{"product_id":"night-force-1-1982-nm","title":"Night Force # 1 1982 NM-","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNight Force # 1\u003c\/b\u003e, released on May 20, 1982 (with an August 1982 cover date), launched an influential horror\/supernatural series written by Marv Wolfman and illustrated by Gene Colan. The issue, titled \"The Summoning (Part I) - Genesis,\" establishes the series' core premise: the enigmatic Baron Winters manipulating ordinary individuals into a team called the Night Force to battle ancient occult evils. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe debut issue introduces the key members of the first Night Force team through a series of intersecting events in Washington, D.C.: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Summoning: The reclusive, seemingly ageless sorcerer Baron Winters—who is confined to his labyrinthine Georgetown mansion, Wintersgate Manor—begins pulling strings to assemble a specific team.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eVanessa Van Helsing: In the Potomac Psychiatric Hospital, Vanessa (the psychic granddaughter of Abraham Van Helsing) is tormented by demonic visions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eDonovan Caine: A professor of parapsychology at Georgetown University, Caine conducts experiments into the \"energy of evil,\" unaware that his research is perfectly synced with Vanessa's supernatural visitations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eJack Gold: A former Time reporter turned tabloid journalist visits Wintersgate Manor for a story on the occult and becomes another pawn in the Baron's plan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe Alliance: By the end of the issue, Baron Winters has manipulated events to secure Vanessa's release and bring her, Caine, and Gold together to face a burgeoning supernatural threat. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKey Characters \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eBaron Winters: The manipulative mastermind who cannot leave his mansion, which exists at a juncture of time and space.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eVanessa Van Helsing: A powerful psychic descendant of the legendary vampire hunter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eDr. Donovan Caine: A dedicated academic researcher whose work is subsidized by the Pentagon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eJack Gold: A skeptical reporter who becomes the team's chronicler and field agent.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eMerlin: The Baron's pet leopard, claimed to be a gift from the legendary wizard Merlin himself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BattleBuddyComics.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47627300798564,"sku":"BF417","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/7606\/4868\/files\/IMG_2026_01_02_16_57_31_076.jpg?v=1767394871","url":"https:\/\/battlebuddycomics.com\/products\/night-force-1-1982-nm","provider":"BattleBuddyComics.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}