Phoenix

A freak accident brought disaster to the space station, forcing the astronauts to hastily evacuate. Tragically, the heat shields on their escape craft were damaged by debris, and all but one died in the heat and fire that followed their reentry into Earth’s atmosphere. Only Ed Tyler lived long enough to crawl ashore in the frozen wastes of the Arctic.

But Tyler’s dramatic landing did not go unnoticed. A race of aliens that had long been observing the Earth took his unconscious body into its Arctic base for study. When Tyler learned of the aliens’ eventual plans to destroy mankind, he set out to escape. He stole one of the aliens’ outfits, as well as a set of atomic transistors which gave the ability to channel energy at the atomic level. With that awesome power, Tyler destroyed the alien base. Other aliens remained, though, determined to hunt him down. Having risen from the ashes of tragedy like a phoenix, Tyler must use these new powers to save himself and the Earth.

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#1

Jan 1975

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W: Jeff Rovin · A: Sal Amendola

1st Appearance of Leslie Tyler; 1st Appearance of Phoenix (Ed Tyler); Origin of Phoenix (Ed Tyler)

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Mar 1975

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W: Gabriel Levy · A: Sal Amendola

2nd Appearance of Leslie Tyler; 2nd Appearance of Phoenix (Ed Tyler)

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Jun 1975

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W: Gabriel Levy, John Albano · A: Sal Amendola, Pat Broderick

Origin of the Dark Avenger

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Oct 1975

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W: Gary Friedrich · A: Ric Estrada

Final issue

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