The first Power Rangers team did not originate in 1993, despite being the year that Mighty Morphin Power Rangers first hit the airwaves. Naturally, most audiences would assume they were canonically Zordons first Rangers team. However, thanks to Boom! Studios effort to redefine the lore of the Power Rangers franchise, the comics offer an additional history that paints the show in a new light.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #20 by Kyle Higgins and Daniele Di Nicuolo reveals that Zordon found his first crop of Rangers not in 1993, but in 1969. Zordon never wouldve mentioned it because their first mission ended so disastrously that it puts a stain on his legacy, as revealed by Grace Sterling, who has her own big moment in issue #19 by Higgins and Hendry Prasetya.

The knowledge that Zordon led Rangers who pre-date even the original "teenagers with attitude" adds a new element to the canon. It recontextualizes exactly why...