''The Zero Patrol'' was a short-lived

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team created by

Continuity Comics Continuity Publishing, also known as Continuity Comics, was an American independent comic book company formed by Neal Adams in 1984, publishing comics until 1994. History After years as a freelancer and comics art packager (with his company Co ...

in 1984. The Zero Patrol were a team of five people from Earth, collected to protect the universe. The series was a

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an comic originally titled ''Cinco por infinito'' or ''5 Infinity'', otherwise known as ''5 for Infinity'', a successful Spanish Comic produced between 1968 and 1970 written and drawn by

Esteban Maroto Esteban Maroto (born 1942) is a Spanish comic book artist. Career Born in Madrid, he began his career in the 1960s with series like ''Cinco por infinito'', published in English by Continuity Comics as '' Zero Patrol'' (heavily retouched by e ...

, with

Neal Adams Neal Adams (June 15, 1941 – April 28, 2022) was an American comic book artist. He was the co-founder of the graphic design studio Continuity Associates, and was a Creator ownership, creators-rights advocate who helped secure a pension and re ...

supplying a new story and artwork. The original comic was featured in ''Delta 99'' and ''Dracula''. The title Zero Patrol for these American series came from Neal Adams' own previous comics - never published - based on material of his drawn and written years before. The Zero Patrol team consisted of Dr. Zero, Orion, Heather, Bruce, Alter, and Lanie in edit version. The characters were Alter, Aline, Orion, Serio and Honda in original comic. Originally the book ran for only two issues in 1984 and 1985. Then the first two issues were reprinted and the series ran for a total of five issues in 1987–89, before

closed down.

References

External links

''Zero Patrol'' at Mighty Crusaders site
Continuity Comics titles 1984 comics debuts Comics by Neal Adams Superhero comics {{comic-stub