bystanders tell Luke Cage that they have a score to settle when Ward Meachum regains consciousness. Luke Cage and Iron Fist tracked Shades and Comanche to theGeorge Washington Bridgewhere they learned about their employer. Luke Cage and Iron Fist managed to defeat the two of them as the police arrive. When the police fail to remove Shades' visor, he used one more blast to knock Luke Cage and Iron Fist off the George Washington Bridge.[7]Shades and Comanche were later sprung from prison.[8]The two of them tried to hold off Luke Cage when he attacked the Meachum building only to be defeated when Luke Cage knocked a pillar on them.[9]

Shades was among the several gunmen that were employed by Viktor Smerdilovisc. He and the others came in conflict with theMarvel Knights.Shades was taken down byCloak and Dagger.[10]

During theShadowlandstoryline, Shades and Comanche have gone their separate ways upon Shades going straight. Comanche joined up withNightshade's Flashmob (which also consisted ofChemistroIII,Cheshire Cat,Dontrell Hamilton,Mr. FishII, andSpear) where they foughtVictor Alvarez(the son of Shades) only to be defeated by him with the help of Luke Cage and Iron Fist. After the group was remanded to Ryker's Island, Nightshade's solicitorBig Ben Donovanwas able to get Dontrell Hamilton, Mr. Fish, and Spear out while Comanche, Chemistro, and Cheshire Cat had to remain due to them having warrants and/or parole violations.[11]

Powers and abilities

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Comanche is an expert hand-to-hand combatant. He is also a skilled archer and marksman, where he even used trick arrows.

In other media

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Comanche appears inLuke Cage,portrayed byThomas Q. Jones.[12]This version is the childhood best friend, later lover of, Shades.[13]Additionally, while serving time in Seagate Prison and working as enforcers for the corrupt warden, Albert Rackham, the pair inadvertently contributed toLuke Cagereceiving his powers when they grievously beat him for attempting to expose Rackham.[14]After making minor appearances in flashbacks depicted in thefirst season,Comanche appears in thesecond season,having been released from prison before returning to Harlem to reunite with Shades in the present.[15]While working forMariah Dillardwith him however, Comanche clashes with Shades over the former's loyalty, leading to him secretly leaking information to NYPD Captain Thomas Ridenhour.[16]When Shades discovers Comanche's treachery, the latter kills Ridenhour, but Shades reluctantly kills him in turn, staging it as if Comanche and Ridenhour mutually killed each other.[17]

References

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  1. ^Shadowland: Power Man#1
  2. ^Luke Cage, Hero for Hire#1
  3. ^Luke Cage, Hero for Hire#14
  4. ^Luke Cage, Hero for Hire#16
  5. ^Power Man#48
  6. ^Power Man#49
  7. ^Power Man and Iron Fist#98
  8. ^Power Man and Iron Fist#99
  9. ^Power Man and Iron Fist#100
  10. ^Marvel Knights#12
  11. ^Shadowland: Power Man#2
  12. ^TV Guide (September 30, 2016)."Marvel's Luke Cage: Every Easter Egg and Reference".The Daily Register.
  13. ^Shelton, Millicent (director); Aïda Mashaka Croal (writer) (June 22, 2018). "The Basement".Marvel's Luke Cage.Season 2. Episode 6.Netflix.
  14. ^Natali, Vincenzo (director); Charles Murray (writer) (September 30, 2016). "Step in the Arena".Marvel's Luke Cage.Season 1. Episode 4.Netflix.
  15. ^Liu, Lucy (director); Cheo Hodari Coker (writer) (June 22, 2018). "Soul Brother #1".Marvel's Luke Cage.Season 2. Episode 1.Netflix.
  16. ^Lemmons, Kasi (director); Ian Stokes (writer) (June 22, 2018). "All Souled Out".Marvel's Luke Cage.Season 2. Episode 5.Netflix.
  17. ^Green, Rashaad Ernesto (director); Nicole Mirante Matthews (writer) (June 22, 2018). "On and One".Marvel's Luke Cage.Season 2. Episode 7.Netflix.
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