The New Guardians #1

(September 1988)

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Meanwhile... / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

The New Guardians (Table of Contents: 2)

New Guardians / comic story / 40 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Englehart (credited)

Pencils

Joe Staton (credited)

Inks

Mark Farmer (credited)

Colors

Anthony Tollin (credited)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

Job Number

G-3903

First Line of Dialogue or Text

See, 1988 is a tough time in America!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The New Guardians: Extraño [Gregorio de la Vega]; Floro [Jason Woodrue]; Gloss [Xiang Po]; Harbinger [Lyla Michaels]; Jet [Celia Windward]; RAM [Takeo Yakata]
Geo-Force [Brion Markov] (flashback) (cameo); Hal Jordan (flashback) (cameo); Thomas Kalmaku; Manhunter [Mark Shaw] (flashback) (cameo); Mister Miracle [Scott Free] (flashback) (cameo); Superman [Clark Kent] (flashback) (cameo); Dr. Vankort; Minister Janwillem Kroef; Piet Broem; The Hemo-Goblin; Keith Kalmaku (Thomas Kalmaku's son); Kari Kalmaku (Thomas Kalmaku's daughter); Herupa Hando Hu (Guardian of the Universe; Cameo; Flashback); Nadia Safir (Zamoran; Cameo; Flashback); Terga Kalmaku (Thomas Kalmaku's wife); Levon

Synopsis

Minister Kroef sends the Hemo-Goblin to attack the New Guardians. After stopping the Hemo-Goblin, who is a vampire, they learn that he has AIDS.