VALIANT UNIVERSE IMPORTANT EARLY FIRST APPEARANCES 1991 Magnus #5 #3 Magnus #7

first first Toyo Harada first X-O armor and first mention of the Commando class Rai trading card was Foundation earlier than X-O included in Magnus #4 Manowar armor

1992 Harbinger #1 X-O Manowar #1 X-O Manowar #4

first Harbinger first X-O Manowar first Jack Boniface Renegades (kids) class armor and first () Peter, Kris, Faith, Aric of Dacia brief appearance as a Charlene, Torque musician in a club

Shadowman #1 Solar #10 Solar #10 information

first Jack Boniface first Gilad Abrams The cover is solid black with embossed title and price box. A second printing of (Shadowman) () Solar #10 has roman numeral II on the full appearance aka Gilad Anni-Padda cover just beneath the price. throughout story

Archer & Archer & Harbinger #1 0 Armstrong #0 Armstrong #0 Regular edition Limited Gold edition first H.A.R.D.Corps

first Archer & first Archer & Harbinger Active Armstrong Armstrong Resistance Division

Eternal Warrior #4 Rai #0 Shadowman #8

first first Bloodshot first Master Darque appearance only on the full appearance, Valiant final page universe future revealed to new Rai

It is not necessary to read the 1990s comics for the current , however, these comics provide the original names, designs, and story influences for many characters reintroduced since 2012.

The rising popularity of Valiant and other comics in late 1992 increased the print runs significantly and most comics printed in 1993 and 1994 are extremely common and easy to find in collections and stores.

Greg Holland - ValiantFans.com - March 2015