Savage Dragon

Savage Dragon
Savage Dragon vol. 1, #1 (July 1992), art by Erik Larsen
Publication information
Publisher	Image Comics
First appearance	(As Paul Dragon) Graphic Fantasy #1 (June 1982) Megaton #2 (October 1985), (Cameo as Dragon) Megaton #3 (February 1986) (First full appearance as Dragon) and "Savage Dragon" Vol. 1, #1 (July 1992) (First appearance as the Savage Dragon)
Created by	Erik Larsen
In-story information
Alter ego	Kurr
Team affiliations	Liberty League Chicago Police Department Special Operations Strikeforce
Notable aliases	The Dragon, Mr. Dragon, Officer Dragon, Dragon
Abilities	Superhuman strength, stamina, and durability Accelerated healing factor

Savage Dragon is an ongoing American comic book series created by Erik Larsen, published by Image Comics and taking place in the Image Universe. The comic features the adventures of a superheroic police officer named the Dragon. The character first appeared as Dragon in Graphic Fantasy #1 (June 1982) and first appeared as the "Savage Dragon" in Megaton #3 (February 1986).

The Dragon is a large, finned, green-skinned humanoid whose powers include super-strength and an advanced healing factor. He is also an amnesiac: his earliest memory is awakening in a burning field in Chicago, Illinois. Thus, for most of the series, the origins of his powers and appearance are a mystery to readers. At the beginning of the series, he becomes a police officer and battles the mutant criminal "superfreaks" that terrorize Chicago.

Savage Dragon is the only one of the original Image Comics titles that is still written and drawn by its creator, for which Larsen has been lauded.Savage Dragon is the longest running American full-color comic book to feature a single artist/writer. The character was also adapted into an animated series, which ran for two seasons (26 episodes) on the USA Network beginning in 1995.

Savage Dragon was listed by Wizard as the 116th greatest comic book characters of all time.IGN also listed Savage Dragon as the 95th greatest comic book hero of all time stating that he has the trappings of a great comic book hero.

Like many of Erik Larsen's characters, the Savage Dragon was created by Larsen while he was a child in elementary school. In his youth, Larsen drew the Dragon in homemade comic books. The original Dragon, inspired by elements from Captain Marvel, Batman, Speed Racer and later The Incredible Hulk, differs greatly from the modern incarnation. After launching Savage Dragon in a professionally published comic book, Larsen returned to the original and reworked his designs into the characters William Jonson, a police officer ally of the Dragon, and Flash Mercury, the "Spectacular Dragon".