A key issue noted for First appearance of Phoebe Daniels and First appearance of Snapdragon. Rai: The History of the Valiant Universe #1 was published by DMG/Valiant Entertainment on June 1, 2017, as part of a series that began in 2017. Rafer Roberts writes, and art comes from Andrew Dalhouse, Clayton Crain and Clayton Henry. It features X-O Manowar, Bloodshot, Eternal Warrior, Ninjak and Shadowman, among 70 characters catalogued on VerseDB.