History
Megaton Comics
Origin
Vangaurd originally made his comic debut in 1983 in Megaton #1. Created by Gary Carlson and Erik Larsen.
Vanguard comes from the planet Kalyptus, where everyone is in the military. Kalyptans are the architects of the Grand Alliance, a coalition of planets dedicated to ensure that no other worlds fall under the control of their enemies, the imperialistic Tyrus Combine. A state of war, both hot and cold, exists in what they consider the the known universe as each side jockeys for control of neutral resources. The War-Wardens of the Alliance recently became aware of an inhabitable planet in a solar system at the edge of the known universe. They decided to dispatch a Vanguard reckon ship to both scout this new planet and to stand as a line of defense against its discovery by the Tyrus Combine. The unlucky soldier assigned to barren outpost in the middle of nowhere was Vanguard, a young untested warrior who had requested combat duty in the hot zone to avenge the death of his only brother. The unlucky barren outpost: Earth.
Aided by his robot, Vanguard made his presence known on Earth in a conflict with Cosmo VII, a robot from the Soviet Union. His arrival was first misinterpreted as an alien invader to both the Soviet Union and the United States of America. He came into conflict with Mighty Man and later The Dragon‘s S.O.S. team under this misunderstanding. Vanguard has a relationship with a reporter named Roxanne Wells.
Image Comics
Savage Dragon
Vanguard was brought back to comic books in 1993. This time in the pages of Image Comics‘ Savage Dragon.
Vanguard briefly had his own ongoing comic book series that same year. Since then, he has become a guest star in the pages of Savage Dragon and has various back-up stories to this very day.
POWERS
Vanguard is abnormally strong. He has boots that allow him flight. His helmet allows him to speak any language on any planet.