Aztek: The Ultimate Man

Publisher: DC Comics
Writer: Grant Morrison, Mark Millar
Artist: N. Steven Harris
Publication date: August 1996 - May 1997
Status: Completed
Views: 79,127
The issue opens in Vanity City, where Piper, a small-time super-villain, engages in a clandestine meeting. Worried about his daughter, Piper is forced to meet with her kidnappers and Synth, a former member of a super-hero team known as the Vat-Men. Synth’s mind is in constant flux, and it is Synth that is “guarding” Piper’ daughter.
Meanwhile, the new hero, Aztek, has arrived in Vanity City. His mission is to get the lay of the land, and to create a secret identity for himself. However, he has no idea how to do that. With no social security number and no money, Aztek has a hard time finding a place to live. He goes to a local bank, trying to figure out a way to get money, when the bank I robbed by Piper and his army of small self-functioning pipes.