The Champions #1 [British]
(October 1975)

Marvel, 1975 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.09 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel All-Colour Comics
Editing
Marv Wolfman

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of The Champions (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 [Regular Edition].

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Champions / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane (signed as Kane)
Inks
Dan Adkins (signed as ADKINS.)
Colors
?
Letters
Annette Kawecki ? (see notes); Jim Novak ? (see notes); Gaspar Saladino ? (logo design, see notes)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Onward, my comrades!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Champions: Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze]; Hercules; Iceman [Bobby Drake]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Kawecki letters credit per Nick Caputo. Marvel Comics Index #9A lists Jim Novak as letterer.

Possible logo design credits from Todd Klein via his Facebook posting Comics Logos C #43: THE CHAMPIONS on 8 August 2021.

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The World Still Needs... the Champions! (Table of Contents: 1)

The Champions / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Tony Isabella (credited)
Pencils
Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors
Petra Goldberg (credited as Petra G.)
Letters
Dave Hunt (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Two young men stroll the U.C.L.A. campus this sunny autumn morning.
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Champions: Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze]; Hercules; Iceman [Bobby Drake]
Ares (villain); Cerberus (villain); Richard Fenster; Hippolyta (villain); Ivan Petrovich; Pluto [Hades] (villain); Venus (also as Dr. Victoria Starr); Amazons (villain); Mutates (villain); Harpies (villain)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
Keywords
U.C.L.A.

Indexer Notes

Angel's new costume was designed by Len Wein and John Romita, according to the Champions #4 letters page.

This series was conceived by Tony Isabella.

The King Is Back! 'Nuff Said! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Onward, my comrades!"]
    The Champions
  2. 1. The World Still Needs... the Champions!
    The Champions
  3. 2. The King Is Back! 'Nuff Said!
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
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