Other early titles published by Hero Comics included The Marksman and Flare,[2] both featuring characters also licensed from the Champions role-playing game.
[a] After taking a short break from publishing, Mallonee re-entered the marketplace in 1990 as Hero Graphics, co-publishing a handful of issues with David Campiti's Innovation Comics,[b] which also served as the company's distributor.
[7][1] Icestar and Flare's rights' owners, Gleen Thain and Stacy Lawrence, respectively, allowed Heroic to continue using their characters.
[1] Over the years, Mallonee developed many original characters as well, slowly pushing his comics further from Hero Games' Champions universe.
Heroic returned to publishing again in 2005; in addition to new titles, it continued a number of series from its earlier incarnation, including Captain Thunder and Blue Bolt, Champions,[9] Murcielaga She-Bat, and The Tigress.