The Protectors (Malibu)

    (Malibu, 1992-1994)
™ and ©1992 Malibu Comics Entertainment, Inc.

Much like the super-heroes in Watchmen, you get the feeling that the Protectors are not entirely a force for good in the world. Some, like the Ferret, can be needlessly brutal in pursuing their aims. Others, like the simply-named, Amazing Man seem to be partially insane.

Held together by their leader, Man of War (Malibu), the Protectors are a strange mix of very human emotions and fallibilities. At the same time, they’re public figures, obsessed with protecting their image, their costume and code-name trademarks, and the inevitable senate investigations that come with being a team of super-powered beings.

And as if that weren’t enough, there are, of course, the bad guys…
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  • 1
    #1
    Split cover (in various colors)
    Sep 1992
    Cover: $1.95
    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick, Jerry Bingham
    Origin of The Protectors
    17 copies from $0.50
  • 1/A
    #1 Variation A
    Clarke Hawbaker Cover A by S. Clarke Hawbaker
    Sep 1992
    Cover: $2.50
    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick, Jerry Bingham
    Green wrapper; Includes poster by Jerry Bingham
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  • 1/B
    #1 Variation B
    Clarke Hawbaker Cover B by S. Clarke Hawbaker
    Sep 1992
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    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick, Jerry Bingham
    Includes poster by Jerry Bingham; Red wrapper
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  • 1/CS
    #1 Collector’s Set
    Clarke Hawbaker cover by S. Clarke Hawbaker
    Sep 1992
    Cover: $2.50
    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick, Jerry Bingham
    Includes poster by Jerry Bingham; Yellow wrapper
    14 copies from $0.99
  • 1/NS
    #1 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by S. Clarke Hawbaker
    Sep 1992
    Cover: $1.95
    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick, Jerry Bingham
    Origin of The Protectors
    2 copies from $0.82
  • 2
    #2
    Clarke Hawbaker cover by S. Clarke Hawbaker
    Oct 1992
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    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick
    Includes poster
    7 copies from $0.50
  • 2/CS
    #2 Collector’s Set
    Oct 1992
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    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick
    Includes poster
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  • 3
    #3
    Nov 1992
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    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick
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  • 3/A
    #3 Variation A
    Nov 1992
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    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick
    Includes poster
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  • 4
    #4
    Dec 1992
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    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick
    12 copies from $0.50
  • 4/CS
    #4 Collector’s Set
    Dec 1992
    Cover: $2.50
    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick
    Includes poster
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  • 5/A
    #5 Variation A
    Jan 1993
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    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick
    Bagged; Bullet hole
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  • 5/B
    #5 Variation B
    Embossed Cover B by Tom Derenick and Mike S. Miller
    Jan 1993
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    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick
    Bullet hole
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  • 5/C
    #5 Variation C
    Die-cut Cover C by S. Clarke Hawbaker
    Jan 1993
    Cover: $2.50
    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick
    Bullet hole
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  • 6
    #6
    Feb 1993
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    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick
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  • 6/CS
    #6 Collector’s Set
    Feb 1993
    Cover: $2.50
    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick
    With poster
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  • 7
    #7
    Mar 1993
    Cover: $1.95
    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick
    1st appearance Night Mask II
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  • 7/CS
    #7 Collector’s Set
    Mar 1993
    Cover: $2.50
    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick
    1st appearance Night Mask II
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  • 8
    #8
    Apr 1993
    Cover: $1.95
    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick
    5 copies from $0.56
  • 8/CS
    #8 Collector’s Set
    Apr 1993
    Cover: $2.50
    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick
    Includes poster
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  • 9
    #9
    May 1993
    Cover: $1.95
    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick, Bill Tucci
    4 copies from $0.50
  • 9/CS
    #9 Collector’s Set
    May 1993
    Cover: $2.50
    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick, Bill Tucci
    Includes poster
    9 copies from $0.75
  • 10
    #10
    Jun 1993
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    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick
    5 copies from $0.75
  • 10/CS
    #10 Collector’s Set
    Jun 1993
    Cover: $2.50
    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick
    Includes poster
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  • 11
    #11
    Jul 1993
    Cover: $1.95
    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick
    3 copies from $2.27
  • 11/CS
    #11 Collector’s Set
    Jul 1993
    Cover: $2.50
    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick
    Includes poster
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  • 12
    #12
    Aug 1993
    Cover: $2.50
    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick
    10 copies from $0.40
  • 12/CS
    #12 Collector’s Set
    Tom Derenick cover by Tom Derenick
    Aug 1993
    Cover: $2.50
    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick
    Includes trading card
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  • 13
    #13
    Sep 1993
    Cover: $2.25
    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick
    Continued from Ex-Mutants # 11 & into Dinosaurs for Hire # 8; Genesis
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  • 13/CS
    #13 Collector’s Set
    Cover
    Sep 1993
    Cover: $1.95
    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick
    Continued from Ex-Mutants # 11 & into Dinosaurs for Hire # 8; Genesis
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  • 14
    #14
    Oct 1993
    Cover: $2.25
    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Derenick
    Continued from Ex-Mutants #12
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  • 15
    #15
    Nov 1993
    Cover: $2.25
    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Robert Brown
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  • 16
    #16
    Dec 1993
    Cover: $2.25
    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Jim Hall, Mark Hester
    8 copies from $0.75
  • 17
    #17
    Jan 1994
    Cover: $2.50
    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Tom Lee, Tom Derenick
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  • 18
    #18
    Feb 1994
    Cover: $1.95
    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Jim Hall, Tom Derenick
    7 copies from $0.99
  • 19
    #19
    Mar 1994
    Cover: $2.50
    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Jim Hall
    Genesis
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  • 20
    #20
    May 1994
    Cover: $2.50
    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Willie Peppers
    Final Issue
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