Eclipse commissioned Marv Wolfman to write the title; three years previously he had completed the acclaimed company-wide crossover series Crisis on Infinite Earths for DC Comics.

and Radio Boy), Doug Moench (Aztec Ace), Alan Moore (Miracleman), Kurt Busiek (The Liberty Project), Larry Marder (Tales of the Bean World), Don Chin (Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters), Steve Gerber (Destroyer Duck), Michael T. Gilbert (Mr. Monster), B.C.

Additionally Max Allan Collins and Terry Beatty allowed a cameo by Ms. Tree even through the character had moved to Renegade Press, in deference to her debuting in Eclipse, the magazine.

[6] Each issue would feature a back-up 'interlude' strip by a selected character's regular creative team, and a text piece on Eclipse's history by publisher Dean Mullaney, while vintage Airboy villain Zzed was announced as the main antagonist.

A one-shot called Total Eclipse - The Seraphim Objective, written by Kurt Busiek and drawn by James Fry, was published to tie-in with the series.

He notes that Zzed is encircling Earth with machines and suggests the growing band of heroes add The Liberty Project to their ranks while he sends The Heap to intercept the Seraphim.

The assemblage attempts to stop Zzed raiding Sci-Plex 3 in the Appalachian Mountains but are unable to prevent him stealing a projector for his machines, with Skywolf injured in the fight.

Meanwhile Nine-Crocodile reveals he has been manipulating Zzed all along from the Six World but - aware that his scheme has now attracted Aztec Ace's attention - sends his Nightgaunt and Ebonati minions after the time-traveller.

[16] The beam causes Zzed to turn into the benign Doctor Eclipse, who leads Miracleman, Avalon, Dot and the other flying heroes to tackle Nine-Crocodile's satellites while Airboy and others fight his minions on the ground as time anomalies grow.

[17] Airboy's force have also been led into a trap by Misery, though the arrival of the Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters turns the tide in the fight, giving time for Burnout and Crackshot to destroy the attackers with lava.

Doctor Eclipse realises the struggle isn't the real fight and they need to target the satellites instead, leaving Avalon in charge of the group and heading to Mexico to inform the others.

[18] Andy Mangels of Amazing Heroes found the first issue to be well-written if underwhelming, and disliked the art - preferring The Prowler interlude over the first chapter of Total Eclipse itself.

[26] Writing in the New Sunday Times, Daniel Chan noted that the series "lacked the thrill" of earlier crossovers like Crisis on Infinite Earths and Legends.

[28] Reviewing the comic as part of a re-read of Eclipse's output, Lars Ingebrigtsen noted that "nothing interesting happens in this book" and described Wolfman's attempts to mimic Alan Moore's style in Miracleman as having "er, not very convincing results".