Hero: Daimon Hellstrom
Ranking: 5 out of 10
Breakdown: The anti-christ. Born of the devil and a human woman. Daimon Hellstrom was born to be his father's envoy onto Earth and lead Hell's armies to the ruin of all. Instead of following the devil's plans he rebels. Using his inherited demonic powers, Daimon travels the globe in search of the possessed and exercises his father's minions.
Daimon Hellstrom is a Marvel Comics characters that first appeared in Ghost Rider #1 in 1973. He came about during a darker movement in Marvel Comics. The horror resurgence in comic books in the 1970's saw the introduction of many classic horror characters in comics, Blade, Morbius, Werewolf By Night, Ghost Rider, Satana, Simon Garth, Man-Thing, Swamp Thing, and more. The DC Comics character most thematically similar would be John Constantine: Hellblazer. Time has shown that Constantine has definitely been treated better than Daimon Hellstrom has.
In the early to mid 90's Daimon received another chance to prove himself. The comic book was titled HELLSTORM: PRINCE OF LIES and ran for 21 issues, the longest running title the character has ever had and my favorite section of his saga. In this chapter of his story he takes on his father face to face, defeating him, and ultimately claiming the throne of Hell for himself. Halfway through the series writer Warren Ellis and artist Leonardo Manco take the reigns and turn out something horribly fantastic!
He's become a favorite of mine albeit being poorly treated in his most recent appearances. He's definitely an anti-hero and a very intriguing character with a lot potential. If Marvel would give him another chance with a decent writer familiar with the subject matter.
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