Who Is Sam Burke? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Sam Burke is a Image comic book character, the alter ego of Samuel Burke, with over 713 comic issue appearances. Detective Sam Burke is an NYPD detective who works alongside Max 'Twitch' Williams. Sam serves as the brawn of the duo. His enormous strength is only matched by an equally enormous appetite, for both food and life.

Who is Sam Burke?

Origin Samuel Burke was born and grew up in the slums of Manhattan . At school he learned to be tough, since most of his peers would be future criminals, and at that age were already dangerous. Perhaps if Sam had followed the same path, he would have lived the criminal life. His parents had sent him to a fine private school. There, he managed to get a place despite the difficulty of being in a poor neighborhood. Upon graduation, he joined the army, where he learned about life and how things work. Sam was soon promoted to corporal, with an office job, and sent to Germany for the rest of his service. He was generally hated by enlisted soldiers; thanks to his access to personal records.

Key facts

Sam Burke is of human origin. The character is published by Image. With 713 recorded issue appearances, Sam Burke ranks among the most featured characters in comics.