The Complete Dell Mission: Impossible Series! Mission: Impossible is an American espionage television series that aired on CBS from September 1966 to March 1973. Created and initially produced by Bruce Geller, the show chronicled the exploits of a small covert team of secret government agents, known as the Impossible Missions Force, and their sophisticated methods of deceiving, manipulating and thwarting hostile Iron Curtain governments, third world dictators, corrupt industrialists, and crime lords, among others. In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs (played by Steven Hill); Jim Phelps (played by Peter Graves) takes charge for the six remaining seasons. Briggs and Phelps usually assemble the same core team of agents, all of whom have careers and some degree of celebrity outside of espionage. The team is occasionally supplemented by other specialists. Dell produced a 5-Issue Comic Series based on this television show (although only Issues 1-4 are new material, Issue 5 is a reprint). Featuring the Creative Talents of Paul Newman, Joe Gill and Jack Sparling. Softcover Premium Color.