Who Is Frank Darling? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Frank Darling is a Image comic book character, with over 122 comic issue appearances. Lieutenant Frank Darling, and later Captain, was the first human the Savage Dragon met. After causing Dragon to join the force at the cost of his cousin's life, he was blackmailed by the Vicious Circle until his faked death. He was later truly killed for once again enlisting Dragon.

Who is Frank Darling?

The Dragon first appeared on Earth in a burning field, devoid of memory and identity. Lieutenant Frank Darling of the Chicago Police Department was the first human to find him and make contact. In spite of Dragon's unique form of amnesia, Frank invited the new superfreak to enlist in the CPD, thinking he could help them fight the Vicious Circle criminal organization. Dragon, however, didn't think he could handle the responsibility and turned down the offer. Frank instead got a job for Dragon with his cousin, Fred Darling, at his warehouse. Dragon was complacent with the work, but Frank was determined to convince him to join the police force. Frank arranged for members of the Vicious Circle to attack Fred's warehouse, hoping that seeing the criminal element firsthand would convince Dragon to take action and join the CPD. The ploy succesfuly convinced Dragon to enlist, but Fred had been inadvertently killed in the attack.

Key facts

Frank Darling is of human origin. The character is published by Image. With 122 recorded issue appearances, Frank Darling ranks among the most featured characters in comics.