I was rereading the first appearance of one of Howard Chaykin's early creations - Dominic Fortune. He appeared as a back up story in the otherwise ridiculous Marvel Preview presents The Punisher from 1975. I bought this back in the day because it reminded me of Chaykin's earlier The Scorpion, a short-lived (weren't they all) series from Atlas Comics. The artwork is excellent, particularly Chaykin's use of wash.  The character sets the template for future Chaykin heroes. Fortune operates during the 1930s, a time period that Chaykin has a great fondness for as well as a great facility for rendering. He is a cynical, tongue-in-cheek mercenary whose pulpy adventures are like a cross between The Shadow and Doc Savage. Fortune's appearances were scattered throughout several magazine-sized comics. The first few stories were in gray wash and several later stories were in full color. Working with writers Len Wein and later Denny O'Neil, Chaykin created a nice little series that deserves a trade paperback collection.