I think it was a bit of a Gibson revival model along with the Invader and Challenger. I got it because I couldn't afford an Explorer, I think it was quite a bit cheaper. it has a 24 ¾” scale length & about 3kg.
Here is the first Guitar I bought (with my first pay cheque) December 1983 Gibson Corvus 1. They only made them for a couple of years so now quite rare, although I did see one on ebay the other week.