This weekend’s light-hearted, escapist superhero post from Balladeer’s Blog will look at Marvel’s short-lived 1970s team the Champions.
CHAMPIONS Vol 1 #1 (October 1975)
Title: The World Still Needs … Champions
Villains: Pluto, Hipollyta and Ares
Synopsis: With so many superheroes in its universe compared to 1961, Marvel Comics debuted this new group. The members:
a) HERCULES, the actual figure from Greco-Roman mythology. Formerly a member of the Avengers.
b) GHOST RIDER, Marvel’s horror figure. The only Champion who had not belonged to a previous team. Also, the only team member with his own solo series at the time. Continue reading
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