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Cover of The Champions #1
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The Champions #1

Marvel · Series began 1975 · October 1975

Dates

Cover date
October 1975
On sale
July 15, 1975
Pages
36

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Editions and covers (2)

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Creators

pencils: Gil Kane, Don Heck, Jack Kirbyinks: Dan Adkins, Mike Esposito, Joe Sinnottscript: Tony Isabella, Stan Leecolors: Petra Goldbergletters: Dave Hunt

Stories

  • The World Still Needs... the Champions! · 19 pages

Publisher’s description

Meet Marvel's most eclectic super hero team! With the Avengers defending the East Coast, the Champions rise to defend the West. The team assembles for the very first time…amidst a skirmish of the Olympian Gods! Hercules and Venus are being hard-pressed into a plot to overthrow Zeus. Will Black Widow, Ghost Rider, Iceman and Angel, join Hercules in this battle for Olympus?

Characters

Bobby DrakeIcemanWarren Worthington IIINatasha RomanoffBlack WidowAngelHerculesJohnny BlazeGhost RiderAresVenusIvan PetrovichHadesPlutoHippolytaCerberusRichard Fenster

Reprinted in

The Champions Classic (2006), Marvel Firsts: The 1970s (2011), Marvel Masterworks: The Champions (2016), Champions: No Time for Losers (2016), Champions Classic: The Complete Collection (2018)

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