History:
ANDREW CHASER
Real Name: Andrew "Andy" Murrow Chaser
Identity/Class: Alternate reality (New Universe) human
Occupation: Freelance journalist, published nonfiction author
Group Membership: American Library Association, Sigma Delta Chi Journalism Association
Affiliations: Linda Chaser, Selena French, Jill, Leaker, Emilio Licciardo, Lisa, Ann Madeira, Medusa Web (Babel), Orville, Psi-Force (Tyrone Jessup), Shanks
Enemies: C.I.A., Philip Nolan Voigt
Known Relatives: Samuel Chaser (father, deceased), Linda Chaser (mother), Denise Chaser (first wife), Jaqueline Chaser (second wife)
Aliases: Scoop
Legal Status: Citizen of the United States with no criminal record
Place of Birth: Alexandria, Virginia, USA (July 13, 1954)
Extent of Education: B.A. Journalism, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.; M.A. Public Policy, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Religion: Roman Catholic (non-practicing)
Base of Operations: Mobile
First Appearance: Psi-Force I#17 (March, 1988) (see comments)
Powers/Abilities: Chaser is an award-winning journalist with a long list of contacts in all related fields, from the entertainment industry to government officials. He carries his tape recorder Pulitzer, which he talks to as though it were a friend. He also uses a pager.
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 165 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blond
History:
(Psi-Force I#17 (fb) - BTS) - In 1984, Chaser held an interview with genetic researcher Dr. Emilio Licciardo of Foundations, Inc. that was published in Omni magazine. This was his big break and launched him on a lucrative career as a journalist.
(Psi-Force I#23/Andrew Chaser) - Andrew Chaser became a published author whose books included 'By Dawn's Early Light,' an inside account of the Libyan air raid, Doubleday (1985); 'The Streets Are Free,' a look at the plight of the homeless in America, Doubleday (1985); and 'On Sale Now - Toilet Seats for a Hundred Bucks,' a study of Pentagon spending under the Reagan Administration, Putnam (1986). Chaser did not endear himself to the Reagan administration.
(Psi-Force I#17 (fb) - BTS) - Chaser had published his work in magazines such as Rolling Stone, Omni and Playboy. He also published in the newspaper Philadelphia Inquirer. In 1987, a piece he wrote for the Inquirer did well and Chaser was being considered for an award.
(Psi-Force I#17) - On November 2, 1987, Chaser went to Charlie's Bar in Washington D.C. to meet with his government contact "Leaker." Chaser sat in a booth next to Leaker's booth, sitting so that the two men were back-to-back and could converse. Leaker informed Chaser that Emilio Licciardo had been testing on paranormal teenagers and had gone insane. Leaker knew Chaser was skeptical about the existence of paranormals but noted the recent celebrity super hero Star Brand proved their existence. Leaker told Chaser to investigate Emmett Proudhawk, a C.I.A. agent who went rogue the previous year. Leaker left Charlie's Bar and told the owner, Orville, that Chaser would pay his tab.
(Psi-Force I#18 (fb) - BTS) - Chaser read up on Emmett Proudhawk and learned about the five teenagers Proudhawk had mentored who were sometimes called Psi-Force. Chaser also interviewed employees of Foundations, Inc., who had been involved in Licciardo's attempt to control Psi-Force.
(Universe News) - Chaser read Foundations, Inc.'s evaluation of Tyrone Jessup (see comments).
(Psi-Force I#18) - On December 12, 1987, Chaser went to San Francisco, California, hoping to find Psi-Force at the youth shelter Sanctuary where Proudhawk had sent them. However, by the time Chaser arrived in San Francisco, Sanctuary had been destroyed by the Russian paranormal Rodstvow. Chaser had been romantically involved with police officer Ann Madeira and she gave him access to the ruins of Sanctuary. Much to his surprise, he encountered the astral form of Tyrone Jessup, one of the five teenagers. Chaser arranged and interview with Jessup and visited Jessup's comatose body, which was in an ICU at St. Francis Hospital following the explosion.
Chaser investigated what had become of Jessup's friends and discovered the C.I.A. had hired the mercenary army the Medusa Web in order to capture them. On December 16, 1987, Chaser met with Jessup in Golden Gate Park and told him the Medusa Web had traced another member of Psi-Force to Seattle, Washington. Jessup flew to Seattle, assisting his friend Wayne Tucker against the Medusa Web.
(Psi-Force I#19/text) - Andrew Chaser read a transcript of Ronald Reagan's State of the Union Address from January 26, 1988, in which he reacted to the destruction of Pittsburgh by drafting paranormals. Chaser wrote, "Haven't heard such a pack of bull since my divorce hearings" on the transcript.
(Psi-Force I#20) - On February 16, 1988, Chaser was in Los Angeles, California on a date at the Bel Air Hotel with a minor actress named Lisa when he received a notification on his pager. Realizing the signal was from Jessup, Chaser went to the restroom and met with Jessup's astral form. Jessup shared information he'd learned from the Medusa Web, who'd claimed his friends Thomas Boyd, Kathy Ling and Anastasia Inyushin were alive. Chaser told Jessup he wasn't certain about the Web but he was trying to get an interview with them at their Los Angeles office. When Jessup mentioned the Web wanted Psi-Force to join their team, Chaser cautioned him that the Medusa Web "play both sides of the fence." Chaser also warned Jessup that the U.S. Army was drafting paranormals and if Psi-Force were captured, they'd be certain to be drafted. Chaser told Jessup his hotel room number and warned him to "knock first" if he wanted another discussion.
(Psi-Force I#26) - On March 24, 1988, Chaser received an audience with Babel, the leader of the Medusa Web at the organization's Los Angeles base. Babel informed Chaser anything they discussed would be off the record. When Babel warned Chaser that asking about Psi-Force could be dangerous and claimed there was someone following him, Chaser refused to be intimidated and listened as Babel explained the Medusa Web's purpose was to save the world by becoming a threat so large the world's powers would unite to fight them. Babel predicted Psi-Force would soon face Rodstvow and destroy him.
On April 5, 1988, Psi-Force battled Rodstvow in Washington D.C. as Babel had predicted but failed in combat and were seemingly destroyed. The following day, Chaser wondered if the future held more battles of paranormal versus paranormal.
On May 3, 1988, Chaser returned to San Francisco and realized he was being followed, just as Babel had warned him. Chaser wondered whether his pursuers were C.I.A, F.B.I. or K.G.B. Chaser went to Castagnola's for lunch with Selena French, who had taken over the Sanctuary program following the building's destruction. One of the men who had been following Chaser confronted him in the restaurant and warned him, "This isn't a movie and you're not a hero." When Chaser met with Selena, he could tell someone else had been at the table with her, likely the men pursuing him.
On June 24, 1988, Chaser went to St. Francis Hospital and was present when Jessup awoke, his mind having been restored to his physical body after his astral form was destroyed fighting Rodstvow. The man who was following Chaser entered the ward with a fellow agent and smashed Pulitzer. The two agents (apparently working for the C.I.A.) informed Jessup he was being drafted into the U.S. Army and poisoned Jessup's friendship with Chaser by telling Jessup Chaser's only interest was writing a book about Psi-Force.
On July 6, 1988, Chaser returned to Washington D.C. and met with Leaker at the National Mall. Leaker advised Chaser to end his investigation into Psi-Force, warning him that if he continued the government would come down hard on him and his mother. When Chaser asked who was steering these events, Leaker started to warn him about Philip Nolan Voigt when suddenly a sniper shot Leaker in the head, killing him instantly. Chaser ran from the National Mall, narrowly escaping being shot.
Chaser went to King George, Virginia, where his mother Linda lived. Chaser warned his mother that if he published his present story, it could be dangerous for her. Linda told Chaser to do what he knew was right.
Chaser rented a room in Baltimore, Maryland and finished his book about Psi-Force in a week, titling it 'Power for the Preying.' Chaser's publisher Shanks rushed the book into publication, "before they decide to kill us all." On August 2, 1988, Chaser reflected on his book, which had reached #3 on the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list. Chaser hoped that now that the book had been published, he and his mother would be left alone. Regardless, Chaser spent time hiding out at his mother's home, shunning promotions for the book. Still thinking Psi-Force were dead, Chaser hoped his book would help their souls rest in peace. For his next book, Chaser decided to investigate Philip Nolan Voigt.
(Justice II#31/2) - On February 24, 1989, Chaser finally arranged an interview with Philip Nolan Voigt, who was now the U.S. President and had relocated the Oval Office to Denver, Colorado. Chaser quickly cut to the chase, demanding Voigt tell him what his parability was, having surmised Voigt was a paranormal. Voigt confirmed he had been a paranormal but had lost his parability. Voigt insisted paranormals were the next step in the evolutionary process and that people like Chaser would be left behind. Voigt smashed Pulitzer into pieces and issued veiled threats against Chaser's mother. Chaser left the interview convinced that somehow Voigt had to be stopped.
Comments: Created by Fabian Nicieza, Ron Lim and Romeo Tanghal.
Andrew received an Official Handbook-style profile in Psi-Force I#23.
The month before Psi-Force I#17, Chaser was referenced on all the New Universe title's promotional Universe News page, depicting a recap of Foundations, Inc.'s evaluation of Tyrone Jessup and a handwritten note by Chaser (all of the text was Nicieza's; the note was his handwriting).
Chaser also appeared in Thomas Boyd's dream in Psi-Force I#22.
Andrew Chaser also appeared in the Valiant comic Troublemakers I#16 (March, 1998) which also happened to be written by Fabian Nicieza! It was written much like Fabian's Psi-Force I#26, with Chaser as the protagonist while investigating the cast of Troublemakers. Fabian must've gambled no one at Marvel would notice or care if he swiped Chaser for a month; he was correct.
Profile by Prime Eternal.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Andrew Chaser should not be confused with:
Linda Chaser was Andrew's mother. She lived in King George, Virginia. Linda's husband Samuel had been a successful newspaper publisher and left Linda with a large sum of money and a comfortable manor home. When Andrew received credible threats against he and Linda's lives and warned her, Linda told her son to do what he knew was right. Andrew went ahead with publishing the book. Linda apparently suffered no reprisals.
--Psi-Force I#26
The man known only as "Leaker" was an official in the C.I.A. On November 2, 1987, Leaker started Chaser on his investigation into Psi-Force, telling him to investigate Foundations, Inc. and Emmett Proudhawk. On July 6, 1988, Leaker had another meeting with Chaser and tried to convince him to halt his investigation into Psi-Force, warning him that Philip Nolan Voigt was seeking control over the government. Before Leaker could say more a sniper working for Voigt shot him in the head, killing him instantly.
--Psi-Force I#17 (26
Pulitzer was Chaser's personal tape recorder which he carried with him at all times. Chaser sometimes addressed his thoughts to Pulitzer as though he were talking to another person. Philip Nolan Voigt smashed Pulitzer into pieces when Chaser interviewed him.
--Psi-Force I#17 (18, 26, Justice II#31/2
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Psi-Force I#23, Andrew Chaser profile (main)
Psi-Force I#17, page 12, panel 8 (face)
Psi-Force I#26, page 21, panel 3 (Linda)
Psi-Force I#26, page 16, panel 4 (Leaker)
Psi-Force I#18, page 2, panel 2 (Pulitzer)
Appearances:
Psi-Force I#17-18 (March-April, 1988) - Fabian Nicieza (writer), Ron Lim (penciler), Romeo Tanghal (inker), Howard Mackie (editor)
Psi-Force I#20 (June, 1988) - Fabian Nicieza (writer), Ron Lim (penciler), Mike Witherby (inker), Howard Mackie (editor)
Psi-Force I#26 (December, 1988) - Fabian Nicieza (writer), Graham Nolan (penciler), Chris Ivy (inker), Howard Mackie (editor)
Justice II#31/2 (May, 1989) - Fabian Nicieza (writer), Mike Gustovich (artist), David Wohl (editor)
First posted: 10/25/2026
Last updated:
10/26/2026
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