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title: A Legionary Villain

Earthguard: Corona, Cyclotron, Darkwar, Marvel, Star-Scanner

opponents: Composite Superman

Action: Again having information that Earthguard(r) is away from their headquarters (see last issue), the Composite Superman breaks into their headquarters. This time Earthguard(r) has returned from and is prepared for a fight. With the help of Ran-Darr, Earthguard(r) fights the Composite Superman to a standstill. With neither side able to win this battle, Composite Superman withdraws threatening to return.

title: We Found Some of the Stolen Missiles

Earthguard: Marvel, Phase, Star-Scanner

heroes: Speedster, Lycosa

opponents: Dr. Destroyer, Raccoon, Puma, Mace, Hideous, Fallout

Action: The United States Government reports that of the over 400 pounds of missing Plutonium and the several dozen missing missiles in the Government's arsenal, they have managed to location three of those missiles. Earthguard(r) is sent do Dr. Destroyer's island and disable the missiles before they can be launched.

Expecting some type of assault, Dr. Destroyer is waiting. Unfortunately for him, his group is not up to the Earthguard(r) challenge. Settling an old score, Marvel knocks out Hideous and disarms the warheads and stops the missiles from being fired. The rest of the group is subdued and rounded up in short order.

title: Close Encounters of the Visarian Kind

Earthguard: Star-Scanner

heroes: Stellar Force

opponents: Captain Static, Burnout, Amazing Visarian

Action: Three Visarian supervillians are encountered by Star-Scanner and Stellar Force. Not yet acclimated to Earth, the three villains are wrapped up and sent back to Visar and prison.

Champion Features #163 jp

title: The Secretive Captain Midnight

heroes: Captain Midnight, Kalindor

opponents: MI-6, Phasade

Action: Captain Midnight discovers that MI-6 had discovered his new identity. He enlists the help of Kalindor and the two try to solve the riddle of who in MI-6 wants Captain Midnight and why.

title: Freedom of What

Earthguard: Corona, Cyclotron, Darkwar, Phase, Star-Scanner

opponents: Freedom Federation

Action: Earthguard(r) battles the Freedom Federation.

title: The Super-Skrull's Revenge

heroes: Ran-Darr, Python, Dr. David Hartley

opponents: Super-Skrull

Action: Marvel is showing Ran-Darr and Python some of the new equipment installed recently in the Earthguard(r) headquarters when she accidentally releases the Super-Skrull from his prison in earth's orbit. Teleported in the midst of the heroes, Marvel makes it impossible for the Super-Skrull to attack any of the heroes while the other heroes force him back through the teleporter and back into his orbital prison.

Adventure #25 ja

heroes: Superboy, Colossal Boy, Blok, Magus Rex, Kalindor, Black Hole

Opponents: Synthesis, Rumble, Marksman (possessed by demon)

Action: Superboy bring Colossal Boy from the Legion of Superheroes back to the 20th century. While there, the heroes are attacked and subdue the villains.

Champion Features #165 jp

title: An Army of Criminals

heroes: Creeper, Gadget, Wonder Boy, Aqueous

opponents: Captain Static, Burnout, Amazing Visarian

others: X-Men: Nightcrawler, Rogue, Kitty Pryde

Action: The three Visarian villains managed to escape captivity and are caught trying to teleport an army of criminal from Visar to Earth to take over the planet. The heroes defeat the villains and destroy the teleporting equipment. The X-men come looking for mutants (like Aqueous).

title: Battleclan's East Coast Adventure

heroes: Kalindor, Aqueous, Wartiger

opponents: Battleclan

Action: Three visiting European scientists are asked to be guarded by Aqueous and Kalindor. They are eminent nuclear scientists and the Battleclan, after several west coast failures, feels kidnapping the scientists will move them into the big leagues. Marvel and Wartiger learn from the Pacific Guardians that Battleclan is on the east coast and soon find them planning their attack. Planning on two heroes, the villains are hopelessly under powered to take on the additional Earthguard(r) members. While Wartiger make sure the scientists are safe, the other three heroes make sure the Battleclan's trip to prison is comfortable.

title: Mastermind's Stupid Plan

Earthguard: Captain Marvel Junior

heroes: Seeker, Halthor, Blok

opponents: Mastermind as Magneto

Action: Mastermind isolates Captain Marvel Junior and Blok and, intent on killing them both, attacks. Unfortunately for Mastermind, the Egyptian Gods Seeker and Halthor have befriended Earthguard(r) and quickly put an end to Mastermind's murderous plan.

title: Trial of Star-Scanner

Earthguard: Star-Scanner, Darkwar, Cyclotron, Corona, Phase

Opponents: Ronan the Accuser, Den-Rann, Ran-Darr

Action: Court finally is in session for Star-Scanner's attack on the Kree scout ship (see issue 57). Ronan the Accuser, hired and paid by the prosecution, sits in judgment. No pretense at a fair trial is held and Star-Scanner is found guilty. Ran-Darr is assigned as bailiff for Star-Scanner and report any infractions back to the court. Ronan also judges that all Kree and Skrulls on Earth without prior approval will face corporal punishment.

title: The Ultimate Warrior

Earthguard: Darkwar, Marvel, Star-Scanner

heroes: Le Blanc, Gadget

opponents: Asunder, Nuke-Man, Quantum, Gazelle, Strong Man

Action: The villains attempt to steal an atomic separator for their own evil ends. Earthguard(r) is called to stop the theft and during the fight the separator is activated and Darkwar steps in front of the beam. Both sides stand back to see what happened, and to the villains bad luck, two Darkwars appear; one as Rann Thurstar and the other as the Ultimate Darkwar. The Ultimate Warrior defeats the villains single handed but is in turn subdued by Earthguard(r). It is felt he is too dangerous to remain separated so they rejoin the two selves.

Comics Action Premiere #158 dj

heroes: Sumo, Seker, Shu, Horus

opponents: Flame Snakes of Apep

Action: The Egyptian Gods and Sumo investigate an ancient, abandoned temple of Apep. With the entrance of the Egyptians, the temple comes to life and four Flame Snakes of Apep appear to protect their master. Seker is injured by the venom but the combined force is enough to kill the snakes and send them back to hell.

title: Hyperactive-Man's Bad Day

heroes: Hyperactive-Man, Andros 8, Crossbow

opponents: Thrasher, Wrecker

Action: Hyperactive-Man and Backfire are hired to guard the dedication of a nuclear power plant. Unfortunately Backfire is out of town. Hyperactive-Man asks for help from some friendly rivals Andros 8 and Crossbow who, not having any other work, accept. Marvel shows up at the detective agency saying she was in the neighborhood. In a matter of a few minutes she makes a pass at Hyperactive-Man. Surprised, Hyperactive-Man rebuffs her and sets off for the power plant. Embarrassed, Marvel comes along in an attempt to apologize.

During the dedication, the crowd is attacked by Thrasher and Wrecker. Crossbow is pounded, Marvel injured and Hyperactive-Man is blinded before the villains are forced to retreat.

A-Team Adventures #21 ng

title: Night of the Sentinels

heroes: Sumo, Aji, Palomar, Giant Robot

opponents: Sentinels

Action: A-Team is ambushed by Sentinel Robots. One robot is destroyed but by the time the dust clears, Sumo has been captured. As the robot flies off, Giant Robot is alerted and intercepts and frees Sumo.

Power Comics #224 gs

title: Unlikely Partners

heroes: Andros 8, Imperial Defender

title: Death in Canada

Earthguard: Corona, Marvel

heroes: Aqueous, Kalindor, Wartiger

opponents: Sethonius, Ogre, Butcher, Broadside, Whiplash

Action: Earth II villains attack the Niagara Falls resort. Earthguard(r) is sent to defeat the villains who prove much tougher than first thought. Reports in several New York gossip magazines link Corona and Marvel as "dating". No comments are made by the heroes.

title: The Wand of Watoomb

Earthguard: Corona, Marvel, Phase, Star-Scanner

opponents: Xandu, Brawn, Scarlet Witch, Wartiger

Action: Hammond takes over Earthguard(R). Javelin, near death, stumbles into Earthguard(r) headquarters to warn them that Xandu has the wand of Watoomb and is controlling Scarlet Witch and Wartiger. While Marvel negates Scarlet Witch and Wartiger, Phase and Star-Scanner concentrate fire on Xandu. Stunned, Corona flies over and removes the Wand of Watoomb from his hands. Now seven on two, the villains surrender.

title: Separated But Not Alone

Earthguard: Corona, Darkwar, Phase, Star-Scanner

opponents: Pegasus agents, Wraith

Action: Sumo, still in New York, is attacked by Pegasus agents and a super being named Wraith. Unfortunately for Pegasus, he was on his way to meet Earthguard(r) who comes and, although outnumbered five to one, succeeds in subduing the villains. Phase accidentally kills one of the agents.

A-Team Adventures #47 dj

title: From Hand to Mouth

heroes: Sumo, Shigi, Kyoto, Giant Robot, Palomar, Shirigiku

opponents: Famine, Hand

Action: Famine enlists the help of several Hand agents to extract revenge on A-Team for banishing his brothers from Earth (see issue #18). Standing nearly 40 feet tall, he faces off with Giant Robot. Giant Robot, immune to most of Famine's attacks succeeds in driving the demon from the battlefield. The Hand agents show better for themselves but in the end are also defeated. During the battle Timushi's sister killed.

title: The Long Arm of the Law

Earthguard: Captain Marvel Junior, Corona, Cyclotron, Darkwar, Marvel, Phase, Star-Scanner

Action: Earthguard(r) stop Skrulls on Visar from vaporizing the earth.

Champion Features #179 jp

title: Black Metal for a Black Heart

heroes: Ace of Spade, Creeper

opponents: Dr. Octopus

Action: The heroes stop Dr. Octopus from getting adamantium for his tentacles.

ISSUE 90 (1984) jp

Title: Terrax Says No!

Earthguard: Darkwar, Phase, Marvel, Captain Marvel Junior, Corona, Wartiger, Cyclotron

opponents: Terrax the Tamer

Action: After heated debate, Darkwar is elected leader of Earthguard(r), following Star-Scanner to that position. Soon after, Earthguard(r) is confronted by Terrax the Tamer. The former herald of Galactus is seeking revenge against Hyperactive-Man, Backfire and Wartiger after his earlier defeat at their hands (see Hyper-Backfire, Detectives issue #). Corona separates Terrax from his cosmic ax, which gives Earthguard(r) the opportunity to subdue Terrax with the help of Falstaff. Nova, Galactus' present herald, tracks down the subdued Terrax and takes him away, but leaves the depowered ax with Earthguard(r).

Comics Action Premiere #166 dj

heroes: Matrix, Whitefire, Force, Lodestone, Wartiger, Blok, Marvel

opponents: Silver Samurai, Viper

Action: Force, still working for Burt Wallace, is alerted that Mr. Wallace was captured. While searching for clues, he, Matrix, Whitefire and Lodestone discover that someone is planning to blow up Earthguard(r) headquarters. They notify Earthguard(r) who discovers the basement to the building filled with dynamite and the Silver Samurai and Viper about to light the fuse.

Title: Can We Now Put You Down as a Reference?

heroes: Whitefire, Force, Lodestone, Blok, Wartiger

opponents: Silver Samurai, Viper

Action: The villains are driven from the basement and the explosives disarmed. Force has several ideas where the villains may be and the group checks them out. The first stop is the jackpot. Silver Samurai defeats several heroes before he himself is defeated. Marvel and Wartiger try to stop Viper but she manages to escape.

heroes: Blok, Speedster

opponents: Welder, Silent Death, Omi-Devil, Laser, Armadillo, Sunburst

Action: Welder, Silent Death and Omi-Devil are hired to kill Marvel. In the fight, Marvel is almost killed but refuses to give up. Silent Death, impressed by Marvel, gives Blok the address of their employers. They get the help of Speedster and find Laser, Armadillo and agents. Sunburst captures Speedster, Laser is captured, and accidentally has his hand "shattered" by Marvel, and Armadillo jumps in the ocean to escape.

(Aside: Due to excessive force, Laser was released and was learning to fire his gun with his left hand.)

title: Release That Hostage and Come Out With Your Hands Up

heroes: Blok, Wartiger, Superboy

opponents: Sunburst, Ray, Radium, Bullseye

Action: Marvel scouts out the villains' headquarters and asks Blok to go to Earthguard(r) headquarters and bring everyone he can find. He returns in short order with Wartiger and Superboy who are filled in on the situation. With surprise on their side, the heroes win but manage to capture only Sunburst and Radium. Speedster is released unharmed.

Champion Features #182 jp

heroes: Superboy, Captain Midnight

opponents: Dark Circle

Action: Superboy and Captain Midnight stop the plans of Dark Circle.

title: Hell Hath No Fury

Earthguard: Captain Marvel Junior, Marvel

opponents: Hellrover gang: Hellrover, Asunder, Quantum, Visegrip

Action: Hellrover and his gang are caught extorting "protection" money from businesses. They are beaten but manage to escape. Captain Marvel Junior quits Earthguard(r).

ISSUE 95 (1984) jp

title: Wanted for Murder

heroes: Superboy, Blok, Speedster

Opponents: Rasputin, Crimson Dynamo, Taskmaster

Others: Wartiger, Wartiger's school of Cheng Su Do

Action: Marvel notices Wartiger is concerned about something that he will not tell to the other members of Earthguard(r). Unable to get a suitable response from Wartiger, she decides to join his martial arts studio in disguise to find out more about Wartiger and maybe help solve his problem.

A jewelry store across the street from Earthguard(r) is robbed and several team members decide to help in the investigation. While investigating the robbery, Marvel ends up framed for murder by Taskmaster. Before Marvel is taken into custody, She, Superboy, Speedster and Blok discover that the frame-up is a plot of Crimson Dynamo and Rasputin, a person who seems to have some of the abilities of his namesake. The heroes manage to find evidence to clear Marvel after battling the villains, but only Crimson Dynamo is captured. (He is deported to Russia.)


	Champions of San Diego \| home Beginning to issue 10 \| Issue 11 to Issue 50 \| Issue 51 to Issue 70 \| Issue 71 to Issue 95 \| Issue 96 to Issue 112 \| Issue 113 to Issue 130 \| Issue 131 to Issue 142 \| Issue 143 to the end \| Earthguard 2 Issue 71 to Issue 95 ISSUE 71 gs title: A Legionary Villain Earthguard: Corona, Cyclotron, Darkwar, Marvel, Star-Scanner heroes: Ran-Darr opponents: Composite Superman Action: Again having information that Earthguard(r) is away from their headquarters (see last issue), the Composite Superman breaks into their headquarters. This time Earthguard(r) has returned from and is prepared for a fight. With the help of Ran-Darr, Earthguard(r) fights the Composite Superman to a standstill. With neither side able to win this battle, Composite Superman withdraws threatening to return. ISSUE 72 jp title: We Found Some of the Stolen Missiles Earthguard: Marvel, Phase, Star-Scanner heroes: Speedster, Lycosa opponents: Dr. Destroyer, Raccoon, Puma, Mace, Hideous, Fallout Action: The United States Government reports that of the over 400 pounds of missing Plutonium and the several dozen missing missiles in the Government's arsenal, they have managed to location three of those missiles. Earthguard(r) is sent do Dr. Destroyer's island and disable the missiles before they can be launched. Expecting some type of assault, Dr. Destroyer is waiting. Unfortunately for him, his group is not up to the Earthguard(r) challenge. Settling an old score, Marvel knocks out Hideous and disarms the warheads and stops the missiles from being fired. The rest of the group is subdued and rounded up in short order. ISSUE 73 jp title: Close Encounters of the Visarian Kind Earthguard: Star-Scanner heroes: Stellar Force opponents: Captain Static, Burnout, Amazing Visarian Action: Three Visarian supervillians are encountered by Star-Scanner and Stellar Force. Not yet acclimated to Earth, the three villains are wrapped up and sent back to Visar and prison. Champion Features #163 jp title: The Secretive Captain Midnight heroes: Captain Midnight, Kalindor opponents: MI-6, Phasade Action: Captain Midnight discovers that MI-6 had discovered his new identity. He enlists the help of Kalindor and the two try to solve the riddle of who in MI-6 wants Captain Midnight and why. ISSUE 74 gs title: Freedom of What Earthguard: Corona, Cyclotron, Darkwar, Phase, Star-Scanner opponents: Freedom Federation Action: Earthguard(r) battles the Freedom Federation. ISSUE 75 jp title: The Super-Skrull's Revenge Earthguard: Marvel heroes: Ran-Darr, Python, Dr. David Hartley opponents: Super-Skrull Action: Marvel is showing Ran-Darr and Python some of the new equipment installed recently in the Earthguard(r) headquarters when she accidentally releases the Super-Skrull from his prison in earth's orbit. Teleported in the midst of the heroes, Marvel makes it impossible for the Super-Skrull to attack any of the heroes while the other heroes force him back through the teleporter and back into his orbital prison. Adventure #25 ja Title: heroes: Superboy, Colossal Boy, Blok, Magus Rex, Kalindor, Black Hole Opponents: Synthesis, Rumble, Marksman (possessed by demon) Action: Superboy bring Colossal Boy from the Legion of Superheroes back to the 20th century. While there, the heroes are attacked and subdue the villains. Champion Features #165 jp title: An Army of Criminals heroes: Creeper, Gadget, Wonder Boy, Aqueous opponents: Captain Static, Burnout, Amazing Visarian others: X-Men: Nightcrawler, Rogue, Kitty Pryde Action: The three Visarian villains managed to escape captivity and are caught trying to teleport an army of criminal from Visar to Earth to take over the planet. The heroes defeat the villains and destroy the teleporting equipment. The X-men come looking for mutants (like Aqueous). ISSUE 76 jp title: Battleclan's East Coast Adventure Earthguard: Marvel heroes: Kalindor, Aqueous, Wartiger opponents: Battleclan Action: Three visiting European scientists are asked to be guarded by Aqueous and Kalindor. They are eminent nuclear scientists and the Battleclan, after several west coast failures, feels kidnapping the scientists will move them into the big leagues. Marvel and Wartiger learn from the Pacific Guardians that Battleclan is on the east coast and soon find them planning their attack. Planning on two heroes, the villains are hopelessly under powered to take on the additional Earthguard(r) members. While Wartiger make sure the scientists are safe, the other three heroes make sure the Battleclan's trip to prison is comfortable. ISSUE 79 dj title: Mastermind's Stupid Plan Earthguard: Captain Marvel Junior heroes: Seeker, Halthor, Blok opponents: Mastermind as Magneto Action: Mastermind isolates Captain Marvel Junior and Blok and, intent on killing them both, attacks. Unfortunately for Mastermind, the Egyptian Gods Seeker and Halthor have befriended Earthguard(r) and quickly put an end to Mastermind's murderous plan. ISSUE 80 gs title: Trial of Star-Scanner Earthguard: Star-Scanner, Darkwar, Cyclotron, Corona, Phase Opponents: Ronan the Accuser, Den-Rann, Ran-Darr Others: Action: Court finally is in session for Star-Scanner's attack on the Kree scout ship (see issue 57). Ronan the Accuser, hired and paid by the prosecution, sits in judgment. No pretense at a fair trial is held and Star-Scanner is found guilty. Ran-Darr is assigned as bailiff for Star-Scanner and report any infractions back to the court. Ronan also judges that all Kree and Skrulls on Earth without prior approval will face corporal punishment. ISSUE 83 jp title: The Ultimate Warrior Earthguard: Darkwar, Marvel, Star-Scanner heroes: Le Blanc, Gadget opponents: Asunder, Nuke-Man, Quantum, Gazelle, Strong Man Action: The villains attempt to steal an atomic separator for their own evil ends. Earthguard(r) is called to stop the theft and during the fight the separator is activated and Darkwar steps in front of the beam. Both sides stand back to see what happened, and to the villains bad luck, two Darkwars appear; one as Rann Thurstar and the other as the Ultimate Darkwar. The Ultimate Warrior defeats the villains single handed but is in turn subdued by Earthguard(r). It is felt he is too dangerous to remain separated so they rejoin the two selves. Comics Action Premiere #158 dj title: Sons of Apep heroes: Sumo, Seker, Shu, Horus opponents: Flame Snakes of Apep Action: The Egyptian Gods and Sumo investigate an ancient, abandoned temple of Apep. With the entrance of the Egyptians, the temple comes to life and four Flame Snakes of Apep appear to protect their master. Seker is injured by the venom but the combined force is enough to kill the snakes and send them back to hell. ISSUE 84 mb title: Hyperactive-Man's Bad Day Earthguard: Marvel heroes: Hyperactive-Man, Andros 8, Crossbow opponents: Thrasher, Wrecker Action: Hyperactive-Man and Backfire are hired to guard the dedication of a nuclear power plant. Unfortunately Backfire is out of town. Hyperactive-Man asks for help from some friendly rivals Andros 8 and Crossbow who, not having any other work, accept. Marvel shows up at the detective agency saying she was in the neighborhood. In a matter of a few minutes she makes a pass at Hyperactive-Man. Surprised, Hyperactive-Man rebuffs her and sets off for the power plant. Embarrassed, Marvel comes along in an attempt to apologize. During the dedication, the crowd is attacked by Thrasher and Wrecker. Crossbow is pounded, Marvel injured and Hyperactive-Man is blinded before the villains are forced to retreat. A-Team Adventures #21 ng title: Night of the Sentinels heroes: Sumo, Aji, Palomar, Giant Robot opponents: Sentinels Action: A-Team is ambushed by Sentinel Robots. One robot is destroyed but by the time the dust clears, Sumo has been captured. As the robot flies off, Giant Robot is alerted and intercepts and frees Sumo. Power Comics #224 gs title: Unlikely Partners heroes: Andros 8, Imperial Defender opponents: robots action: fight ISSUE 86 ja title: Death in Canada Earthguard: Corona, Marvel heroes: Aqueous, Kalindor, Wartiger opponents: Sethonius, Ogre, Butcher, Broadside, Whiplash Action: Earth II villains attack the Niagara Falls resort. Earthguard(r) is sent to defeat the villains who prove much tougher than first thought. Reports in several New York gossip magazines link Corona and Marvel as "dating". No comments are made by the heroes. ISSUE 87 jp title: The Wand of Watoomb Earthguard: Corona, Marvel, Phase, Star-Scanner heroes: OMAC opponents: Xandu, Brawn, Scarlet Witch, Wartiger others: Javelin Action: Hammond takes over Earthguard(R). Javelin, near death, stumbles into Earthguard(r) headquarters to warn them that Xandu has the wand of Watoomb and is controlling Scarlet Witch and Wartiger. While Marvel negates Scarlet Witch and Wartiger, Phase and Star-Scanner concentrate fire on Xandu. Stunned, Corona flies over and removes the Wand of Watoomb from his hands. Now seven on two, the villains surrender. ISSUE 88 dj title: Separated But Not Alone Earthguard: Corona, Darkwar, Phase, Star-Scanner heroes: Sumo opponents: Pegasus agents, Wraith Action: Sumo, still in New York, is attacked by Pegasus agents and a super being named Wraith. Unfortunately for Pegasus, he was on his way to meet Earthguard(r) who comes and, although outnumbered five to one, succeeds in subduing the villains. Phase accidentally kills one of the agents. A-Team Adventures #47 dj title: From Hand to Mouth heroes: Sumo, Shigi, Kyoto, Giant Robot, Palomar, Shirigiku opponents: Famine, Hand Action: Famine enlists the help of several Hand agents to extract revenge on A-Team for banishing his brothers from Earth (see issue #18). Standing nearly 40 feet tall, he faces off with Giant Robot. Giant Robot, immune to most of Famine's attacks succeeds in driving the demon from the battlefield. The Hand agents show better for themselves but in the end are also defeated. During the battle Timushi's sister killed. ISSUE A4 jp title: The Long Arm of the Law Earthguard: Captain Marvel Junior, Corona, Cyclotron, Darkwar, Marvel, Phase, Star-Scanner opponents: Skrulls Action: Earthguard(r) stop Skrulls on Visar from vaporizing the earth. Champion Features #179 jp title: Black Metal for a Black Heart heroes: Ace of Spade, Creeper opponents: Dr. Octopus Action: The heroes stop Dr. Octopus from getting adamantium for his tentacles. ISSUE 90 (1984) jp Title: Terrax Says No! Earthguard: Darkwar, Phase, Marvel, Captain Marvel Junior, Corona, Wartiger, Cyclotron heroes: Falstaff opponents: Terrax the Tamer others: Nova Action: After heated debate, Darkwar is elected leader of Earthguard(r), following Star-Scanner to that position. Soon after, Earthguard(r) is confronted by Terrax the Tamer. The former herald of Galactus is seeking revenge against Hyperactive-Man, Backfire and Wartiger after his earlier defeat at their hands (see Hyper-Backfire, Detectives issue #). Corona separates Terrax from his cosmic ax, which gives Earthguard(r) the opportunity to subdue Terrax with the help of Falstaff. Nova, Galactus' present herald, tracks down the subdued Terrax and takes him away, but leaves the depowered ax with Earthguard(r). Comics Action Premiere #166 dj title: Demolitions heroes: Matrix, Whitefire, Force, Lodestone, Wartiger, Blok, Marvel opponents: Silver Samurai, Viper Action: Force, still working for Burt Wallace, is alerted that Mr. Wallace was captured. While searching for clues, he, Matrix, Whitefire and Lodestone discover that someone is planning to blow up Earthguard(r) headquarters. They notify Earthguard(r) who discovers the basement to the building filled with dynamite and the Silver Samurai and Viper about to light the fuse. ISSUE 91 dj Title: Can We Now Put You Down as a Reference? Earthguard: Marvel heroes: Whitefire, Force, Lodestone, Blok, Wartiger opponents: Silver Samurai, Viper Action: The villains are driven from the basement and the explosives disarmed. Force has several ideas where the villains may be and the group checks them out. The first stop is the jackpot. Silver Samurai defeats several heroes before he himself is defeated. Marvel and Wartiger try to stop Viper but she manages to escape. ISSUE 92 ry title: Payback Earthguard: Marvel heroes: Blok, Speedster opponents: Welder, Silent Death, Omi-Devil, Laser, Armadillo, Sunburst Action: Welder, Silent Death and Omi-Devil are hired to kill Marvel. In the fight, Marvel is almost killed but refuses to give up. Silent Death, impressed by Marvel, gives Blok the address of their employers. They get the help of Speedster and find Laser, Armadillo and agents. Sunburst captures Speedster, Laser is captured, and accidentally has his hand "shattered" by Marvel, and Armadillo jumps in the ocean to escape. (Aside: Due to excessive force, Laser was released and was learning to fire his gun with his left hand.) ISSUE 93 ry title: Release That Hostage and Come Out With Your Hands Up Earthguard: Marvel heroes: Blok, Wartiger, Superboy opponents: Sunburst, Ray, Radium, Bullseye others: Speedster Action: Marvel scouts out the villains' headquarters and asks Blok to go to Earthguard(r) headquarters and bring everyone he can find. He returns in short order with Wartiger and Superboy who are filled in on the situation. With surprise on their side, the heroes win but manage to capture only Sunburst and Radium. Speedster is released unharmed. Champion Features #182 jp title: Dark Circle heroes: Superboy, Captain Midnight opponents: Dark Circle Action: Superboy and Captain Midnight stop the plans of Dark Circle. ISSUE 94 jp title: Hell Hath No Fury Earthguard: Captain Marvel Junior, Marvel heroes: Wartiger opponents: Hellrover gang: Hellrover, Asunder, Quantum, Visegrip Action: Hellrover and his gang are caught extorting "protection" money from businesses. They are beaten but manage to escape. Captain Marvel Junior quits Earthguard(r). ISSUE 95 (1984) jp title: Wanted for Murder Earthguard: Marvel heroes: Superboy, Blok, Speedster Opponents: Rasputin, Crimson Dynamo, Taskmaster Others: Wartiger, Wartiger's school of Cheng Su Do Action: Marvel notices Wartiger is concerned about something that he will not tell to the other members of Earthguard(r). Unable to get a suitable response from Wartiger, she decides to join his martial arts studio in disguise to find out more about Wartiger and maybe help solve his problem. A jewelry store across the street from Earthguard(r) is robbed and several team members decide to help in the investigation. While investigating the robbery, Marvel ends up framed for murder by Taskmaster. Before Marvel is taken into custody, She, Superboy, Speedster and Blok discover that the frame-up is a plot of Crimson Dynamo and Rasputin, a person who seems to have some of the abilities of his namesake. The heroes manage to find evidence to clear Marvel after battling the villains, but only Crimson Dynamo is captured. (He is deported to Russia.) Issue 96 to Issue 112