The H.I.V.E., which stands for the Hierarchy of International Vengeance and Extermination, is the name of a DC Comics supervillain team. DC Comics is an American comic book company (with related media publishing businesses). ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Cover to Crisis on Infinite Earths #1, which was written by Wolfman. ... George Pérez (born June 9, 1954 in The Bronx, New York) is a Puerto Rican-American illustrator and writer of comic books. ... Talia al Ghul is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe, the now-estranged daughter of the supervillain Ras al Ghul, and a love interest of Batman. ... Deathstroke the Terminator (Slade Wilson), also called simply Deathstroke, is a fictional character appearing in the DC Comics universe. ... Deathstroke the Terminator (Slade Wilson), also called simply Deathstroke, is a fictional character appearing in the DC Comics universe. ... Deathstroke the Terminator (Slade Wilson), also called simply Deathstroke, is a fictional character appearing in the DC Comics universe. ... DC Comics is an American comic book company (with related media publishing businesses). ... Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypal supervillains and his arch-enemies The Fantastic Four (in background). ...

History

1st Incarnation

The HIVE Master had gathered seven other unnamed criminal scientists to take over the world and eliminate their enemies in the form of Superman and the Teen Titans. The HIVE Master is later killed and replaced by the H.I.V.E. Mistress and to enlist Deathstroke to help them out. Superman is a fictional character and comic book superhero , originally created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian artist Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics. ... Teen Titans redirects here. ... Deathstroke the Terminator (Slade Wilson), also called simply Deathstroke (and originally simply the Terminator) is a fictional character, a supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. ...

2nd Incarnation

The 2nd Incarnation of the H.I.V.E. was established by Adeline Kane, Deathstroke's ex-wife. They were tracked down by Tartarus, an Anti-Titans led by Vandal Savage and made up of Gorilla Grodd, Lady Vic, Red Panzer, Siren, and Cheshire. Vandal Savage is a fictional character and supervillain in the DC Comics universe. ... Gorilla Grodd is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics, primarily as an opponent of The Flash. ... Red Panzer is the name used by four villains who have battled Wonder Woman and Donna Troy. ... Cheshire, real name Jade Nguyen, is a DC Comics villain, one of the worlds top assassins and mercenaries. ...

Queen Bee's H.I.V.E.

A 3rd H.I.V.E. was later led by former Injustice Gang member Queen Bee. The Injustice Gang (also known as the Injustice Gang of the World) is a group of fictional supervillains in the DC Comics universe. ... Queen Bee is the name of four different DC Comics supervillainesses. ...

H.I.V.E. of the Anti-Matter Universe

The H.I.V.E.'s heroic counterparts in the antimatter universe in JLA: Earth 2 are known as the Hierarchy for International Virtuous Empowerment. In particle physics, antimatter extends the concept of the antiparticle to matter, whereby antimatter is composed of antiparticles in the same way that normal matter is composed of particles. ...

Membership

There are different memberships in each incarnation. Here is a list of its known memberships:

H.I.V.E. I

• H.I.V.E. Mistress I
• Franklin Crandall
• Penelope Lord

H.I.V.E. II

• H.I.V.E. Mistress II
• Damien Darhk

Other Media

In the Teen Titans animated series, The H.I.V.E. Academy is an evil school/organization founded by its headmistress and later taken over by Brother Blood. There are strong indications that the Academy is actually a supervillain cult, but this is not made explicit; since Teen Titans tends to be focused at a younger audience, this angle seems to be underplayed in favor of the standard "evil organization" theme. Teen Titans was an American animated television series created by Sam Register and Glen Murakami and produced by Warner Bros. ... Brother Blood is the name of two fictional comicbook characters in the DC Universe. ... This article does not discuss cult in its original sense of religious practice; for that usage see Cult (religious practice). ...

It was infiltrated by Cyborg in the guise of Stone, a student who can become a rock being. The H.I.V.E. also includes a large staff of dark-skinned faculty, who wear similar cloaks to Raven, as well as a large number of armed H.I.V.E. Troopers (whose gold and black uniforms resemble that of Private H.I.V.E.). The Academy was destroyed after the defeat of Brother Blood, but some of the students formed their own independent supervillain group called the H.I.V.E. F.I.V.E. The H.I.V.E. students became allies to the Brotherhood of Evil. The Brotherhood of Evil is a group of DC Comics supervillains, arch-enemies of the original Doom Patrol and the Teen Titans. ...

H.I.V.E. students in the cafeteria in the episode "Deception" -- Top (from left to right): XL Terrestrial, Bumblebee (while undercover), See-More; Bottom (left to right): unnamed H.I.V.E. student, Kid Wykkyd, I.N.S.T.I.G.A.T.O.R., Angel, Billy Numerous and two of his duplicates

Notable students and members include (in order of their appearance): A number of minor villains seen in the Teen Titans animated series episode Deception File links The following pages link to this file: Billy Numerous Seemore ...

• Jinx (later became a Titan)
• Gizmo
• Mammoth
• Billy Numerous
• Private H.I.V.E.
• See-More
• Kyd Wykkyd
• Angel
• XL Terrestrial
• The I.N.S.T.I.G.A.T.O.R.
• The Masked Wrestler (name uncertain)
• Rock, Paper, Scissors (Teen Titans Go! only), Rock and Paper are Fat and thin Girls who Can Transform their body into Rock and stretch like Mr. Fantastic, respectively, and Scissors is a punk kid who can elongatre his fingers into bladed talons.