Windshear Comic Run

Windshear covered the original run of comics centered around the hero Windshear. It began publication in 1972. Although Windshear was previously introduced in Incredible Powers! in 1957, this run showed him more directly as a main character.

Build-Up to Windshear
From 1957 to 1972, Windshear frequently showed up as a hero working with Protean City.

Windshear (1972)
The first issue of Windshear officially released in April of 1972. Although his suite of powers would increase as years went on, Windshear was from the beginning established as a powerful character with air elemental powers.

During much of the run, Windshear was available in both English and Spanish.

Caballeros del Calle
In June of 1987, Windshear ended to allow the creation of Los Caballeros del Calle!.

Relaunch (1994)
The Implacable Windshear launched in February of 1994 to run alongside Los Caballeros del Calle! (which by then had dropped the exclamation point).

Windshear (1972-1987)
Windshear was provided to be a hero of the people. Quite a bit of the initial story was based upon showing him battling with difficulties not only against villains, but with day to day life as well. Windshear was introduced as a character who was married with a child and frequently had to juggle these obligations.

The Implacable Windshear (1994-1999)
When Windshear was relaunched the focus of the comic was made significantly darker. Windshear had through Los Caballeros del Calle! become a significantly more violent and angry antihero and this run gloried in it as only Bronze Age comics can.

One significant element of the relaunch was the decision that Windshear would show frequent and hard effects of being in combat, "[his face was] rarely shown without a split lip or a black eye."