The Squadron Supreme is a
superhero
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team appearing in
American comic book
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s published by
Marvel Comics
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, of which there are several notable alternate versions. The original team was created by
Roy Thomas
Roy William Thomas Jr."Roy Thomas Checklist" ''Alter Ego'' vol. 3, #50 (July 2005) p. 16 (born November 22, 1940) is an American comic book writer and editor, who was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is possibl ...
and
, derived from the previously created supervillain team
Squadron Sinister
The Squadron Sinister is a supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Squadron Sinister first appeared in the final panel of '' The Avengers'' #69 (October 1969), created by Roy Thomas and Sal Buscema. The ...
.
The core members of the Squadron Supreme are
Hyperion,
Nighthawk
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,
Doctor Spectrum
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,
Power Princess
Zarda, commonly known as Power Princess, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Multiple versions of the character have appeared, each from alternate realities in Marvel's multiverse.
Publication ...
, and the
Whizzer, pastiches of prominent members of rival publisher
DC Comics
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' superhero team the
Justice League
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.
Many other characters were later added to the roster, not all of which were based on DC heroes.
Publication history
The Squadron Supreme has its roots in the
Squadron Sinister
The Squadron Sinister is a supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Squadron Sinister first appeared in the final panel of '' The Avengers'' #69 (October 1969), created by Roy Thomas and Sal Buscema. The ...
, which first appeared in ''
The Avengers'' #69 as a pastiche of the Justice League.
Roy Thomas
Roy William Thomas Jr."Roy Thomas Checklist" ''Alter Ego'' vol. 3, #50 (July 2005) p. 16 (born November 22, 1940) is an American comic book writer and editor, who was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is possibl ...
later introduced a heroic version of the Squadron Sinister named the Squadron Supreme, which first appeared in ''The Avengers'' #85–86 (Feb.–March 1971), and which was co-created with
. The team then had guest appearances on several more occasions, and in 1985 was featured in a self-titled twelve-issue
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by
Mark Gruenwald
Mark Eugene Gruenwald (; June 18, 1953 – August 12, 1996) was an American comic book writer, editor, and occasional penciler known for his long association with Marvel Comics.
Biography
Early career
Gruenwald got his start in comics fa ...
.
In 2003, a reimagined Squadron Supreme appeared in an ongoing series entitled ''Supreme Power'', published under the mature-audience
MAX imprint. This version was created by writer
J. Michael Straczynski
Joseph Michael Straczynski (; born July 17, 1954) is an American filmmaker and comic book writer. He is the founder of Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Studio JMS and is best known as the creator of the science fiction television series ''Babylon 5'' ( ...
and artist
Gary Frank.
Volume 4 of the series was introduced in 2015, written by
James Robinson and drawn by
Leonard Kirk
Leonard Kirk is an American-born comic book artist living in Canada. He has worked on such properties as ''Supergirl (comic book), Supergirl'', ''Justice Society of America, JSA'', ''Star Trek'', ''Batman (comic book), Batman'', and ''Witchblade' ...
. Unlike the previous teams, which had appeared in alternate realities, this team was based in Marvel's main "Earth-616" reality, although the team members were from a variety of alternate universes that had been destroyed in the aftermath of the 2015 ''
Secret Wars
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'' event. This series ran for 15 issues.
Another version of the Squadron Supreme, set in the Marvel Universe, was introduced by
Jason Aaron
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in ''The Avengers'' vol. 8. The Squadron, created by
Mephisto
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* ''Méphisto'', a 1931 French film
* Mephisto (1981 film), ''Mephisto'' (1981 film), a German- ...
and led by Phil Coulson, acts as the US government's sanctioned superhero team in place of the Avengers. This version of the team is the focus of the ''
Heroes Reborn'' storyline, where reality is overwritten so that the Avengers were never formed and the Squadron Supreme are Earth's premier superhero team instead.
Fictional team biography
Earth-712 version
The Squadron Supreme are first encountered by four members of the
Avengers
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– the
Vision
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,
Quicksilver, the
Scarlet Witch
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and
Goliath
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In folklore, giants (from Ancient Greek: ''gigas'', cognate giga-) a ...
– who have arrived in the Earth-712 universe by mistake. The Avengers are initially confused, since several members of the Squadron Supreme have identical names and powers to the
Squadron Sinister
The Squadron Sinister is a supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Squadron Sinister first appeared in the final panel of '' The Avengers'' #69 (October 1969), created by Roy Thomas and Sal Buscema. The ...
, a group of previously encountered villains. After a brief battle, the Avengers assist the Squadron Supreme against the global threat posed by the mutant
Brain-Child, before returning to their own universe. The Squadron Supreme have another series of skirmishes with the Avengers engineered by the group the Serpent Cartel, but eventually they join forces and prevent the use of the
Serpent Crown
The Serpent Crown is a fictional mystical power object appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Marie Severin, and first appeared in '' Sub-Mariner'' #9 (January 1969).
Proper ...
.
The team features briefly in the title ''
Thor
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'', when the evil version of
Hyperion attacks the Earth-712 version and then the Earth-616 Thor. The Squadron appear in the title ''The
Defenders
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* ''The Defender'' (1994 f ...
'' as mind-controlled pawns of the entities the
Over-Mind and Null the Living Darkness, but are freed and aid the Defenders in defeating the villains. Earth-712, however, is left in a
post-apocalyptic
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state.
The Squadron Supreme were next featured in a self-titled 12-issue
miniseries
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(Sept. 1985–Aug. 1986) by writer
Mark Gruenwald
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Biography
Early career
Gruenwald got his start in comics fa ...
, which picks up from where Earth-712 was last seen in ''The Defenders'' #114. The Squadron, led by Hyperion, believe they have the knowledge and power to recreate the world and create a
utopia
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. Nighthawk protests, believing that the Squadron should serve and not rule. The issue is put to a vote, with the so-called "Utopia Program" favored by the majority of the Squadron; Nighthawk, unable to agree with the decision in clear conscience, resigns from the team. The Squadron assume overall control of the government of the
United States
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and remake the nation into a virtual utopia. The team implement a series of sweeping changes, including revealing their secret identities; instituting a program of
behavior modification
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in prisons where inmates are forced to submit to a process that mentally inhibits their criminal instincts; enforcing a strict gun control policy; and developing medical technology to cryogenically preserve the dead.
Despite the economic and technological advances, there are setbacks: the
Golden Archer
Gaea
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Gaia
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abuses the behavior modification technology by forcing fellow member
Lady Lark
La Lunatica
Lacuna
Lady Bullseye
Lady Deathstrike
Lady Dorma
Lady Grey
Lady Lark
Lady Lark (Linda Lewis), later named Skylark, is a character in the Marvel Comics series Squadron Supreme and hails from Earth-712. She first appeared in ...
to love him, resulting in his eventual removal from the team;The
Amphibian
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becomes increasingly disgusted with the Squadron's methods and abandons the surface world altogether;
Nuke inadvertently kills his parents via unnoticed and uncontrollable release of radiation and dies while battling Doctor Spectrum during a rampage; and
Tom Thumb
Tom Thumb is a character of English folklore. ''The History of Tom Thumb'' was published in 1621 and was the first fairy tale printed in English. Tom is no bigger than his father's thumb, and his adventures include being swallowed by a cow, tangl ...
discovers he has
cancer
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but chooses not to inform his teammates, eventually succumbing to the disease.
At one point, the team is attacked by the Institute of Evil. The Squadron ultimately defeats the Institute and uses the behavior modification technology to reform them, adding the former supervillains as members. Three of them die or are incapacitated.
In the meantime, Nighthawk forms a new team he calls the America Redeemers, recruiting former villains and several previously unknown superhumans. The later infiltrate the Squadron and kidnap the surviving Institute members to reverse the behavior modification on them. Despite mixed feelings on the parts of several of the Institute members, they too join the Redeemers. Former Squadron member the Golden Archer (now known as the Black Archer) also joins.
Eventually, the Redeemers confront the Squadron Supreme. A brutal battle ensues in which several members of both teams are killed, including Nighthawk. A horrified Hyperion realizes that Nighthawk was right: the Squadron, despite having good intentions, had inadvertently created a totalitarian state with themselves as its dictators. The Squadron surrenders, disbands and returns control of the United States to the government.
In a
graphic novel
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sequel by Gruenwald, Ryan and
inker
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The penciller creates a drawing, the inker outlines, interprets, finalizes, retraces this drawing by using a pencil ...
Al Williamson
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Born in New York City, he spent much of his early childhood in ...
, ''Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe'', remnants of the team reunite to battle the
Nth Man
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Publication history
Thomas Lightner first appeared as Blacksun in '' Marvel Two-in-One'' #21-23 (November 1976-January 1977), and was created by Bi ...
. Although they succeed, several members of the Squadron are killed, with the remainder (Hyperion,
Doctor Spectrum
Doctor Spectrum is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. There have been five versions of the character to date—three supervillains from the mainstream Marvel Universe belonging t ...
, the
Whizzer,
Power Princess
Zarda, commonly known as Power Princess, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Multiple versions of the character have appeared, each from alternate realities in Marvel's multiverse.
Publication ...
,
Lady Lark
La Lunatica
Lacuna
Lady Bullseye
Lady Deathstrike
Lady Dorma
Lady Grey
Lady Lark
Lady Lark (Linda Lewis), later named Skylark, is a character in the Marvel Comics series Squadron Supreme and hails from Earth-712. She first appeared in ...
(now known as Skylark),
Arcanna
Abomination
Absorbing Man
Abraxas
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,
Haywire, and the
Shape
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A pl ...
)
marooned Marooned may refer to:
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* ''Marooned ...
in the mainstream Marvel universe.
The Squadron encounter the hero
Quasar
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, and relocate to the government facility
Project Pegasus. After another encounter with the Overmind and a visit to the
laboratory
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world of the
Stranger
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, the Squadron attempt unsuccessfully to return to their own universe and members Hyperion, Doctor Spectrum and the Whizzer battle the entity the Deathurge.
The entire Squadron Supreme appear in an ''Avengers'' storyline with the Avengers that finally returns them to their home universe. The
one-shot
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issue ''Squadron Supreme: New World Order'' reveals that Earth-712 is now dominated by corporations using the Squadron's own utopia technologies.
The Squadron come into conflict with a new government when an
interdimensional team called the
Exiles, traveling from the Earth-616 universe, reveal that the government had rigged the election through worldwide vote
fraud
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. The Squadron and the Exiles depose the new government and attempt to allow society to progress without superhuman involvement.
Earth-31916 version
''Supreme Power''
The series ''Supreme Power'' features the
rebooted
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version of the
superhero
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team Squadron Supreme and is set on Earth-31916.
Alien
Hyperion arrives on Earth as an infant, and is taken into custody by the
US government
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and raised in a controlled environment. Army
Corporal
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Joseph Ledger is given a strange crystal removed from Hyperion's spaceship by the government that bonds to him, causing him to fall into a
coma
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for years.
Discovering Hyperion has superhuman abilities, the government uses him as a secret weapon, and is eventually outed by the
media
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** Broadcast media, communications delivered over mass el ...
. The government then announces and introduces Hyperion as a state-sponsored hero, which encourages other beings to appear, such as the
Blur, who can move at superspeed. Ledger awakens and, harnessing the energy powers of the crystal, becomes
Doctor Spectrum
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. Hyperion and Spectrum are initially hostile to one another and they battle, with Hyperion accessing lost memories when coming in contact with Spectrum's crystal. The
Amphibian
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is seen on dry land for the first time, and
Princess Zarda heals Hyperion after his battle.
Nighthawk
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solicits the aid of Hyperion and the Blur to deal with a superpowered
serial killer
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*
*
*
* with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant period of time between them. While most authorities set a threshold of three ...
, who Hyperion now knows is actually the product of experimentation with his
DNA.
Although successful, Hyperion is outraged by the government exploitation and leaves, warning that he has no wish to be contacted by humankind again. The government gathers the remaining superhumans into a team to capture Hyperion.
The story continues in the
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''Supreme Power: Hyperion'' with new Squadron members
Emil Burbank,
Arcanna
Abomination
Absorbing Man
Abraxas
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, the
Shape
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A pl ...
and
Nuke tracking Hyperion to what they believe is an
alternate reality. In this world, Hyperion and a version of the Squadron rule the world, with only Nighthawk and a small group of superhumans opposing their rule. Although the heroes locate the true Hyperion and convince him to return to their world, Burbank discovers that it was, in fact, not an alternate reality but their world two years from the present time.
Second ''Squadron Supreme'' title
The second volume of the series ''Squadron Supreme'' brings together all the superhumans (except a reluctant Nighthawk), who are split into two teams – one for international/public missions and another for covert operations. The
President of the United States
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calls the group the Squadron Supreme. The Squadron meets with mixed success: an attempt to kill an
Africa
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n
dictator
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is botched, and the target is murdered by local superhumans who state the group is not welcome in Africa, and a mission to
Iran
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has member
Inertia
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encouraging a victim to fight back and kill.
China
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recruits
Redstone, the superpowered serial killer created from Hyperion's DNA, in a bid to protect itself. The final issue is a battle to the death against Redstone (with the Blur recruiting Nighthawk to assist) who threatens to
detonate
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a
nuclear weapon
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. The outcome is not revealed, as the series concluded with issue #7.
''Ultimate Power''
An unrelated nine-issue series, ''
Ultimate Power'', written by J. Michael Straczynski;
Brian Michael Bendis
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and
Jeph Loeb
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with art by
Greg Land
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Career
Greg Land first got a job with an independent publisher as the artist for ''Stor ...
, features the Squadron in a
crossover
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* ''Crossover'' (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles album), 1987
* ''Crossover'' (Intrigue album)
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* ''Crossover'' (Yoshino ...
into the
Ultimate Universe
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. Courtesy of a deception engineered by
Nick Fury
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and the Ultimate villain
Doctor Doom
Doctor Victor Von Doom is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, and first appeared in ''The Fantastic Four'' #5 in July 1962. The monarch of the fi ...
, the Squadron travel to the Ultimate Universe, thinking that the Ultimate
Reed Richards
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is responsible for releasing an organism that has destroyed much of the United States.
A series of misunderstandings ensues, and after a series of battles between the Squadron, the
Ultimate Fantastic Four
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, the
Ultimates
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and the
Earth-712
The Squadron Supreme is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, of which there are several notable alternate versions. The original team was created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema, derived from the previous ...
Squadron Supreme (whose world was also affected by the organism), the third culprit is revealed as Burbank, who was asked by the government to develop a weapon to kill Hyperion. Nick Fury is detained in custody in the Earth-31916 universe, while Squadron member Power Princess remains in the Ultimate Universe to ensure that Doom (who escaped custody by using a
Doombot
The Doombots are fictional robots appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
History
The Doombots are robots that are modeled after their creator Doctor Doom. They are exact replicas of the real Doctor Doom and were created t ...
) is captured.
''Squadron Supreme: Hyperion vs. Nighthawk''
An unrelated four-issue limited series, ''Squadron Supreme: Hyperion vs. Nighthawk'', written by
Marc Guggenheim
Marc Guggenheim (born September 24, 1970) is an American screenwriter, television producer, comic book writer, and novelist. He is best known as the creator of the television series ''Eli Stone'' (2008–2009), ''Arrow'' (2012– 2020), and ''Lege ...
and with art by
Paul Gulacy
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, relates how Hyperion and Nighthawk, after an initial skirmish, join forces to try and alleviate the
Darfur conflict
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in war-torn
Sudan
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. Hyperion discovers Nighthawk has a
prototype
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weapon built from stolen plans of Emil Burbank's journal that cannot actually injure him, but can convince him that he is being injured.
Third ''Squadron Supreme'' title
A third volume of the title ''Squadron Supreme'', written by
Howard Chaykin
Howard Victor Chaykin (; born October 7, 1950) is an American comic book artist and writer. Chaykin's influences include his one-time employer and mentor, Gil Kane, and the mid-20th century illustrators Robert Fawcett and Al Parker.
Early life ...
and with art by
Greg Land
Greg Land (born 1956) is an American comic book artist, best known for his work on books such as ''Uncanny X-Men'', ''Birds of Prey'', and ''Fantastic Four''.
Career
Greg Land first got a job with an independent publisher as the artist for ''Stor ...
(and other artists), is published, with the 12-issue series being set five years after the battle with Redstone. Most of the Squadron have disappeared, with Ultimate Nick Fury, Burbank and Arcanna now a team of intelligence officers working for the government and investigating a group of returning astronauts that exhibit strange abilities. The astronauts
infect
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many people they come into contact with, also giving them superhuman abilities.
Fury eventually leads a new version of the Squadron that features characters who are
pastiche
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s of long-time Marvel characters. The group eventually come into conflict with many of the original members of the Squadron who have been gathered by Hyperion. The heroes unite to stop a group of superhuman
terrorist
Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of criminal violence to provoke a state of terror or fear, mostly with the intention to achieve political or religious aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violen ...
s from the
Middle East
The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabian Peninsula, Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Anatolia, Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Pro ...
, but then, via a government device, apparently all lose their abilities. Arcanna secretly reveals to Fury that she, and likely many others, still possesses superhuman abilities. Fury later returns to the Ultimate Universe.
Later appearances
Later, the members of the Squadron Supreme are apparently killed by
Namor the Sub-Mariner
Namor (), also known as the Sub-Mariner, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Debuting in early 1939, the character was created by writer-artist Bill Everett for comic book packager Funnies In ...
and the
Cabal
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after the villains raid the Squadron's universe. Versions resembling these characters later appear on the
Battleworld
Battleworld is a fictional patchwork planet appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
The first Battleworld debuted in the ''Secret Wars'' crossover where it was created by Jim Shooter and Mike Zeck.
The s ...
created by Doctor Doom during the ''
Secret Wars
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'' event, only to be killed again at the hands of the
Squadron Sinister
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. Nighthawk is left as the group's only survivor.
Earth-616 version
This team, set in Marvel's mainstream reality, features characters from numerous alternate universes, such as the Nighthawk from ''Supreme Power'', a Hyperion from a reality that had been destroyed upon colliding with another universe, Doctor Spectrum from the world of the Great Society (which was destroyed by
Namor the Sub-Mariner
Namor (), also known as the Sub-Mariner, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Debuting in early 1939, the character was created by writer-artist Bill Everett for comic book packager Funnies In ...
to prevent it from colliding with the mainstream universe), the
Blur from the
New Universe
The New Universe is an imprint (trade name), imprint from Marvel Comics that was published in its original incarnation from 1986 to 1989. It was the first line produced by Marvel Comics utilizing a pre-conceived shared universe concept. It was cre ...
, and
Warrior Woman from a
''Secret Wars'' tie-in (posing as the Earth-712 Squadron Supreme's Power Princess).
The Squadron Supreme's first action was to get revenge on Namor for what happened to the worlds of some of its members. They attacked Atlantis where Hyperion beheaded Namor and Zarda killed Attuma. The fight ended with Hyperion lifting Atlantis above the ocean and throwing it onto the ground hard enough to kill the remaining Atlanteans present. The actions caused by the Squadron Supreme led the
Avengers Unity Division to apprehend them before anyone else ends up killed by their hand. The Squadron Supreme were saved by
Thundra
Thundra is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is often aligned with the Fantastic Four. She is a powerful, red haired, amazon-like warrior, or Femizon, from a matriarchal, technologically a ...
and later teleported to
Weirdworld
''Weirdworld'' was a fantasy series created by Doug Moench and Mike Ploog for American company Marvel Comics, set in a dimension of magic. A comic book series titled ''Weirdworld'' debuted in 2015 as a tie-in to the ''Secret Wars'' storyline, fol ...
, where they encounter
Doctor Druid
Doctor Anthony Druid, also known as Doctor Droom and Druid, is a fictional mystic and a supernatural monster- hunter appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Co-created by writer-editor Stan Lee and penciller Jack Kirby, ...
, who plans to mind-control Weirdworld's inhabitants. The Squadron Supreme shatter the crystal that Druid was using to enhance his mind control powers and return home. Power Princess remains on Weirdworld and reveals herself as Warrior Woman. Thundra sides with the Squadron Supreme, although she is unsure if she should help the Squadron Supreme protect the world or help protect the world from the Squadron Supreme.
Through Modred the Mystic's magical modifications to Reed Richard's time machine, Hyperion and Doctor Spectrum are accidentally transformed into ephemeral "ghosts" caught in the past; specifically during the Squadron's attack on Atlantis and just before Hyperion kills Namor. They decide to change the past by dragging this past Namor back to the present, thereby resurrecting him. Although this action is easy for Hyperion, who has had second thoughts about the cutthroat methods the Squadron Supreme has been using, it is more difficult for Doctor Spectrum, as Namor destroyed her Earth. At the end of the story arc, Hyperion leads the action to disband the Squadron, and the team goes their separate ways.
Squadron Supreme of America
When the Avengers become a global peacekeeping force,
Thunderbolt Ross
General Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross (also known as the Red Hulk) is a fictional character who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics featuring the Hulk. Ross is a United States military officer, the father of Betty Ross, ex-father- ...
meets with
Phil Coulson
Agent Phillip J. Coulson ( ) is a fictional character portrayed and voiced by Clark Gregg in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise. Coulson is depicted as a high-ranking member of the espionage agency S.H.I.E.L.D. and longtime partn ...
to discuss the matter. Phil reveals that he has established the Squadron Supreme of America as the newest United States superhero team. The team consists of Hyperion, Power Princess, Nighthawk, the Blur, and Doctor Spectrum as their leader.
With Doctor Spectrum as their leader, the Squadron Supreme of America were first used to fight Namor and his Defenders of the Deep when they attacked a Roxxon oil rig that is off the coast of Alaska.
Then the Squadron Supreme visited another oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, where Doctor Spectrum used his powers to melt areas of the oil rig to secure it from an attack by Namor. The Squadron Supreme then made short work of Namor and the Defenders of the Deep.
During the ''
War of the Realms
"The War of the Realms" is a 2019 comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics. The storyline has been met with positive reviews, with critics praising the storyline and the art.
Premise
The story details the heroes banding together when Male ...
'' storyline, the Squadron Supreme of America were summoned to Washington D.C. by Phil Coulson, who brought them up to speed on
Malekith
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's invasion. They are shown fighting
Rock Trolls and
Frost Giants
Frost is a thin layer of ice on a solid surface, which forms from water vapor in an above-freezing atmosphere coming in contact with a solid surface whose temperature is below freezing, and resulting in a phase change from water vapor (a gas) ...
. Their origin is fully shown where its members are revealed to be
simulacrum
A simulacrum (plural: simulacra or simulacrums, from Latin '' simulacrum'', which means "likeness, semblance") is a representation or imitation of a person or thing. The word was first recorded in the English language in the late 16th century, u ...
s created by
Mephisto
Mephisto or Mephistopheles is one of the chief demons of German literary tradition.
Mephisto or Mephistopheles may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''Méphisto'', a 1931 French film
* Mephisto (1981 film), ''Mephisto'' (1981 film), a German- ...
and programmed by the Power Elite so that Phil Coulson can have them be a United States-sponsored superhero team. After the Squadron Supreme caused the Frost Giants to retreat, Phil Coulson sends them to Ohio which has become a battleground.
The Squadron Supreme are summoned to confront Black Panther when he infiltrates the Pentagon and confronts Phil Coulson. Hyperion states that the Squadron Supreme are the United States' sanctioned superhero team in light of the Avengers becoming an anti-American team. As Nighthawk states to Blur that the Black Panther will not run as he is under arrest, the Black Panther states to them that he does not know how they got their powers and that they are not the Squadron Supreme, as he even asked if they trust Phil Coulson. Before they can grab him, the Black Panther contacts
Broo to teleport him away. As he disappears, the Black Panther states that Phil Coulson will not answer their questions and that the Avengers are not their enemies unless they force them to be.
During the ''
Heroes Reborn'' storyline, reality has been somehow changed so that the Squadron Supreme of America are the main superhero team and that the Avengers never existed. The Squadron Supreme are seen fighting the
Masters of Doom
''Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture'' is a 2003 book by David Kushner about id Software and its influence on popular culture, focusing chiefly on the video-game company's co-founders John Carmack and John ...
consisting of
Doctor Juggernaut
Doctor Victor Von Doom is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, and first appeared in ''The Fantastic Four'' #5 in July 1962. The monarch of the ficti ...
,
Black Skull
KNM-WT 17000 (also known as "The Black Skull") is a fossilized adult skull of the species ''Paranthropus aethiopicus''. It was discovered in Lake Turkana, West Turkana, Kenya by Alan Walker (anthropologist), Alan Walker in 1985. Estimated to be ...
,
Silver Witch
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. Her first appearance was in ''The X-Men'' #4 (March 1964) ...
and
All-Gog
Mangog is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
The character first appeared in ''Thor'' #154 (July 1968) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Fictional character biography ...
after their escape from the
Negative Zone
The Negative Zone is a fictional setting, an antimatter universe appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The location is depicted in various publications from Marvel, most frequently in ''Fantastic Four'' and '' Captain Mar ...
. The Squadron Supreme manages to repel the Masters of Doom with the fight being witnessed by President Phil Coulson. The Skrullian Skymaster was shown to be a member of this reality's Squadron Supreme before he was killed by
Rogue to avenge
Mystique's death. Nighthawk and Blur had a Secret Squadron team that consisted of Tom Thumb (who is an amalgam of both versions), Amphibian, Blue Eagle, Golden Archer, and Arcanna Jones. This group fought the Siege Society in London where Amphibian was beheaded by Baron Helmut Zemo, Golden Archer was killed by Hawkeye and Fire-Ant, Tom Thumb was subdued by Hawkeye, Arcanna Jones was killed by Silver Witch, and Golden Eagle was slain offscreen by Black Widow and Hawkeye who escape with Fire Ant using his special wings. Following the fight, Nighthawk, Blur, and Tom Thumb mourn their comrades at their funeral. The Squadron Supreme of America discuss their encounters with various heroes and concerns about their world being wrong. Putting aside their differences and without telling President Coulson, they gather clues and rule out suspects before eventually arriving in Wakanda, where they confront the Avengers. The Avengers battle and eventually defeat the Squadron Supreme of America. After Captain America, Star Brand, and Echo use the Pandemonium Cube to restore the original reality, the Squadron Supreme of America find their memories transferred to their counterparts in the Avengers' reality and struggle to find their place in an unfamiliar world.
Membership
Other versions
''Marvel Zombies Supreme''
A group of clones of the Squadron Supreme appear in the 2011 ''Marvel Zombies Supreme'' miniseries, which sees the members of the team infected with a zombie virus developed by a deranged geneticist.
In other media
Television
* The Squadron Supreme appears in ''
The Super Hero Squad Show
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'' animated television series episode "Whom Continuity Would Destroy", consisting of
Nighthawk
The nighthawk is a nocturnal bird of the subfamily Chordeilinae, within the nightjar family, Caprimulgidae, native to the western hemisphere. The term "nighthawk", first recorded in the King James Bible of 1611, was originally a local name i ...
,
Power Princess
Zarda, commonly known as Power Princess, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Multiple versions of the character have appeared, each from alternate realities in Marvel's multiverse.
Publication ...
, and
Hyperion.
* The Squadron Supreme also appears in the ''
Avengers Assemble'' animated television series, consisting of Hyperion, Zarda, Nighthawk, the
Speed Demon,
Doctor Spectrum
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, and
Nuke. This version of the Squadron are aliens who ruled their home planet and destroyed it when the populace failed to blindly obey them. In the first season episode "Hyperion", the titular character arrives on Earth and plans to do the same to this world that he had done to his. While he is imprisoned by the
Avengers
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Arts and entertainment In the Marvel Comics universe
* Avengers (comics), a team of superheroes
**Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a central team of protagonist superheroes of ...
, he later escapes and joins the
Red Skull
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's
Cabal
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until the latter betrays them. In the second season, the Squadron Supreme reunite and plan to become Earth's "protectors", which leads to them clashing with the Avengers. In the episode "Dark Avengers", the Squadron use the
Reality Stone
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to make people believe they are heroes and the Avengers are villains. Eventually however, the Squadron Supreme are defeated and remanded to the
Vault
Vault may refer to:
* Jumping, the act of propelling oneself upwards
Architecture
* Vault (architecture), an arched form above an enclosed space
* Bank vault, a reinforced room or compartment where valuables are stored
* Burial vault (enclosure ...
.
Collected editions
* ''Squadron Supreme'' (
TPB, 352 pages, 1997, ) collects ''Squadron Supreme'' (vol. 1) #1–12 (Sept. 1985 – Aug. 1986)
* ''Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe'' (
graphic novel
A graphic novel is a long-form, fictional work of sequential art. The term ''graphic novel'' is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and anthologized work, though this practice is highly contested by comic scholars and industry ...
, hardcover, 1989, )
* ''Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe'' (TPB, 240 pages, 2006, ) collects ''Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe'', ''Thor'' (vol. 1) #280, ''Avengers'' (vol. 3) (1998) #5–6, ''Avengers/Squadron Supreme Annual '98'' and ''Squadron Supreme: New World Order''
* ''Squadron Supreme Omnibus'' (HC, 2010, ), collects ''Squadron Supreme'' (vol. 1) #1–12, ''Captain America'' (vol. 1) #314, ''Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe''
* ''Squadron Supreme Classic Omnibus'' (HC, 2016, ), collects ''Avengers'' (vol. 1) #69–70, 85–86, 141–144 and 147–149, ''Thor'' (vol. 1) #280, ''Defenders'' (vol. 1) #112–114, ''Squadron Supreme'' (vol. 1) #1–12, ''Captain America'' (vol. 1) #314, ''Squadron Supreme: Death Of A Universe'', ''Quasar'' (vol. 1) #13–16 and 51–52, ''Avengers'' (vol. 3) (1998) #5–6, ''Avengers/Squadron Supreme Annual '98'', ''Squadron Supreme: New World Order'', ''Exiles'' (vol. 1) #77–78 and ''Ultimate Power'' #7–9
*''Supreme Power'' (MAX imprint) #1–18 (August 2003 – August 2005) collected as:
**''Contact'' (TPB collects #1–6, 144 pages, 2004, )
**''Powers and Principalities'' (TPB, collects #7–12, 144 pages, 2005, )
**''High Command'' (TPB, collects #13–18, 144 pages, 2005, )
**''Supreme Power Vol. 1'' (hardcover, collects #1–12 and ''Avengers'' #85–86, 352 pages, 2005, )
**''Supreme Power Vol. 2'' (hardcover, collects #13–18 and ''Supreme Power: Hyperion'' #1–5, 264 pages, 2006, )
*''Doctor Spectrum'' (MAX imprint) #1–6 (August 2004 – March 2005). TPB, 144 pages, 2005, )
*''Supreme Power: Nighthawk'' (MAX imprint) #1–6 (September 2005 – February 2006). TPB, 144 pages, July 2006, )
*''Supreme Power: Hyperion'' (MAX imprint) #1–5 (September 2005 – January 2006). TPB, 120 pages, July 2006, )
*''Squadron Supreme'' (vol. 2) #1–7 (March–November 2006) collected as:
**''Pre-War Years'' (hardcover, collects #1–7, 168 pages, November 2006, )
**''Pre-War Years'' (TPB, collects #1–7, 168 pages, 2009, )
*''Squadron Supreme: Hyperion vs. Nighthawk'' #1–4 (February–April 2007). TPB, 100 pages?, July 2007, )
*''
Ultimate Power'' #1–9 (December 2006–December 2007). TPB, 232 pages?, September 2008, )
*''Squadron Supreme'' (vol. 3) #1–12 (September 2008 – June 2009) collected as:
**''Power to the People'' (TPB, collects #1–6, 144 pages, 2008, )
**''Bright Shining Lies'' (TPB, collects #7–12, 128 pages, 2008, )
* ''Supreme Power'' (vol. 2) (MAX imprint) #1–4 (June 2011
Diamond Comic Distributors shipping list for 2011 June 8
at a Diamond Comic Distributors
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website. Retrieved July 8, 2011.–September 2011) collected as:
**''Gods and Soldiers'' (TPB, 96 pages, December 2011, )
*''Squadron Supreme'' (vol. 4) #1–15 (February 2016–March 2017) collected as:
** ''Squadron Supreme: By Any Means Necessary!'' (TPB, 2016, ) collects ''Squadron Supreme'' (vol. 4) #1–5 and material from ''Avengers'' (vol. 5) (2015) #0
** ''Squadron Supreme: Civil War II'' (TPB, 2016, ) collects ''Squadron Supreme'' (vol. 4) #6–9
** ''Squadron Supreme: Finding Namor'' (TPB, 2017, ) collects ''Squadron Supreme'' (vol. 4) #10–15
References
External links
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