What Is Darkfighters Mercenary Command from the 1970s?

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Darkfighters Mercenary Command is a likely reference to a team within the Battletech universe, which emerged in the mid-1980s. The discussion centers around a recruitment poster from the 1970s that features phrases such as "Fighters needed on the Rim" and "Needed: Tunnelers and Rammen." The poster includes a line drawing of a character named Vasquez, suggesting a connection to the Battletech lore. Despite the intrigue surrounding this artifact, there is limited information available online regarding its origins or context.

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Does anyone know anything about a thing from the 1970's called "Darkfighters Mercenary Command"? I don’t know if it’s from a novel, a game, or a “zine”.



I saw a poster in an antiques store about it. It was a single page, black and white text. It's basically a recruitment poster saying things like "Fighters needed on the Rim" and "Needed: Tunnelers and Rammen". It had a line drawing of a vaguely Hispanic or Filipino man in a space helmet holding a raygun with the caption "Fight with Vasquez".



I've been fascinated by this since I saw it partially because I can't find anything about it on the Net, and because this single page conjures up a universe of possible story lines.
 
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