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CREATOR

Name: Valiant Entertainment, Inc. AKA Valiant Comics (American comics corporation).
Personal dates: Founded in 1989 by Robert 'Bob' Layton (1953-) and James 'Jim' Shooter (1951-). Ongoing*.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please look under Valiant in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: * The corporation was bought by Acclaim Entertainment in 1994 that stopped in 2004. Valiant then continued the corporation from 2008. Different logos were used during the periods; the one shown to the left derives from the initial run.

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 1992. Stopped in 1995 after 30 issues.

The characters are normal humans who have been comatosed by the experimental Harbinger Foundation. Later they were rescued by Omen Enterprises, where they have gained consciousness as well as an assortment of superpowers. They now fight the ominous foundation, which is also emphasized by the acronym part of their name that stands for Harbinger Active Resistance Division.
A few of the numerous recurring characters are Flatline (Sam Yoom Kim), Gunslinger (Charlie Palmer), Hammerhead (Marion Virgil Peeves), Hotshot (Christine Eastman), Maniac (Jan Chahosky), and Shakespeare (Aaron Brillstein).