Champions #1

No, Champions #1 (June 1986) is not the group from Marvel Comics but is actually based on characters from the super hero roleplaying game of the same name. The six isssue mini-series was published by Eclipse Comics. The cover features Flare, Icestar, Marksman, Geo-Force...er, Giant and Rose. The cover artist was Carol Lay, who also inked and penciled the interior. "The Curse of the Hellfire Crown" was written by Dennis Mallonee and edited by Catherine "Cat" Yronwode. Character information and stats are written up for Flare and Foxbat for the roleplaying game in the back of the book along with Champions Combat Room #1.

What makes this issue of Champions #1 really special is that Dennis Mallonee signed the inside front cover and Sean Deming signed on the Champions Combat Room #1 page. Both signed to Kelly but Sean added "Thanks for your help in Atlanta".