A key issue noted for First appearance of Lt Esau Harriman. Space: Above And Beyond - The Gauntlet #1 was published by Topps Comics on May 1, 1996, as part of a series that began in 1996. Roy Thomas writes, and art comes from Digital Chameleon, Mark Harrison and Michel Lacombe. This 36-page issue features Cooper Hawkes, Nathan West, Paul Wang, Shane Vansen and T.C. McQueen, among 7 characters cataloged on VerseDB.