Culper Ring (comics)

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The Culper Ring is a fictional covert operations agency featured in the DC Comics Vertigo imprint comic book series Y: The Last Man. The historical Culper Ring has supposedly existed ever since the American Revolution as a secret spy ring under the direct command of the President.

The Culper Ring worked to prevent crises and skirmishes between global factions and nations, prior to the events which form the basis of the series (namely the death of every man on earth save one). While very little is currently known about the group, it is clear that agents were trained from a young age in a special school or operations camp. Once the initial training was completed, an agent then moved to field work under a senior agent. One of the main characters in the series, known only as Agent 355, reveals (in issue 28) that her commanding agent, Agent 1033, trained her in close mentorship before they became involved in a romantic relatonship. Each male agent is given a prime number to identify them.

Culper Ring agents are trained in a variety of self-defense and martial combat techniques. They are well-trained in the use of firearms, but are capable of defeating any opponent with a variety of methods. In issue 16, Agent 355 uses a telescoping rod to blind an opponent. In issue 29, she manages to break an opponent's neck, yet leaves her conscious so that she may interrogate her.