Born as Darius Jones, Comanche was a young street thug growing up in
Harlem, where he became a skilled archer and marksman. Comanche is recruited into a gang called the Rivals alongside also consisted of
Carl Lucas,
Willis Stryker, and
Shades. As a member of the Rivals, Shades engages in a fight with a rival gang called the Diablos and many other gangs while also committing petty crimes and working for crime lord Sonny Caputo. Shades and Comanche are eventually arrested and sentenced to
Seagate Prison, where they are tortured by prison guard Albert Rackham. Several years later, Albert Rackham is fired from Seagate Prison and Shades and Comanche escape. The two decide to seek revenge on Rackham and attempt to enlist Carl Lucas to help him, only to learn that he has gone straight. Sometime later, Shades and Comanche were hired by
Ward Meachum, who respectively provides them with a visor that shoots energy blasts and trick arrows. Carl Lucas (now known as Luke Cage) and Iron Fist track Shades and Comanche to the
George Washington Bridge, where they learn that they are working for Meachum. When the police fail to remove Shades' visor, he knocks Cage and Iron Fist off the George Washington Bridge. Shades and Comache try to hold off Cage when he attacks Meachum's building, only to be defeated when Cage knocks a pillar on them. During the
Shadowland storyline, Shades and Comanche have gone their separate ways after Shades goes straight. Comanche joins
Nightshade's
Flashmob, who battle Shades' son
Victor Alvarez. After the group is remanded to
Ryker's Island,
Big Ben Donovan manages to free
Cockroach Hamilton,
Mr. Fish, and
Spear out while Comanche,
Chemistro, and
Cheshire Cat remain in prison due to having prior warrants or parole violations. ==Powers and abilities==