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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published November 1986
Frequency Monthly
Cover Price 0.75 USD; 0.40 GBP; 0.95 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Michael Higgins (Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief)

Cover Details - "Birth of A Hero"

Characters Jack Magniconte; Darlene Magniconte; Thomas Smythe; Dallas Corbin; Beauford Wohl
Genre superhero

23 page Kickers, Inc. story "This Legend Born!"

Characters Kickers, Inc. [Jack "Mr. Magnificent" Magniconte; Dallas "Dasher" Corbin; Thomas "Suicide" Smythe; Beauford Kimbal "Brick Wall" Wohl; Darlene Magniconte]; Steve Magniconte; Mr. Sloan; Sloan's two thugs
Synopsis Following the White Event, New York Smashers quarterback, Jack "Mr. Magnificent" Magniconte, is given an "edge" by his brother's invention, leading to increased strength and stamina. After his brother is killed by the mob, Magniconte, his wife and his teammates form the not-for-profit foundation, Kickers, Inc., to help people with special problems.
Genre superhero
Script Tom DeFalco
Pencils Ron Frenz
Inks Sal Buscema
Colors George Roussos
Letters Phil Felix
Editing Michael Higgins