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The original series was first published in 1982 as a set of promotional giveaways with selected [[Atari 2600]] video games. It covered the efforts of the Atari Force as they participate in "Project Multiverse", a mission to [[The Multiverse|travel across dimensions]] and find a new planet for humanity to inhabit after the current Earth is pushed to the brink of collapse by global warfare. While most of the stories were standalone, the team repeatedly clashed with the Dark Destroyer, an interdimensional monster out to conquer the multiverse. The stories were written by Gerry Conway and Roy Thomas, with art by Ross Andru and Gil Kane.
The DC graphic novel ''[[Star Raiders (Comic Book)|Star Raiders]]'' is a [[Spin
The second series was first published in 1984 as a regular monthly comic under the DC label. Set 25 years after humanity's resettlement, it centered on the adventures of the children of the original crew. Their lives are disrupted by the return of the Dark Destroyer, who has discovered the dimension where humanity has relocated and is preparing to avenge his earlier defeats by humiliating Martin Champion and then destroying the universe. The writers were Gerry Conway and Mike Baron, with art primarily by Jose Garcia-Lopez; later issues featured backup stories by Keith Giffen, Paul Kupperberg, Klaus Janson, James Fry and others.
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* [[Face Heel Turn]]: {{spoiler|Blackjak.}}
* [[Fake Kill Scare]]: Done in the second series {{spoiler|with an entire ''dimension''. After the Dark Destroyer has detonated his antimatter bomb, the heroes believe their home universe has been destroyed. It isn't until later that they learn otherwise.}}
* [[Five
** First series
*** [[The Hero]]: Martin Champion
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* [[Kangaroo Court]]: The second Atari Force faces one of these {{spoiler|after returning to New Earth}}. Ostensibly, the team is on trial for the theft of ''Scanner One'', but it's part of a larger plan to imprison Tempest and weaponize his powers.
* [[Loveable Rogue]]: Pakrat.
* [[Merchandise
* [[Multiethnic Name]]: Li San O'Rourke.
* [[The Multiverse]]: Not only can ''Scanner One'' travel to different dimensions, Tempest was born with the ability as well.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: Played with; Martin Champion thinks he's inadvertently informed the Dark Destroyer as to what dimension humanity has resettled on, and assembles a new team to retrieve the probe to resolve the problem. {{spoiler|In actuality, the Dark Destroyer already ''knew'' where they were, and faked the incident as part of his plan to humiliate Champion before destroying the dimension.}}
* [[Not Quite Dead]]: {{spoiler|Blackjak.}}
* [[Parental Neglect]]: Martin Champion does this to his son Tempest, largely because he blames him for the death of his wife.
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** In the second series, one member of the team is a diminutive alien nicknamed [http://www.atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=554 Taz].
** When the Scanner One re-enters normal space, the pilot of the ship says "[http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7216 Breakout]!"
* [[What Do You Mean
* [[What Happened to The Mouse?]]: The first series briefly mentions The Co-Op, a collection of government-owned multinational corporations. Though they are presented as a threat to Atari and Project Multiverse, they are never referenced again.
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