Champions (1975 team)

Champions
The Champions debut on the cover of The Champions #1 (October 1975).
Art by Gil Kane and Dan Adkins.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
ScheduleBimonthly
FormatOngoing series
Genre
Publication dateOctober 1975 – January 1978
No. of issues17
Main character(s)Angel, Black Widow, Darkstar, Ghost Rider, Hercules, Iceman
Creative team
Created byTony Isabella
Don Heck
Written byTony Isabella, Bill Mantlo
Penciller(s)Don Heck, George Tuska, Bob Hall, John Byrne
Inker(s)Mike Esposito, John Tartaglione, Vince Colletta, Bruce Patterson, Bob Layton, Frank Giacoia, John Byrne

The Champions are a fictional team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team first appears in The Champions #1 (October 1975) and was created by writer Tony Isabella and artist Don Heck. Their titular series is regarded as an example of a failed superteam comic, suffering from constant turnover in the writers and artists working on the series, lack of a consistent direction or concept, and mediocre sales.[1][2]

  1. ^ Smith, Gary (June 27, 2017). "No Team No! The 15 Most Terrible Super Teams In Comics". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017.
  2. ^ Buxton, Marc (April 2, 2013). "The Absolute Worst Superhero Teams EVER!". Den of Geek!. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017. A team of five heroes that have absolutely nothing in common. I mean, there was no chemistry, no reason for them to be together, just a mish mosh of heroes doing stuff for seventeen issues.

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