| Night Force | |
|---|---|
| Group publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | New Teen Titans #21 (July 1982) |
| Created by | Marv Wolfman Gene Colan |
| In-story information | |
| Type of organisation | Team |
| Agent(s) | Baron Winters Vanessa Van Helsing Jack Gold Donovan Caine Zadok Grimm |
| Night Force | |
| Series publication information | |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | (vol. 1) August 1982 – September 1983 (vol. 2) December 1996 – November 1997 (vol. 3) May – November 2012 |
| Number of issues | vol. 1 14 vol. 2 12 vol. 3 7 |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Marv Wolfman |
| Penciller(s) | vol. 1 Gene Colan vol. 2 Brent Eric Anderson vol. 3 Tom Mandrake |
| Creator(s) | Marv Wolfman Gene Colan |
Night Force is the name of three comic book series published by American company DC Comics. The first series, written by Marv Wolfman and illustrated by Gene Colan, debuted in a special insert in The New Teen Titans #21 (July 1982).[1] The second series began in 1996 was one of four books that made up DC's Weirdoverse group of titles. The third series began in 2012 as a seven-issue miniseries. It was again written by Marv Wolfman, this time with artist Tom Mandrake.[2]
The main character of all three series is Baron Winters, a sorcerer who would assemble a team of chosen individuals to fight supernatural threats.[3] The Baron himself did not participate in the missions and would manipulate, sometimes unethically, others to do so for him. This was because, for reasons not revealed, he could not leave Wintersgate Manor, the labyrinthine mansion in Washington, D.C., where he lived. The mansion was located in a special juncture of time and space, allowing him to send his team to different places and times.[4]
- ^ Manning, Matthew K. (2010). "1980s". In Dolan, Hannah (ed.). DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9.
[T]his issue...hid another dark secret: a sixteen-page preview comic featuring Marv Wolfman's newest team - Night Force. Chronicling the enterprise of the enigmatic Baron Winters and featuring the art of Gene Colan, Night Force spun out into an ongoing title of gothic mystery and horror the following month.
- ^ Campbell, Josie (March 6, 2012). "Wolfman Revisits Baron Winters & "Night Force"". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
- ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 216. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
- ^ Markstein, Don. "Night Force". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 1 April 2020.