| Title Character | Appearances (Date) | Comments |
| Magnus, Robot Fighter | 1st: Magnus #1 (5/91) 2nd: Magnus #2 (7/91) |
since 1960's GoldKey comics |
| Solar, Man of the Atom | 1st: Solar #1 (9/91) 2nd: Solar #2 (10/91) |
since 1960's Dr. Solar GoldKey comics. This Solar is Dr. Phil Seleski |
| Rai | Cameo: Magnus #4 (9/91) 1st: Magnus #5 (10/91) 2nd: Magnus #6 (11/91) |
Cameo appeared on a card insert in Magnus #4, Rai is the first original Valiant title character. Rai is a title passed down by generations. Magnus #5 is about the 42nd Rai, Tohru Nakadai. |
| Harbinger | 1st Harada: Solar #3 (11/91) 1st Harbinger kids: Harbinger #1 (1/92) |
Harbinger is a description of a person with special powers, Toyo Harada and the Harbinger kids (Sting, Kris, etc) are examples. It can easily be argued that Magnus was the first Harbinger to appear in a Valiant comic. |
| X-O Manowar | 1st X-O armor: Magnus #7 (12/91) 1st Manowar Class X-O armor: X-O Manowar #1 (2/92) 1st Aric the Visigoth: X-O Manowar #1 (2/92) |
X-O Armor is alive (grown). In Magnus #7, X-O armor is introduced in Commando class (less powerful than Manowar class). Aric wears the X-O Manowar class armor. |
| Turok | 1st: Magnus #12 (5/92) 2nd: Archer & Armstrong #2 (9/92) |
Turok was also a 1960's GoldKey character, originally appearing in 1950's Dell comics. |
| Shadowman | Cameo:X-O Manowar #4 (5/92) 1st: Shadowman #1 (5/92) |
Jack Boniface is Shadowman. |
| Eternal Warrior | 1st: Solar #10 (6/92) 2nd: Solar #11 (7/92) |
Gilad Anni-Padda is the Eternal Warrior. |
| Archer & Armstrong | 1st: Archer & Armstrong #0 (7/92) | Archer is Obadiah Archer. Armstrong is Aram Anni-Padda, Gilad's brother. |
| HARDCorps | 1st: Harbinger #10 (10/92) 2nd: Rai #0 (11/92) 3rd: Harbinger #11 (11/92) |
Harbinger Active Resistance Division. |
| Bloodshot | Cameo: Eternal Warrior #4 (11/92) 1st: Rai #0 (11/92) 2nd: Eternal Warrior #5 (12/92) |
Angelo Mortalli is Bloodshot. The first person to have Rai's Blood of Heroes (nanite technology) in him. |
| Master Darque | Cameo: Shadowman #7 (not seen, dialogue only) (11/92) 1st: Shadowman #8 (12/92) 2nd: Eternal Warrior #6 (01/93) |
Major Villain in the Valiant Universe. Manipulates necromantic energy. |