Editing Magnus, Robot Fighter (section)

==Valiant==
In 1991, [[Jim Shooter]] obtained rights to three Gold Key characters: ''[[Solar (comics)|Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom]]''; ''[[Turok|Turok, Son of Stone]]''; and ''Magnus, Robot Fighter''. He intended to use those characters to launch his new comic book line, Valiant Comics.{{cn|date=January 2015}} Several months later, the company launched ''Magnus, Robot Fighter''.

The series began where the original one left off. The artists took great care to replicate the setting and trappings of the original stories.{{cn|date=January 2015}} But as the new series progressed, it began to deviate from the original concept.{{cn|date=January 2015}} The term "Freewills" appeared in the Valiant run, introducing the concept that the rogue robots seen previously were not simply the product of random malfunctions, but were the result of a common phenomenon which allowed robots to become sentient.{{cn|date=January 2015}} While some of them are malevolent, others merely want to be free. It was also learned that 1A is a freewill. With Magnus's help, a colony of benevolent Freewills is established called the "Steel Nation." At the same time, Magnus becomes disgusted with North Am's elite. He journeys to the lower levels of North Am and befriends a group of social outcasts known as Gophs.

In 1992 Valiant published the popular crossover ''Predator Versus Robot Fighter''. Valiant president [[Steven Massarsky]] recounted, "We started this project in February [1992], knowing that this time of the year [[John Ostrander|[John] Ostrander]] would be taking things over [in] ''Magnus'', so we want to generate renewed interest in ''Magnus''."<ref>{{cite journal |last=Samsel |first=Robert |date=January 1993 |title=The State of Valiant Address |journal=[[Wizard (magazine)|Wizard]] |issue=17 |pages=47–54 |publisher=[[Wizard Entertainment]]}}</ref>

As the series progressed, it was used to introduce other heroes to the [[Valiant Universe]]. In issue #5, a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] hero known as [[Rai (comics)|Rai]] began appearing in Magnus's title, and would eventually move on into his own series. In the sixth issue, the future version of Solar made his debut. The issue also introduced the [[spider aliens]], who became a recurring threat throughout the Valiant Universe. In the 12th issue, modern readers were reintroduced to Turok, Son of Stone.

===Unity===
During the [[Unity (Comics)|Unity]] [[fictional crossover|crossover]] in 4001 AD, it was revealed that Magnus was actually born during the Unity conflict. His mother was Kris Hathaway and his father was the [[Harbingers (Valiant Comics)|harbinger]] named Torque from whom Magnus would inherit his own harbinger ability and strength. [[Geomancers (comics)|Geomancer]] [[Geoff McHenry (Valiant Comics)|Geoff McHenry]] sensed that someone like Magnus was needed in the "future". Solar "moved" baby Magnus through time and space to the actual Valiant Universe in 3975 AD and reminded himself to pick the baby up in 3975 AD, falling from the sky, and bring it to 1-A, his robot friend, so baby Magnus would be raised and trained to become the robot fighter that he is in 4001 AD. Lastly, Solar destroyed the black hole created by Mothergod and the Unity event thus sending the Lost Land and Mothergod to "unreality."

===The Malev War===
Shortly after the Unity crossover, the future Earth was invaded by alien robots called Malevs (short for Malevolents) directed by the Malev Emperor, a giant hive-mind, introduced in the original series, that encompassed the planet of Malev-6 that was destroyed by Doctor Laszlo and Magnus. The Emperor took control of North Am's mainframe to easily control all robs, turning them against humanity. This invasion forced all of the future heroes to band together. Their adventures were showcased in both the Magnus series, a spin-off title, ''[[Rai (comics)|Rai and the Future Force]]'', and other tie-ins, for a combined 37 issues over two years (1993-94). 

After the Malev War ended, all future titles jumped twenty years forward. Magnus became the leader of North Am and the President of the Terran Consortium. He married Leeja (his love interest since the original series) and had a son, whom he named Torque. Magnus spent the rest of the series battling various threats. During the [[Chaos Effect]] crossover, he was transported to the 20th century, but he eventually returned to the future. The series concluded with Magnus being transported to an unknown time and place, while Torque took up his mantle as protector of earth.