Champions Vol 1 7

Champions Vol 1 #7 Published August, 1976 Editor-in-Chief Len Wein Cover Artist Rich Buckler Frank Giacoia "The Man Who Created the Black Widow" Writer Tony Isabella Penciler George Tuska Inker Vince Colletta Colorist Phil Rachelson Letterer Karen Mantlo Editor Marv Wolfman Previous Issue Next Issue Champions #6 Champions #8

Lady, the only good super-hero is a dead one!

-- The Griffin

Appearing in "The Man Who Created the Black Widow"

Featured Characters:

• Champions
  • Angel
  •  Black Widow 
  •  Ghost Rider 
  •  Hercules 
  • Iceman

Supporting Characters:

• Ivan Petrovitch
• Richard Fenster

Antagonists:

• Darkstar (First appearance)
• Griffin
• Rampage
• Yuri Petrovitch (First appearance)
• Titanium Man

Other Characters:

• LAPD
• Emerson Bale
• Alexi Bruskin (First appearance)

Locations:

• California
  • Los Angeles
    • Champions Headquarters

Items:

• Black Widow's Gauntlets
• Titanium Man Armor

Vehicles:

• Hell Cycle
  
  

Synopsis for "The Man Who Created the Black Widow"

Angel and Ghost Rider fail to prevent Darkstar and Griffin from liberating Stuart Clarke from his hospital room. Meanwhile, the Champions' office is attacked by a small, remote-controlled missile. When Ivan and Black Widow analyze it, they recognize the calling card of Natasha's old trainer, Alexi Bruskin. Widow spots Bruskin on a nearby rooftop and dives out the window to go confront him, but the two former comrades are quickly interrupted by the arrival of Titanium Man.

Notes

• This issue contains a letters page, Cables of Champions. Letters are published from M. Clive Hamming, Scott Gibson, K.J. Robbins, Ralph Macchio, and Dale Cendall.
• Titanium Man last appeared in Giant-Size Avengers #4 and will stay in this series until issue #10
  

Trivia

• In the letters page, future Marvel Comics editor Ralph Macchio correctly predicts Champions will be cancelled unless major changes are made.

See Also

• 2 Image(s) from Champions Vol 1 7
• 3 Reprints of Champions Vol 1 7
  

Links and References

• plot summary at uncannyxmen.net

Footnotes

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