Comanche first appeared in Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #1 (June 1972), created by Archie Goodwin and George Tuska.

Born as Darius Jones, Comanche was a young street thug growing up in Harlem where he became a skilled archer and marksman.

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.

Comanche joined up with Nightshade's Flashmob (which also consisted of Chemistro III, Cheshire Cat, Dontrell Hamilton, Mr.

Fish II, and Spear) where they fought Victor 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 solicitor Big Ben Donovan was able to get Dontrell Hamilton, Mr.

[15] While working for Mariah Dillard with him however, Comanche clashes with Shades over the former's loyalty, leading to him secretly leaking information to NYPD Captain Thomas Ridenhour.