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

January, 1984
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Gerry Conway, Roy ThomasJosé Luis García-López
#1 (Newsstand Edition by José Luis García-López)

January, 1984
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Gerry Conway, Roy ThomasJosé Luis García-López
#2

February, 1984
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Gerry ConwayJosé Luis García-López
#2 (Newsstand Edition by José Luis García-López)

February, 1984
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Gerry ConwayJosé Luis García-López
#3

March, 1984
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Gerry ConwayJosé Luis García-López
#3 (Newsstand Edition by José Luis García-López)

March, 1984
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Gerry ConwayJosé Luis García-López
#4

April, 1984
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Gerry ConwayRoss Andru
#4 (Newsstand Edition by José Luis García-López)

April, 1984
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Gerry ConwayRoss Andru
#5

May, 1984
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Gerry ConwayRoss Andru
#5 (Newsstand Edition by José Luis García-López)

May, 1984
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Gerry ConwayRoss Andru
#6

June, 1984
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Gerry ConwayJosé Luis García-López
#6 (Newsstand Edition by José Luis García-López)

June, 1984
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Gerry ConwayJosé Luis García-López
#7

July, 1984
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Gerry ConwayJosé Luis García-López
#7 (Newsstand Edition by José Luis García-López)

July, 1984
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Gerry ConwayJosé Luis García-López
#8

August, 1984
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Gerry Conway, Andy HelferJosé Luis García-López
#8 (Newsstand Edition by José Luis García-López)

August, 1984
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Gerry Conway, Andy HelferJosé Luis García-López
#9

September, 1984
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Gerry ConwayJosé Luis García-López
#9 (Newsstand Edition by José Luis García-López)

September, 1984
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Gerry ConwayJosé Luis García-López
#10

October, 1984
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Gerry ConwayJosé Luis García-López
#10 (Newsstand Edition by José Luis García-López)

October, 1984
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Gerry ConwayJosé Luis García-López
#11

November, 1984
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Gerry ConwayJosé Luis García-López
#11 (Newsstand Edition by Ed Hannigan)

November, 1984
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Gerry ConwayJosé Luis García-López
#12

December, 1984
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Gerry Conway, Andy Helfer, Keith GiffenJosé Luis García-López, Keith Giffen
#12 (Newsstand Edition by José Luis García-López)

December, 1984
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Gerry Conway, Andy Helfer, Keith GiffenJosé Luis García-López, Keith Giffen
#13

January, 1985
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Gerry Conway, Joey Cavalieri, Paul KupperbergEduardo Barreto, Dave Manak
#14

February, 1985
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Mike Baron, Dave ManakEduardo Barreto, Klaus Janson
#14 (Newsstand Edition by Eduardo Barreto)

February, 1985
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Mike Baron, Dave ManakEduardo Barreto, Klaus Janson
#15

March, 1985
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Mike Baron, Andy HelferEduardo Barreto, Mike Chen
#15 (Newsstand Edition by Eduardo Barreto)

March, 1985
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Mike Baron, Andy HelferEduardo Barreto, Mike Chen
#16

April, 1985
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Mike Baron, Andy HelferEd Hannigan, Mike Chen
#16 (Newsstand Edition by Paris Cullins)

April, 1985
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Mike Baron, Andy HelferEd Hannigan, Mike Chen
#17

May, 1985
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Mike Baron, Andy HelferEduardo Barreto, Mike Chen
#17 (Newsstand Edition by Ed Hannigan)

May, 1985
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Mike Baron, Andy HelferEduardo Barreto, Mike Chen
#18

June, 1985
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Mike Baron, Dave ManakEduardo Barreto, Marshall Rogers
#18 (Newsstand Edition by Paris Cullins)

June, 1985
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Mike Baron, Dave ManakEduardo Barreto, Marshall Rogers
#19

July, 1985
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Mike Baron, Ed HanniganEduardo Barreto, Ed Hannigan
#20

August, 1985
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Mike Baron, Keith Giffen, Robert Loren Fleming, Karl Kesel, Andy Helfer, Bob LappanEduardo Barreto, Keith Giffen
Special Edition #1

April, 1986
Cover Price: $2.00
8 copies available from $1.98
Dwight Jon Zimmerman, Paul Kupperberg, Andy HelferJames W. Fry III, Marshall Rogers, Tristan Shane