The Protectors #1 (September 1, 1992) – This Day In Comics
Heroes have been around since the late 1930s. The Clock and Nightmask were two of the earliest heroes to fight crime. Others included Amazing Man, Gravestone, Prince Zardi the Eternal Man, Iron Skull, The Eye and Miss Fury. With the debut of more powerful heroes to fight crime, The Clock and Nightmask put away their costumes and joined the military. Starting in 1979, other heroes began to appear, including Man of War, Mighty Man, The Witch, Airman, The Shark (a.k.a. Thresher), The Arrow, Ferret, Aura and Arc. These heroes would gather together in the town of Brinkstone, VA to battle various villains. The resulting conflict caused the destruction of the town, and The Conqueror, Wisecrack, Jackdaw and most of the citizens of the town were transported to a demon-dimension. While other villains may have been involved in this battle, it is not clear who they were, if they were transported away to another dimension, or what happened to them afterwards. The general public and the government became suspicious of the supranormals after these events, and under increasing pressure, all of the heroes involved eventually retired. In 1988, Brian O’Brien had been elected President of the United States of America. He still felt that supranormals would someday be needed, so he appointed Phillip Reinhart as the head of “Project: Golden Age”. Reinhart’s task was to track down and locate all of the heroes so that if the need arose, they could be contacted and called into action. Once Mr Monday and his Steel Army began terrorizing innocent people years later, the Protectors were called into action.
They debuted in The Protectors #1 (September 1, 1992).
