Kickers, Inc.

In the mid-1980s, Marvel introduced Kickers, Inc., a short-lived 12-issue series that blended superheroics with the world of professional football. The series followed a team of gridiron players who moonlighted as costumed crime-fighters, featuring a roster that included Thomas Smythe, Brick Wall, Suicide, Beauford Wohl, Darlene Magniconte, and Doll. Written primarily by Ron Altaville, Terry Kavanagh, and Tom DeFalco, with art from Rod Whigham, Ron Frenz, and Larry Alexander, the title stands as a quirky, sports-infused footnote in Marvel’s 1980s catalog.