CREATOR

Name: DC (American comics corporation).
Personal dates: Founded in 1934 by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (1890-1968) as National Allied Publications, but the name changed in 1937 to Detective Comics (later shortened to DC). Stopped in 2011.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please look under DC in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: The corporation's logo changed several times over the years. The selected one ran from 1976 to 2005.

 

 

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 1996*. Stopped in 2001 after 61 issues.

The title character is Thomas 'Tommy' Monaghan, an ex-marine who now lives in Gotham City (Batman's hometown). After having been bitten by a Glonth parasite he gains special powers such as X-ray vision and telepathy, and he decides to take up a career as a hitman (he is highly skilled in the use of firearms from his time in the army) dealing with metahumans and supernatural threats.

* The series first appeared briefly in 1993.

 

 

MAIN CHARACTER


Hitman

 

 

GALLERY
(presenting the front covers from 6 random issues)

#1 - 1996
#10 - 1997
#16 - 1997

#34 - 1999
#49 - 2000
#59 - 2001

 

 

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