Issue: #2
The marvelous National Guardians - Badge, Golden Idol, Butterfly, Venus, Ramm, El Gigante and Black Adder - face Hyper-Ape. Meanwhile, The Ancient Mariner seeks the Blue Ox to aid his conquest of the surface world. Solo adventures include Black Adder, plus Renegade in a thriller illustrated by Ron Frenz and Sal Buscema!
First appearances: El Gigante, The Ancient Mariner, Blue Ox, Black Adder, Golden Idol, Renegade, Hyper-Ape, Sally Rodriguez, Cory Bryant, Dr. Cadaver, Ocelot, Mona Bryant, Dragondroid, The Golem, Firebolt, Iron Maiden, The Misanthropic Man, Eusebes, Detective Humphries
Creators: Sal Buscema, Ron Frenz, Sterling Clark, Gary Carlson
Characters: Ramm, El Gigante, The Ancient Mariner, Blue Ox, Black Adder, Golden Idol, Renegade, Hyper-Ape, Venus, Butterfly Queen, The Badge, Venus, Sally Rodriguez, Cory Bryant, Dr. Cadaver, Ocelot, Mona Bryant, Dragondroid, The Golem, Firebolt