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).
[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.
[5] Despite this, writer Marv Wolfman felt (and publisher DC Comics agreed) that Night Force could be a success: Night Force was my idea, as I was looking for another book to do and felt I’d like to create my own horror title and push the boundaries a bit more than I had with Tomb of Dracula.
The creative team included Wolfman but not Colan, and did not carry over the plot threads from the original series.
[5] The team had a rotating membership, but notable members included: In issue three of the Tangent: Superman's Reign series, a version of Night Force is featured.