It was a spin-off from the Millennium event and ran for twelve issues, from 1988 through 1989, before being canceled.

The characters first appeared in Millennium #1, (January 1988), written by Steve Engelhart and drawn by Joe Staton.

The New Guardians, who were also initially known as the Chosen, were a group of people selected by a Guardian of the Universe named Herupa Hando Hu and a Zamaron named Nadia Safir in the DC Comics crossover Millennium.

[2] Members of the Chosen were selected from several nationalities to form a superhero group representative of the entire human race.

An earlier version of the team, consisting of Hal Jordan, Carol Ferris, Sinestro, Atrocitus, Agent Orange, Saint Walker and Indigo-1, was seen during the Brightest Day story arc in Green Lantern.