This article lists the known members of the
Squadron Supreme
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 previ ...
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Early Squadron Supreme members
Institute of Evil members in the Squadron
The Institute of Evil was a group of the Squadron's arch-foes. They were brainwashed to not be evil and became members of the Squadron.
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Ape-X
Abomination
Absorbing Man
Abraxas
Abraxas, sometimes called the Dark Man, is a cosmic entity who embodies the destruction of the Marvel multiverse. The existence of Galactus prevents him from emerging. The character, created by Carlos Pach ...
– Xina is an intelligent ape who is a loose pastiche of
Gorilla Grodd
Gorilla Grodd is a supervillain character appearing in American comic books and other media published by DC Comics, primarily as an enemy of The Flash. The character was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, and first appeared in ''T ...
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* Doctor Decibel – Anton Decibel is a criminal surgeon who was responsible for giving Lady Lark her superpowers.
* Foxfire – Olivia Underwood is a supervillain who can project bio-luminescent energy.
* Lamprey – Donald McGuiggin is a power-absorbing supervillain who is a pastiche of
Parasite
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.
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Mink
Mink are dark-colored, semiaquatic, carnivorous mammals of the genera '' Neogale'' and '' Mustela'' and part of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, otters, and ferrets. There are two extant species referred to as "mink": ...
– Julie Steel is a cat burglar who is a pastiche for
Catwoman
Catwoman is a fictional character created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Debuting as "the Cat" in ''Batman'' #1 (spring 1940), she ...
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Quagmire – Jerome Myers is an enemy of Doctor Spectrum who can generate
Darkforce
The Darkforce is a fictional concept appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Description
Darkforce is a powerful, extra-dimensional energy that can be manipulated in slightly different ways by a handful of beings that are ...
Tar.
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Shape
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A plane shape or plane figure is constrained to lie on ...
– Raleigh Lund is a supervillain with elasticity who is loosely based on
Plastic Man
Plastic Man (Patrick "Eel" O'Brian) is a superhero first appearing in '' Police Comics'' #1, originally published by Quality Comics and later acquired by DC Comics. Created by cartoonist Jack Cole, Plastic Man was one of the first superheroes t ...
. Defected to the Squadron Supreme.
Nighthawk's Redeemers
Nighthawk then formed a group called the America Redeemers from unknown superhumans and former supervillains.
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Redstone - Michael Redstone is a superhero with super-strength.
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Moonglow - Melissa Hanover is an illusion-casting superhero.
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Inertia
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- Edith Freiberg is a superhero who can transfer kinetic energy into another object or person.
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Haywire - Harold Danforth is a superhero who can form "tanglewire" filament.
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Thermite
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- Sam Yurimoto is a superhero who can project heat from the left side of his body and intense cold from the right side of his body.
* Mink - See above.
* Remnant - Frank Edwards is a former villain of Nighthawk who can fly and animate cloth in order to ensnare anyone.
* Pinball - Chester Freeman is a former villain of Nighthawk who can inflate himself into a ball and bounce around when in a ball-like shape.
In addition, Nighthawk's group eventually included former Institute of Evil members Lamprey, Foxfire, and Shape, as well as expelled Squadron Supreme member Black Archer.
All-New All-Different Marvel
In the post-Secret Wars world several superheroes from destroyed alternate universes form a new Squadron Supreme.
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Hyperion from Earth-13034
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Doctor Spectrum from Earth-4290001
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Nighthawk from Earth-31916
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Thundra from Earth-715
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Blur from Earth-148611
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Warrior Woman
Squadron Supreme of America
The Squadron Supreme of America are simulacrums that were 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), a German-Hungarian film based ...
and programmed by the Power Elite to serve as the United States of America's sanctioned superhero team. Among its members are:
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Doctor Spectrum (Joseph Ledger) - Leader. In his personal time, he works as a colonel in the United States Air Force.
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Hyperion (Marcus Milton) - Hyperion was programmed to be a mild-mannered man raised by farmers who had the strength of an Eternal. In his personal time, he works as a history teacher at Buscema High School in Kensington, Maryland.
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Power Princess (Zelda Shelton) - Power Princess was programmed to be a lustful power woman from Utopia Isle who wore a special necklace to dampen her powers when in her secret identity as a professional boxer.
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Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond) - An African-American variation of Kyle Richmond. Nighthawk was programmed to be in top physical condition while sporting some doubt and jealousy for his teammates enough for him to brood. In his personal time, he is a U.S. congressman elected to the House of Representatives to represent Washington DC.
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Blur (Stanley Stewart) - Blur was programmed to forcefully watch endless loops to keep up his brain speed while watching numerous S.H.I.E.L.D. files and unscrupulous videos. In his personal time, he works as a computer programmer at an office building in Washington DC.
Other Squadron universe characters
A handful of other heroes and villains were seen in the Squadron series and elsewhere, most of whom were also directly analogous to specific DC characters.
* Bollix and the Rustler (Whizzer's foes, based on the
Trickster
In mythology and the study of folklore and religion, a trickster is a character in a story (god, goddess, spirit, human or anthropomorphisation) who exhibits a great degree of intellect or secret knowledge and uses it to play tricks or otherwise ...
and
Terra-Man.)
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Brain-Child (''Avengers'' #85-86)
* Cerebrax (based on
Brainiac; Master Menace's android servant).
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Master Menace
Master Menace is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Two different versions of the character appear in two separate (but related) continuities, '' Squadron Supreme'' and '' Supreme Power''. Both bear ...
(based on
Lex Luthor
Alexander Joseph "Lex" Luthor () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Lex Luthor originally appeared in '' Action Comics'' #23 (cover dated: ...
- whereas Luthor is bald, Menace's hair will not stop growing)
* Professor Imam (the Sorcerer Supreme of Earth-712, and with his past membership in "The Golden Agency", a stand-in for
Doctor Fate
Doctor Fate (also known as Fate) is the name of multiple superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original version of the character was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Howard Sherman, debuting in ''More F ...
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* Mysterium (based on
The Phantom Stranger; the current form of
the being who tried to swallow the Squadron's universe).
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Neal Richmond - Kyle Richmond adopted the biological son of the Huckster after the villain's death and raised him as his own. Neal eventually becomes the new Nighthawk.
[''Squadron Supreme: New World Order'']
''New World Order'' also mentioned a number of other unseen characters with DC Universe analogues, such as the Erl King (a
Swamp Thing
The Swamp Thing is a superhero in American comic books published by DC Comics. A humanoid/plant elemental creature, created by writer Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson, the Swamp Thing has had several humanoid or monster incarnations i ...
analogue) and Nighthawk's archfoe the Huckster (an obvious take on the
Joker).
There are also occasional references to a World War II superhero team called the Golden Agency, which included among its members Power Princess, the American Eagle, and Professor Imam.
References
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Squadron Supreme
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 previ ...
Squadron Supreme