Cover by Dick Giordano and Daerick Gross

There are three great adventures in the 40th issue of CHAMPIONS!

First, the all-new TIGRESS crosses paths with Flare's friendliest enemy, the winsome WHIPPERETTE, in an all-new adventure by Wilson Hill and Dick Giordano. Long-time Flare-fans take note: The villain of this piece is none other than ERIK SCHADEL, the sinister sorcerer who wields the power of DEMON, the man who just might be Flare's father.

Then, for the first time in color, CAPTAIN THUNDER AND BLUE BOLT star in "At Last, the Secret," by Roy & Dann Thomas, Howard Simpson, and E. R. Cruz.

Finally, FLARE herself makes a surprise appearance in the pages of CHAMPIONS in the all-new adventure, "Flare's Lost Costume," by Wilson Hill and Duval Stowers.