The Good Guys

    (Defiant, 1993-1994)
™ and ©1993 Defiant, a division of Enlightened Entertainment Partners, L.P.

This comic is perhaps the ultimate exercise in comic book wish-fulfillment. The Good Guys are a group of super-powered youngsters, based on actual people who won Defiant’s “casting call” contest.

It all began when Matt and his younger brother Zack set off for a Rob Liefeld signing at the new Mile High Comics shop. To scrape up some spending money, Matt did the collecting for his paper route—but at house after house, he came up with nothing. In desperation, he went to the spooky Simpson house. There, instead of finding the usual envelope under the mat, the door opened and a woman invited Matt inside. She told him a strange tale, handed him what she said was a magic box, and asked him to bury it for her. Instead, Matt took it with him to the comic shop, where the box acted as the impetus for seven strangers to gain powers which reflected their fondest dreams—and gave another youth the power for incredible destruction.
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  • 1
    #1
    Nov 1993
    Cover: $3.50
    W: Jan C. Childress, Jim Shooter  ·  A: Grey, Alan Weiss, Adam Pollina
    1st Appearance of Master Ridgely Gatesman; 1st appearance of The Good Guys; Origin of The Good Guys; Giant-size
    36 copies from $0.99
  • 2
    #2
    Dec 1993
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Jan C. Childress  ·  A: Greg Boone, Grey, Robert Laquinta
    26 copies from $0.99
  • 3
    #3
    Jan 1994
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    W: Jan C. Childress, Janet Jackson, Jim Shooter  ·  A: Charles Adlard
    20 copies from $0.99
  • 4
    #4
    Feb 1994
    Cover: $3.25
    W: Jim Shooter, Janet Jackson  ·  A: Greg Boone
    10 copies from $0.75
  • 5
    #5
    Mar 1994
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Daniel G. Chichester, Janet Jackson, Jim Shooter  ·  A: Greg Boone
    9 copies from $0.63
  • 6
    #6
    Apr 1994
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    W: Ed Polgardy, Janet Jackson, Jim Shooter  ·  A: Alan Kupperberg, Greg Boone
    8 copies from $1.04
  • 7
    #7
    May 1994
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    W: Ed Polgardy, Janet Jackson, Jim Shooter, Ken Gale, Winston Fowlkes  ·  A: Greg Boone
    8 copies from $0.84
  • 8
    #8
    Jun 1994
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Jim Shooter, Ken Gale, Len Wein  ·  A: Greg Boone
    7 copies from $0.80
  • 9
    #9
    Jul 1994
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Jim Shooter, Ken Gale, Robert Washington III  ·  A: Greg Boone
    Defiant ceases publication; Final Issue
    6 copies from $1.20