Pacific Comics (PC) was an independent
comic book publisher that flourished from 1981-1984. It was also a chain of comics shops and a distributor. It began out of a
San Diego, California, comic book shop owned by brothers
Bill and Steve Schanes. Along with competitors like
First Comics and
Eclipse Comics, PC took early advantage of the growing
direct market, attracting a number of writers and artists from
DC and
Marvel to produce
creator-owned titles, which were not subject to the
Comics Code, and thus were free to feature more mature content.