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The Champions #5

Marvel · Series began 1975 · April 1976

first appearance of Rampage and Emerson Bale

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Rampage (Stuart Clarke) — villain, introduction, origin
Emerson Bale (Marvel, lawyer) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: April 1976
On sale: January 20, 1976
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #5 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

25¢ edition (original)25¢ cover

25¢
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30¢ price variant30¢ cover

30¢

Printed cover price 30¢.
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UK pence edition0.09 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.09 GBP.
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Creators

pencils: Rich Buckler, Don Heck, John Tartaglioneinks: Frank Giacoia, John Tartaglioneletters: Danny Crespi, Irv Watanabe, John Costanzascript: Tony Isabellacolors: Janice Cohen

Stories

The Economy Is So Bad That... · 17 pages
The Champions must stop the bank robbing Rampage, a villain driven to crime by the poor state of the economy.

Publisher’s description

Angel decides to pay his vast inheritance forward, establishing a ‘super hero service' for the Champions. But while Warren Worthington gains more wealth, industrialist Stuart Clarke is all the poorer. Near bankruptcy, a desperate Clarke dons an armored suit…and begins his career as a bank robber!

Characters

Bobby DrakeIcemanWarren Worthington IIINatasha RomanoffBlack WidowAngelHerculesJohnny BlazeGhost RiderIvan PetrovichStuart ClarkeRampageRichard FensterEmerson BaleEdward Lansing

Reprinted in

Marvel Superheroes [Marvel Super-Heroes] (1979), The Champions Classic (2006), Marvel Masterworks: The Champions (2016), Champions Classic: The Complete Collection (2018)