The Claw was the leader of the Catmen, a group of green cat-costumed men who dealt heroin and used the profits to build a fascist army in the desert. He was secretly Richard Williams, uncle and boss to the vigilante Hell-Rider. He and his men clashed with Hell-Rider, Butterfly, and the Wild Bunch in their first appearances, where it was also established that Julie Storm had been a former customer while she was addicted to heroin.

The Claw is a normal human but used a razor sharp mechanical claw to fight opponents. He also had a large militia at his disposal.

*Hell Rider #1

*Skywald did not include a [https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EjmXEcptPSM/TX8Zu7zsvSI/AAAAAAAAFJg/zxEOCEwCNCc/s1600/03.jpg proper copyright notice] on its issues of "Hell-Rider" (it did not consist of the word "copyright"/the symbol for copyright followed by the year of publication and the name of the copyright holders) and thus, because of [http://pdsh.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Improper_Copyright_Notice_Characters copyright law at the time], became public domain upon release.
*The "Hell-Rider" issues were mature-audience magazines not covered by comic books' Comics Code Authority.
*Art credits for the first issue's backups are disputed, with sources suggesting either John Celardo and Rich Buckler as the "Butterfly" penciler. Buckler is credited for the second issue's appearance of the character.
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