The Darkstars were a group of intergalactic policemen that appeared in comic books published by DC Comics.[1] They were introduced in Darkstars #1 (October 1992), and were created by Michael Jan Friedman and Larry Stroman.[2] The series lasted a total of 39 issues, ending with issue #38 (Jan. 1996), with an issue #0 (Oct. 1994) published between issues #24 and 25 during the Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! crossover event storyline.[3]
Development
In an interview, Michael Jan Friedman spoke on the genesis of the group, stating:[4]
"I went to the Justice League editor and said, “You know, I would like to do a Martian Manhunter story,” and he goes, “You know we have so much inventory on Martian Manhunter solo stories.” And I said, “Well, I would like to do Green Lantern”… “Well we got so much inventory on Green Lantern,” and I was like alright, okay, I get it, those were two of my favorite superheroes at DC growing up, and I said, “Boy, someday I'll do a Green Lantern story or a Martian Manhunter story.”