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Hayoth
The Hayoth are a fictional team of super powered Israeli super commandos published by DC Comics. They first appeared in ''Suicide Squad'' #45 (September 1990), and were created by John Ostrander, Kim Yale and Geof Isherwood. The Hayoth's team name is a reference to four holy beasts from the ''Zohar'', as seen in the ''Soncino Zohar'' (1934) published as a part of the Soncino Books of the Bible series. Publication history Kobra The Hayoth are a team of four super powered covert operatives who act as a special division of the Mossad. Their first contact with the West came when Amanda Waller was contracted to capture Kobra (DC comics), Kobra. Waller was informed of the Hayoth's existence by an Egyptian operative named Nazair. Nazair claimed that even though Kobra was in Israel, he was a threat to Egypt's interests as well. Amanda Waller and the Suicide Squad covertly sneak into Jerusalem seeking to capture or kill Kobra. But the Squad's arrival is detected by the Hayoth, and their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suicide Squad
The Suicide Squad is an antihero/supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first version of the Suicide Squad debuted in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #25 (September 1959) and the second and modern version, created by John Ostrander, debuted in '' Legends'' #3 (January 1987). Various incarnations of the Suicide Squad have existed throughout the years as depicted in several self-titled comic book series, from its origins in the Silver Age to its modern-day Post-''Crisis'' reimagining, to the current version that was introduced in 2016. The current incarnation of the team appears in the sixth volume of the ''Suicide Squad'' comic series, and the recurring members include Enchantress, Katana, Killer Croc, Captain Boomerang, Deadshot and Harley Quinn. Background and creation The original Suicide Squad appeared in six issues of ''The Brave and the Bold''. Although this early incarnation of the team (created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onslaught (DC Comics)
The Onslaught are a fictional team of state sponsored super powered Quraci terrorists published by DC Comics. They first appeared in ''Suicide Squad'' #1, and were created by John Ostrander and Luke McDonnell. History The Onslaught is a team of super-powered international terrorists-for-hire operating out of the outlaw nation of Qurac. The team was created and guided by Qurac's President Marlos and had accepted, as its first commission, the assignment of killing the President of the United States. Former Suicide Squad member Jess Bright, now a Soviet operative named Koshchei helped bio-engineer candidates for the team. At its inception, the Jihad was infiltrated by Nemesis (DC Comics), Nemesis and Nightshade (DC Comics), Nightshade, members of the advance team of the Suicide Squad, and was the target of a preemptive attack by the Squad (as seen in ''Suicide Squad'' #1 and #2). After their first clash with the Suicide Squad, Raza Kattuah now calling himself Rustam formed a second t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravan (comics)
Ravan is a fictional DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ... villain. His first appearance was in ''Suicide Squad'' #1 (1987), and was created by John Ostrander and Luke McDonnell. Publication history Ravan first appears as a member of the villainous mercenary team Onslaught (DC Comics), Jihad (renamed the Onslaught later). In an encounter with the Bronze Tiger his back was broken. He re-appears alongside the Onslaught in ''Suicide Squad'' #17, and is recruited for the Suicide Squad in his second encounter with the Bronze Tiger.''Suicide Squad'' #18 Fictional character biography Part of the thuggee cult, handsome Indian playboy Ravan tries to stop the coming of Kali and thereby the Kali Yuga, the Age of Chaos, by killing for Kali. In doing so, he delays the com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |