Champions (Eclipse)

This 1986 series brought the popular role-playing game “Champions” to the comics for the first time. Although Dungeons & Dragons had gotten the whole role-playing phenomenon going, Champions gave players the chance to take on the roles of super-heroes themselves, using an elaborate gaming system which let players choose different paranormal abilities, and duke it out with super-villains.

The Champions themselves are a sort of Justice League of new characters that battle the obligatory bad guys. This series gives players a feel for how the characters might interact, as well as gaming sheets to allow readers to use them as characters in their own Champions games. The series introduced several of the core Champions which would later appear in their own titles, including Flare, Icicle, and Marksman.

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#1

Jun 1986

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W: Dennis Mallonee · A: Carol Lay

1st Appearance of Flare; 1st Appearance of Foxbat; 1st Appearance of Giant; 1st Appearance of Icestar; 1st Appearance of Marksman; 1st Appearance of Rose; 1st Appearance of The Champions (game characters); Champions Character Sheet for Flare!; Champions Character Sheet for Foxbat; Champions Character Sheet for Raze; Champions Combat Room #1

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#2

Sep 1986

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W: Dennis Mallonee · A: Chris Marrinan

Champions Character Sheet for Icestar; Champions Character Sheet for Morbanes; Champions Character Sheet for Well; Champions Combat Room #2

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#3

Oct 1986

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W: Dennis Mallonee · A: Chris Marrinan

Champions Character Sheet for Demon Master; Champions Character Sheet for Giant; Champions Character Sheet for Powerhouse; Champions Combat Room #3

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#4

Nov 1986

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#5

Feb 1987

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Origin of Flare

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#6

Feb 1987

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W: Dennis Mallonee · A: Chris Marrinan

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