Atari Force

    (DC, 1984-1985)
™ and ©1984 DC Comics, Inc.

Officially it’s an acronym for the Advanced Technology And Research Institute, but this comic, focusing on a team of rebels and renegades, originated from the comics shipped with Atari home computer games. Don’t let that fool you. The characters have personality and motivation that belies their arcade game origins.

The first five adventures of the Atari force were included as mini-comics in several of Atari’s most popular home video games, such as Defender and Phoenix. This series, written by Gerry Conway, marks their debut in mainstream comics.
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  • 1
    #1
    Jan 1984
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    W: Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas  ·  A: José Luis García-López
    1st Appearance of Atari Force (in standard comics); 1st appearance of Babe; 1st appearance of Blackjak; 1st appearance of Dark Destroyer; 1st appearance of Dart
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    #1 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by José Luis García-López
    Jan 1984
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    W: Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas  ·  A: José Luis García-López
    1st Appearance of Atari Force (in standard comics); 1st appearance of Babe; 1st appearance of Blackjak; 1st appearance of Dark Destroyer; 1st appearance of Dart
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  • 2
    #2
    Feb 1984
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    W: Gerry Conway  ·  A: José Luis García-López
    1st Appearance of Martin Champion
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    #2 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by José Luis García-López
    Feb 1984
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    W: Gerry Conway  ·  A: José Luis García-López
    1st Appearance of Martin Champion
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    #3
    Mar 1984
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    W: Gerry Conway  ·  A: José Luis García-López
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    #3 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by José Luis García-López
    Mar 1984
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    W: Gerry Conway  ·  A: José Luis García-López
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  • 4
    #4
    Apr 1984
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    W: Gerry Conway  ·  A: Ross Andru
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    Newsstand Edition with cover by José Luis García-López
    Apr 1984
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    W: Gerry Conway  ·  A: Ross Andru
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    #5
    May 1984
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    W: Gerry Conway  ·  A: Ross Andru
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    Newsstand Edition with cover by José Luis García-López
    May 1984
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    W: Gerry Conway  ·  A: Ross Andru
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    #6
    Jun 1984
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    W: Gerry Conway  ·  A: José Luis García-López
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    Jun 1984
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    W: Gerry Conway  ·  A: José Luis García-López
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  • 7
    #7
    Jul 1984
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    W: Gerry Conway  ·  A: José Luis García-López
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    Jul 1984
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    W: Gerry Conway  ·  A: José Luis García-López
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  • 8
    #8
    Aug 1984
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    W: Gerry Conway, Andy Helfer  ·  A: José Luis García-López
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    #8 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by José Luis García-López
    Aug 1984
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    W: Gerry Conway, Andy Helfer  ·  A: José Luis García-López
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    #9
    Sep 1984
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    W: Gerry Conway  ·  A: José Luis García-López
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    #9 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by José Luis García-López
    Sep 1984
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    W: Gerry Conway  ·  A: José Luis García-López
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  • 10
    #10
    Oct 1984
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    W: Gerry Conway  ·  A: José Luis García-López
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    #10 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by José Luis García-López
    Oct 1984
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    W: Gerry Conway  ·  A: José Luis García-López
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    #11
    Nov 1984
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    W: Gerry Conway  ·  A: José Luis García-López
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    #11 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Ed Hannigan
    Nov 1984
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    W: Gerry Conway  ·  A: José Luis García-López
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  • 12
    #12
    Dec 1984
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    W: Gerry Conway, Andy Helfer, Keith Giffen  ·  A: José Luis García-López, Keith Giffen
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    #12 Newsstand Edition
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    Dec 1984
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    W: Gerry Conway, Andy Helfer, Keith Giffen  ·  A: José Luis García-López, Keith Giffen
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  • 13
    #13
    Jan 1985
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    W: Gerry Conway, Joey Cavalieri, Paul Kupperberg  ·  A: Eduardo Barreto, Dave Manak
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    #14
    Feb 1985
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    W: Mike Baron, Dave Manak  ·  A: Eduardo Barreto, Klaus Janson
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    Feb 1985
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    W: Mike Baron, Dave Manak  ·  A: Eduardo Barreto, Klaus Janson
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    #15
    Mar 1985
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    W: Mike Baron, Andy Helfer  ·  A: Eduardo Barreto, Mike Chen
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    Mar 1985
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    W: Mike Baron, Andy Helfer  ·  A: Eduardo Barreto, Mike Chen
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    #16
    Apr 1985
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    W: Mike Baron, Andy Helfer  ·  A: Ed Hannigan, Mike Chen
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    #16 Newsstand Edition
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    Apr 1985
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    W: Mike Baron, Andy Helfer  ·  A: Ed Hannigan, Mike Chen
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    #17
    May 1985
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    W: Mike Baron, Andy Helfer  ·  A: Eduardo Barreto, Mike Chen
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    May 1985
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    W: Mike Baron, Andy Helfer  ·  A: Eduardo Barreto, Mike Chen
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    #18
    Jun 1985
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    W: Mike Baron, Dave Manak  ·  A: Eduardo Barreto, Marshall Rogers
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    #18 Newsstand Edition
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    Jun 1985
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    W: Mike Baron, Dave Manak  ·  A: Eduardo Barreto, Marshall Rogers
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    #19
    Jul 1985
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    W: Mike Baron, Ed Hannigan  ·  A: Eduardo Barreto, Ed Hannigan
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    #20
    Aug 1985
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    W: Mike Baron, Keith Giffen, Robert Loren Fleming, Karl Kesel, Andy Helfer, Bob Lappan  ·  A: Eduardo Barreto, Keith Giffen
    Final Issue
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  • SE 1
    Special Edition #1
    Apr 1986
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    W: Dwight Jon Zimmerman, Paul Kupperberg, Andy Helfer  ·  A: James W. Fry III, Marshall Rogers, Tristan Shane
    Giant-size
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