The Champions (1975)

The Champions (1975)

The Champions (1975)

The Champions (1975)

Volume 1.

Name:

The Champions

Start year:

1975

Publisher:

Marvel

Aliases:

First issue:

The Champions #1 The World Still Needs... The Champions!

Last issue:

The Champions #17 The Sentinels Hunt Again!

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A new superhero team for the common man! The short-lived, but legendary superhero team known as the Champions, starring a variety of superheroes such as Hercules, Ghost Rider, Iceman, Angel, Dark Star and the Black Widow! The series lasted for only 17 issues. The round-up to the Champions' story was in Spectacular Spider-Man issue 17 and issue 18.

Collected Editions

The Champions Classic Vol. 1 (#1-11)
Marvel Masterworks: The Champions Volume 1 (#1-17)
Champions Classic: The Complete Collection (#1-17)
The Champions: No Time For Losers (#1-3 & 14-15)
Marvel Universe by John Byrne Omnibus Volume 1 (#11-15)
Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man/Giant-Man Volume 3 (#11-13)
The Champions Classic Vol. 2 (#12-17)
Super Villains Unite: The Complete Super-Villain Team-Up (#16)
Marvel Universe by John Byrne Omnibus Volume 2 (#17)

Issues

#1 The World Still Needs... The Champions! October 31st, 1975

#2 Whom the Gods Would Join... January 31st, 1976

#3 Assault On Olympus February 29th, 1976

#4 Murder At Malibu! March 31st, 1976

#5 The Economy Is So Bad That ... April 30th, 1976

#6 Mad Dogs and Businessmen June 30th, 1976

#7 The Man Who Created the Black Widow August 31st, 1976

#8 Divide and Conquer October 31st, 1976

#9 The Battle of Los Angeles! December 31st, 1976

#10 One Man's Son Is Another Man's Poison! January 31st, 1977

#11 The Shadow From the Stars February 28th, 1977

#12 Did Someone Say...The STRANGER? March 31st, 1977

#13 The Doom That Went On Forever! May 31st, 1977

#14 The Creature Called...Swarm! July 31st, 1977

#15 Death Drone! September 30th, 1977

#16 A World Lost November 30th, 1977

#17 The Sentinels Hunt Again! January 17th, 1978

Characters in volume

Angel Appeared in 17 issue(s)

Black Widow Appeared in 17 issue(s)

Hercules Appeared in 17 issue(s)

Iceman Appeared in 17 issue(s)

Ghost Rider (Blaze) Appeared in 15 issue(s)

Zarathos Appeared in 12 issue(s)

Darkstar (Petrovna) Appeared in 11 issue(s)

Ivan Petrovitch Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Commissar Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Griffin Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Rampage Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Titanium Man Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Yuri Petrovich Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Ares Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Black Goliath Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Emerson Bale Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Hippolyta Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Pluto Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Venus Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Dionysus Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Hulk Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Huntsman of Zeus Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Possessor Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Richard Fenster Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Stilt-Man Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Stranger Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Swarm Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Zeus Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Amos Crawley Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Athena Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Died in volume

Commissar

Concepts in volume

Ghost Rider Appeared in 14 issue(s)

Darkforce Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Hellfire Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Marriage Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Hostess Superhero Advertisements Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Unfinished Stories Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Locations in volume

Los Angeles Appeared in 12 issue(s)

California Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Mount Olympus Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Arizona Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Moscow Appeared in 1 issue(s)

South America Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Washington D.C. Appeared in 1 issue(s)

White House Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Objects in volume

Black Widow's Gauntlets Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Ghost Rider's Bike Appeared in 7 issue(s)

Titanium Man Armor Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Crimson Dynamo Armor Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Golden Mace Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Champscraft Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Infinity Gems Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Ultimate Nullifier Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Avengers Quinjet Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Doctor Doom's Armor Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Hawkeye's Bow Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Magneto's Helmet Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Runestaff Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Soul Gem Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Authors in volume

Bill Mantlo Appeared in 12 issue(s)

Archie Goodwin Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Gil Kane Appeared in 6 issue(s)

John Byrne Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Dan Adkins Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Dan Crespi Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Don Warfield Appeared in 5 issue(s)

George Tuska Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Irving Watanabe Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Phil Rachelson Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Tony Isabella Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Bob Hall Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Bob Layton Appeared in 4 issue(s)

John Costanza Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Karen Mantlo Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Mike Esposito Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Rich Buckler Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Vince Colletta Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Bruce Patterson Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Dave Cockrum Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Don Heck Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Frank Giacoia Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Al Milgrom Appeared in 2 issue(s)

George Roussos Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Marv Wolfman Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Petra Goldberg Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Annette Kawecki Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Chris Claremont Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Dave Hunt Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Denise Wohl Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Story arcs in volume

"Super-Villain Team-Up/The Champions" Doom Supreme

"The Champions" Shadows and Stars

Teams in volume

Champions Appeared in 17 issue(s)

Gods of Olympus Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Interpol Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Amazons Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Brotherhood of Evil Mutants Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Harpies Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Sentinels Appeared in 1 issue(s)

United States Army Appeared in 1 issue(s)

United States Secret Service Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Characters first appearance

Amos Crawley In issue #5

Captain Andreyivich In issue #10

Darkstar (Petrovna) In issue #7

Emerson Bale In issue #5

Menoetius In issue #2

Old Billy In issue #4

Rampage In issue #5

Richard Fenster In issue #1

Swarm In issue #14

Yuri Petrovich In issue #7

Concepts first appearance

Darkforce In issue #11

Objects first appearance

Champscraft In issue #11

Runestaff In issue #13

Teams first appearance

Champions In issue #1