Champions | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
Schedule | Bimonthly |
Format | Ongoing series |
Genre | |
Publication date | October 1975 – January 1978 |
No. of issues | 17 |
Main character(s) | Angel, Black Widow, Darkstar, Ghost Rider, Hercules, Iceman |
Creative team | |
Created by | Tony Isabella Don Heck |
Written by | Tony 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]
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.