Credits
Writer(s):
Bill Mantlo
Penciller(s):
Bob Hall
Inker(s):
Bruce Patterson
Letterer(s):
Karen Mantlo; Gaspar Saladino (splash)
Subject Matter
Genres:
superhero
Feature(s):
The Champions
Character(s):
The Champions [Black Widow [Natasha Romanova]; Hercules; Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Iceman]; Rampage; Alexi Brushki [The Commissar]; Ivan Petrovich; Griffin; Darkstar; Titanium Man; Crimson Dynamo [Yuri Petrovich a.k.a the Outcast]; Dick Fenster
First Line:
By the silver bow of Apollo!
Synopsis:
Rampage stops by the Champions' offices to deliver a message about their teammate, the Black Widow. Instead, his exo-skeleton explodes. Then the Champions split up: Ghost Rider takes Rampage to the hospital, Iceman and Ivan search for Natasha, and Hercules and the Angel prepare for a press conference introducing the Champions to the world. But the conference is interrupted by the arrival of the Griffin, the Titanium Man and the Crimson Dynamo.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:
Miscellaneous
Job Number:
C-52
Notes:
The origin of the Black Widow continues in flashback.
Partial reprint (original story published episodically for reasons of space)