Supreme Power is a comic book limited series published under Marvel Comics' MAX imprint from 2003 to 2005. Written by J. Michael Straczynski and pencilled by Gary Frank, it is eighteen issues in length. It features the rebooted version of the superhero team Squadron Supreme (with the individual members loosely based on the characters from DC Comics' Justice League), set in the Supremeverse (also referred to as Earth-31916 in the Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe: Alternate Worlds 2005). In March 2006, Supreme Power was relaunched as Squadron Supreme under the traditional Marvel imprint. MAX is an imprint of Marvel Comics for adult audiences, launched in 2001 after Marvel broke with the Comics Code Authority and established its own rating system. ... Cover art from Inhumans #1 (Nov 1998) by Jae Lee. ... The Squadron Supreme is a team of comic book superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe, a thinly disguised version of DC Comics Justice League of America. ... J. Michael Straczynski Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) is an award-winning American writer/producer of television series, novels, short stories, comic books, and radio dramas. ... Comic book artist, notable for his work with J. Michael Straczynski on Midnight Nation and Supreme Power. ... Roy Thomas (born November 22, 1940, Missouri, United States) is a comic book writer and editor, and Stan Lees first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Entertainment, Inc. ... MAX is an imprint of Marvel Comics for adult audiences, launched in 2001 after Marvel broke with the Comics Code Authority and established its own rating system. ... J. Michael Straczynski Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) is an award-winning American writer/producer of television series, novels, short stories, comic books, and radio dramas. ... Comic book artist, notable for his work with J. Michael Straczynski on Midnight Nation and Supreme Power. ... Reboot, in series fiction, means to discard all previous continuity in the series and start anew. ... This article may contain original research or unverified claims. ... The Squadron Supreme is a team of comic book superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe, a thinly disguised version of DC Comics Justice League of America. ... DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... The Justice League is a DC Comics superhero team. ... The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe is a definitive guide to the imaginary universe of Marvel Comics. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Marvel or marvel can refer to: Marvel Comics, a comic book publishing company based in the United States of America. ...

Characters

These are equivalent to the main characters from the Squadron Supreme limited series.

Super-humans

The first issue of Supreme Power dealt with the character:

• Hyperion (based on the Modern Age Superman).

The later issues introduced: Hyperion is a character in the Marvel Comics series Supreme Power, published under the mature-readers imprint MAX Comics, written by J. Michael Straczynski and drawn by Gary Frank. ... Superman is a fictional character and one of the most famous and popular comic book superheroes of all time. ...

• Nighthawk (based on the Golden Age Batman, showing little remorse over killing or maiming criminals).
• The Blur (based on the Flash).
• Doctor Spectrum (based on Green Lantern).
• Zarda (based on Wonder Woman).
• Amphibian (based on Aquaman).
• Redstone (based on the Golden Age Superman, lacking only the ability to fly. His villanous actions and hatred for Hyperion also invites comparison to Bizarro), and to the effect Red Kryptonite has on the Man of Steel (turns him into an anti-social thug).
• Tom Thumb (based on the Atom, but Straczynski's version has yet to demonstrate the ability to alter his size).

Other characters have since made their debut, most of them in the Supreme Power: Hyperion limited series: Nighthawk is a fictional comic book character featured in Supreme Power, written by J. Michael Straczynski, drawn by Gary Frank, and published by Marvel Comics under the mature-readers imprint MAX Comics. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... The Blur is a superhero in Supreme Power, a comic book published under the Marvel Comics MAX imprint. ... Barry Allen as the Flash. ... Dr. Spectrum is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, and a member of the Squadron Supreme. ... Cover to Green Lantern: Rebirth #6, art by Ethan Van Sciver. ... Power Princess, real name Zarda, is a fictional character in Marvel Comics. ... Wonder Woman is a fictional DC Comics superheroine co-created by William Moulton Marston and wife Elizabeth Holloway Marston. ... Amphibian is a member of the Squadron Supreme, and an analogue of DC Comics Aquaman. ... Aquaman is a DC Comics superhero. ... Redstone is a superhero in the fictional Marvel Universe. ... Superman is a fictional character and one of the most famous and popular comic book superheroes of all time. ... Bizarro is a fictional character, a doppelgänger of DC Comics’ Superman. ... Tom Thumb (real name: Thomas Thompson) is a fictional character in several comic books published by Marvel. ... // History The Atom introduced during the Silver Age of comic books in Showcase # 34 (Sep-Oct 1961) is physicist and university professor Ray Palmer (named for real-life science-fiction writer Raymond A. Palmer, who was himself quite short). ... Hyperion is a character in the Marvel Comics series Supreme Power, published under the mature-readers imprint MAX Comics, written by J. Michael Straczynski and drawn by Gary Frank. ...

• Arcanna (based on Zatanna, but Straczynski's version has more in common with Scarlet Witch).
• Emil Burbank (based on Lex Luthor).
• Nuke (based on Firestorm and Captain Atom).
• Shape (Straczynski's version is most akin to the Blob).
• Inertia (No DC Comics or Marvel Comics counterpart).

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• Whiteface (a version of DC's The Joker).

In Squadron Supreme Vol. 2: Whiteface (based on the DC Comicss character The Joker) is the alter ego of Steven Binst, a comic book supervillain first introduced in Supreme Power: Nighthawk. ... The Joker is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain widely considered to be Batmans archenemy. ...

• The Voice (very loosely based on Brainwave).
• Five unnamed African super-humans (No DC Comics or Marvel Comics counterpart).

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Non-powered

• Doctor Bill Steadman, leading scientist and member of Project Hyperion. A friend of Doctor Spectrum who led the investigation into the crash-landing rocket, Power Prism and the retro virus that caused several people, including Amphibian, the Blur, Arcanna, Emil Burbank, Nuke, Shape and Inertia, to develop superpowers.

• General Casey, Head of Project Hyperion and friends with Mr. & Mrs. Milton. He was in the Vietnam War, dies after attempts to destroy Hyperion by using 20 "daisy-cutter" bombs.

• General Richard Alexander, current commanding officer of the Squadron Supreme. He took control after General Casey's death. He has a daughter and granddaughter.

• Jason Scott, Washington Herald reporter. Currently functions as a pawn to publish information to further the US government's or Hyperion's agenda.

• Mason Milton and Elizabeth Milton, two secret government trained foster parents who raised baby Hyperion and posed as a perfect happly married couple. The government faked the death of his foster parents to increase Mark's dependence on the government. The real names of Mason and Elizabeth Milton had not been given in the book.

• Abigail Stewart, Blur's single mother, who raised him after his father died. The two lived on a farm for several years.

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Synopsis

Supreme Power

Part I: Contact (#1–6)

The story begins with the origin of Hyperion, which parallels Superman's somewhat, with a baby in a rocket crash-landing on Earth and being saved by a couple, until the Government intervenes, abducting the alien baby and raising him with the objective of turning him into a super-soldier, under a project headed by General Casey and Dr. Bill Steadman. Hyperion grows up in a controlled environment, but doesn't enjoy the confinement.

Other characters are soon introduced, starting with the Blur, a youthful farm boy living with his single mother, whose speed powers are unexplained; Amphibian, a freakish baby girl left to die in the ocean, but who manages to survive under the oceans after her mother committed suicide when she was born and her father went insane; Nighthawk, a child who saw his parents murdered as victims of a hate crime; Princess Zarda, apparently a Greek goddess who sleeps in a mausoleum; and Dr. Spectrum, an army colonel specialized in black ops, who is called in to test a crystal-shaped weapon taken from Hyperion's ship, absorbing it into his skin and lapsing into a coma. Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of willfully ending ones own life. ... Inmates at Bedlam Asylum, as portrayed by William Hogarth Insanity, or madness, is a semi-permanent, severe mental disorder typically stemming from a form of mental illness. ... A Jewish cemetery in France after being defaced by Neo-Nazis. ... A listing of Greek mythological beings. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

After Hyperion's first field missions as the Government's secret weapon, Washington Herald reporter Jason Scott learns of his existence, and the government outs him as a state-sponsored superhero to prevent a media exposé. This prompts the Blur, originally an urban myth called the "Atlanta Blur", out of hiding as a corporate icon, while Nighthawk begins acting as a vigilante who solely preys on those criminals whose victims are African-American. After Hyperion's foster parents' deaths are faked to increase Mark's dependence on the Government, he meets Nighthawk and the Blur. Dr. Spectrum wakes up from his years-long coma. An exposé is an article or book intended to reveal shocking or surprising information. ... Urban Legend is also the name of a 1998 movie. ... A vigilante is someone who takes enforcement of law or moral code into his own hands. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ...

Part II: Powers and Principalities (#7–12)

The NSA removes custody of Project Hyperion from the military, unhappy with his public status. Hyperion starts acting more independently, discovering that he's being used as a decoy for American black ops around the world, and fights Dr. Spectrum on foreign soil. The two fight a long battle, doing considerable damage to the surrounding landscape and inadvertently killing the local wildlife, and Hyperion touches the crystal by accident and is given memories of his journey to Earth. After Spectrum is defeated, Hyperion tries to learn his origins from his superior, General Clancy, who attempts to destroy him with a new weapon specifically designed to kill him. Amphibian is first spotted by humans, whom she kills in self-defense. Later she finds and helps Dr. Spectrum at the bottom of the sea, where he is healing after his fight with Hyperion. The National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) is the U.S. governments cryptologic organization. ... Self defense refers to actions taken by a person to defend onself, ones property or ones home. ...

Princess Zarda wakes up and finds the injured Hyperion, healing him in the light of the sun. She alludes to having similar origins and powers to Hyperion's, explaining she was waiting for him for two-thousand years, and they have a mission to colonize and conquer the planet, but her memories seem mixed up. After separating, Zarda goes on a rampage, disregarding human life and private property. Nighthawk finds a super-human serial killer who preys on black prostitutes and goads the Blur and Hyperion to help him stop the murderer. Whore redirects here. ...

Spectrum and Dr. Bill Steadman discover the scientist currently in charge of Hyperion's project has created a retro virus based on Hyperion's DNA, which has been grafted to military convicts who volunteered as human guinea pigs. One of those test subjects tore out an entire prison wall with his bare hands, as was the super-powered serial killer, who escaped captivity with other test subjects and is at large and out of control. Genera Alpharetrovirus Betaretrovirus Gammaretrovirus Deltaretrovirus Epsilonretrovirus Lentivirus Spumavirus A retrovirus is a virus which has a genome consisting of two plus sense RNA molecules, which may or may not be identical. ... The structure of part of a DNA double helix. ...

Part III: High Command (#13-18)

Hyperion, Nighthawk, and the Blur have formed an uneasy partnership in order to capture the super-human serial killer. After finding him a fight is started that slaughters thirty five humans and destroys or badly damages private property. Doctor Spectrum shows up and takes Michael Redstone, the super-human serial killer, into custody, to a prison originally made for Hyperion. Serial killers are individuals who have a history of multiple slayings of victims who were usually unknown to them beforehand. ... Redstone is a superhero in the fictional Marvel Universe. ...

General Richard Alexander is appointed head of the government's super-human program and attempts to bring Hyperion back under government control and track down the other super-humans the Government made. Hyperion, Nighthawk and the Blur break up over a political disagreement. After learning of his extraterrestrial origin and the Government's propaganda, Hyperion declares himself outside the system. A superhuman is something exceeding normal human standards. ... Extraterrestrial, as an adjective, refers to something that originates, occurs, or is located outside Earth or its atmosphere. ... An Australian anti-conscription propaganda poster from World War One Propaganda is a certain type of message presentation directly aimed at manipulating the opinions or behavior of people, rather than impartially providing information. ...

Doctor Spectrum is ordered to look for and capture Amphibian for the government, after a picture showing her killing the first humans who spotted her is revealed to the media. Spectrum learned she killed them in self-defense, and after capturing her and giving her the name "Kingsley Rice", he starts a romantic relationship with her. Later, he meets Princess Zarda who attempts to remove the power prism and retrieve her memories. But before that can happen, she is attacked by Amphibian in retaliation for harming Spectrum. Later, Zarda kills a woman and steals her identification.

General Alexander makes a final attempt to sway Hyperion back into the government's fold. When he refuses, he leaks information to journalist Jason Scott that Hyperion is an extraterrestrial. Alexander then drafts all existing super-humans into the army's super-human program. Hyperion vows to stop it and warns the Blur about it.

Spin-offs

Doctor Spectrum: Full Spectrum is a six-part limited series written by Samm Barnes, exploring the character's origins and his relationship to the crystal weapon that is the source of his power, as he lapsed into a coma and it was absorbed into his skin. This series was launched while Supreme Power went on hiatus after issue #12. Sara (Samm) Barnes is a television and comics writer, as well as a television producer. ...

Two more spin-off limited series were also published, namely the five-issue Supreme Power: Hyperion and the six-issue Supreme Power: Nighthawk. The first deals with the U.S. government's attempts to capture and contain Hyperion with the use of a newly assembled superpowered team, while in the second Nighthawk is pursuing an escaped serial killer. Supreme Power: Nighthawk takes places before Hyperion's first meeting with Nighthawk while Supreme Power: Hyperion takes place after issue #18 of Supreme Power. Hyperion is a character in the Marvel Comics series Supreme Power, published under the mature-readers imprint MAX Comics, written by J. Michael Straczynski and drawn by Gary Frank. ... Nighthawk is a fictional comic book character featured in Supreme Power, written by J. Michael Straczynski, drawn by Gary Frank, and published by Marvel Comics under the mature-readers imprint MAX Comics. ...

Saga of the Squadron Supreme is a one-shot written by Michael O'Connor who retells the events of Supreme Power in one issue. There have been more than one person named Michael OConnor: Michael OConnor, Australian politician Michael OConnor, Catholic bishop Michael OConnor, Australia rugby league player This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ...

Squadron Supreme: Hyperion vs. Nighthawk is a five-issue written by Marc Guggenheim and Pencilled by Paul Gulacy that will start publication in January 2007. Hyperion and Nighthawk go head to head in Darfur, Africa. Marc Guggenheim is a veteran writer for TV’s The Practice, Law & Order, and most recently, CSI. He is also currently the writer of Wolverine and Blade for Marvel Comics. ... Paul Gulacy is an American Comic Book Artist. ... This article is about the Darfur region of western Sudan. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa. ...

Squadron Supreme (vol.2)

The Pre-War Years (#1-6)

The US military creates two teams of super-powered agents, one for international/public missions and one for covert operations. Mark informs Jason Scott of the project and gives him a list of the super-humans working for the government. The US President gives a press conference and announces that Hyperion, Blur, Doctor Spectrum, Zarda, Amphibian, Tom Thumb, Arcanna, Emil Burbank, Nuke, Shape and Inertia will be operating as the Squadron Supreme. Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Entertainment, Inc. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... J. Michael Straczynski Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) is an award-winning American writer/producer of television series, novels, short stories, comic books, and radio dramas. ... Comic book artist, notable for his work with J. Michael Straczynski on Midnight Nation and Supreme Power. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ...

After the Squadron is formed, the government asks the team members to sign identification and non-disclosure forms. Three days later, it is learned that the nano-virus that was released from Hyperion's ship has spread worldwide. An African general named John M'Butu, a fast-rising tribal leader gifted with a powerful psychic suggestion ability and calling himself the Voice, is leading a genocidal campaign in the Salawe region of Uganda. The US government identifies him as a super-human after he survives an assassination attempt. The team is sent to the region "to take him out". Hyperion is a character in the Marvel Comics series Supreme Power, published under the mature-readers imprint MAX Comics, written by J. Michael Straczynski and drawn by Gary Frank. ... World map showing location of Africa A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second_largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. ... A psychic is a person who has the abilities of extra-sensory perception, such as clairvoyance, psychometry, premonition and precognition, or other paranormal abilities such as psychokinesis. ... By the older British writers on. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... A superhuman is something exceeding normal human standards. ...

Early in the fight, Hyperion, Doctor Spectrum and Amphibian are affected by M'Butu's power to control anyone who hears his voice. M'Butu commands the trio to hunt down their comrades. Zarda immediately notices that there is another voice in Hyperion's head and not the One True Voice.

Zarda manages to free Doctor Spectrum by calling to the voice within the Power Prism, which takes control of Spectrum, and frees Hyperion. Amphibian attacks Burbank, who attempts to defeat her with a powder of his own design, but she is saved by Doctor Spectrum just in time. Burbank reveals that he has developed counter measures to defend himself from everyone on his team, except for Hyperion and Doctor Spectrum.

Blur then meets five unnamed African super-humans, who claim that three of them have killed M'Butu. The other two inform the rest of the Squadron that America armed M'Butu with weapons to rule Uganda in the first place, since the United States couldn't afford to see a peaceful united Africa with a growing economy. The five super-humans tell the Squadron to leave, stating that "Africa is now off-limits".

After the end of the mission, the Squadron are then ordered to take down insurgents in Ilam Province in Iran. During this mission, codenamed "Long Walk", Stanley Stewart wonders if the team is doing the right thing. Inertia then stumbles across a little girl whose mother and older sisters were raped by four of the insurgents. Emil asks the girl to identify the men. After identifying them, Inertia tracks them down and kills them. // Introduction Ilam province is on the western edges of the Zagros range, bordering Iraq. ... The Blur is a superhero in Supreme Power, a comic book published under the Marvel Comics MAX imprint. ... Inertia is the name of two separate, but related superheroes from the fictional Marvel Universe. ... Master Menace is a fictional character from Marvel Comics who appears in two separate but related continuities, Squadron Supreme and Supreme Power. ... Inertia is the name of two separate, but related superheroes from the fictional Marvel Universe. ...

In China, Redstone agrees to work for the Chinese government for authority, money and the chance to fight Hyperion, Nighthawk and the Blur again. Redstone is a superhero in the fictional Marvel Universe. ... In politics, authority (Latin auctoritas, used in Roman law as opposed to potestas and imperium) is often used interchangeably with the term power. However, their meanings differ. ... An example of Money. ... Hyperion is a character in the Marvel Comics series Supreme Power, published under the mature-readers imprint MAX Comics, written by J. Michael Straczynski and drawn by Gary Frank. ... Nighthawk is a fictional comic book character featured in Supreme Power, written by J. Michael Straczynski, drawn by Gary Frank, and published by Marvel Comics under the mature-readers imprint MAX Comics. ... The Blur is a superhero in Supreme Power, a comic book published under the Marvel Comics MAX imprint. ...

After the end of "Long Walk", the team is given rest and recreation time. Stanley Stewart goes home to see how his mother is doing and invites Kyle Richmond to join the Squadron, but Richmond declines the offer. Emil Burbank is at the conference to act as a bodyguard. Doctor Spectrum is briefing the joint chiefs and their staff on the details of "Long Walk". Mark Milton and Claire Debussy give a press conference of the "Long Walk" mission. At the interview, Mark Milton meets Redstone and a fight starts. The Blur is a superhero in Supreme Power, a comic book published under the Marvel Comics MAX imprint. ... Nighthawk is a fictional comic book character featured in Supreme Power, written by J. Michael Straczynski, drawn by Gary Frank, and published by Marvel Comics under the mature-readers imprint MAX Comics. ... Master Menace is a fictional character from Marvel Comics who appears in two separate but related continuities, Squadron Supreme and Supreme Power. ... Dr. Spectrum is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, and a member of the Squadron Supreme. ... Hyperion is a character in the Marvel Comics series Supreme Power, published under the mature-readers imprint MAX Comics, written by J. Michael Straczynski and drawn by Gary Frank. ... Power Princess, real name Zarda, is a fictional character in Marvel Comics. ... Hyperion is a character in the Marvel Comics series Supreme Power, published under the mature-readers imprint MAX Comics, written by J. Michael Straczynski and drawn by Gary Frank. ... Redstone is a superhero in the fictional Marvel Universe. ...

Turnabout (#7-12)

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As Hyperion and Redstone are fighting, Redstone tells Hyperion of a old Soviet Union ten-megaton thermonuclear warhead hid somewhere in Los Angeles, California. Redstone blinds' Hyperion so he can't look for it and starts to slaughter LA residents. During the fight he destroys or badly damages private property. Nighthawk is seeing it on television in Chicago. The Blur then races out of Nighthawk's mansion to him come to Hyperion's rescue. Zarda steps into the fight after watching the fight in her government residence. She flies to LA beating Redstone badly. Hyperion stops her from killing him to tell her to take the warhead out of Los Angeles up to the stratosphere so it won't detonate in the middle of downtown LA. After looking into the sky and watching the explosion from the warhead, Redstone turns around to find Hyperion, the Blur and Nighthawk ready to "kick his sorry white ass". Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File links Speech_balloon. ... Hyperion is a character in the Marvel Comics series Supreme Power, published under the mature-readers imprint MAX Comics, written by J. Michael Straczynski and drawn by Gary Frank. ... Redstone is a superhero in the fictional Marvel Universe. ... Thermobaric weapons distinguish themselves from conventional explosive weapons by using atmospheric oxygen, instead of carrying an oxidizer in their explosives. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ... Nighthawk is a fictional comic book character featured in Supreme Power, written by J. Michael Straczynski, drawn by Gary Frank, and published by Marvel Comics under the mature-readers imprint MAX Comics. ... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town, The City of Big Shoulders The 312 Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook Incorporated March 4, 1837 Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area... The Blur is a superhero in Supreme Power, a comic book published under the Marvel Comics MAX imprint. ... Power Princess, real name Zarda, is a fictional character in Marvel Comics. ... Redstone may refer to: Redstone rocket, a U.S. missile Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, a U.S. Army base Redstone Township, Pennsylvania Redstone, a Marvel Comics superhero This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Hyperion is a character in the Marvel Comics series Supreme Power, published under the mature-readers imprint MAX Comics, written by J. Michael Straczynski and drawn by Gary Frank. ... The Blur is a superhero in Supreme Power, a comic book published under the Marvel Comics MAX imprint. ... Nighthawk is a fictional comic book character featured in Supreme Power, written by J. Michael Straczynski, drawn by Gary Frank, and published by Marvel Comics under the mature-readers imprint MAX Comics. ...

Ultimate Power

Main article: Ultimate Power

Ultimate Power is a nine-issue comic book limited series that will take place in the Ultimate Marvel Universe (known as Earth-1610), tying that universe into the (second) Supreme Power universe (known as Earth-31916). 1 The promotional logo for Ultimate Power. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... The limited series is a term referring to a comic book series with a set finite number of issues. ... The various characters of the Ultimate Marvel Universe, as seen on the cover to Ultimates (v2) #12. ...

Differences between Supreme Power and Squadron Supreme

While the Squadron Supreme had started off as Justice League knock-offs and had moved in different directions thanks to the work of the late Marvel editor and writer Mark Gruenwald, JMS brought Supreme Power back to its JLA roots, in order to put a different spin on the team's individual members. The Squadron Supreme is a team of comic book superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe, a thinly disguised version of DC Comics Justice League of America. ... The Justice League, sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short, is a fictional DC Universe superhero team. ... Mark Gruenwald (June 18, 1953-August 12, 1996) was an American comic book writer and editor. ...

The original Squadron debuted as a fully-formed regular superhero team. When their origin was revealed, they all had previous experience as solo superheroes. This hasn't happened in Supreme Power, which didn't focus on much superhero material, and where the characters didn't act as a regular supergroup would.

In the third arc, however, Hyperion, Nighthawk and the Blur formed an uneasy partnership. After a fight, the three broke up. In the Supreme Power: Hyperion limited series, the Government assembles a team, made up of Shape, Arcanna, Nuke and Emil Burbank, to capture Hyperion.

It was established in the pages of Quasar that Hyperion I is an Eternal from his dimension. The alien origin in Supreme Power may contradict it, but until now it is still an open plot point, as the runaway ship Hyperion was jettisoned from could have been escaping from Earth. Hyperion is a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, and a member of the Squadron Supreme. ... The Eternals are a fictional race of superhumans in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Nighthawk, the Whizzer, and Black Archer have been changed from Caucasian to African-American. The Whizzer's name has also been changed to the Blur (a name taken from Marvel's DP7 series). Nighthawk is still a wealthy industrialist, but the Blur was transformed from a suburban family man into a youthful farm boy living with his mother. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... D.P. 7 was a 32-issue comic book published by Marvel Comics under their New Universe imprint from 1986 to 1989. ...

Though the U.S. government has coined the name "Power Princess" for Zarda to use in promoting the Squadron Supreme, she does not refer to herself by that name or act like a superhero, contradicting her origins as a peace ambassador and World War II superhero. She has alluded to similar origins to Hyperion, while in the Squadron Supreme limited series, she was a native of Utopia Island, equivalent to DC's Themyscira. She also has the ability to steal the features and/or life force of regular humans. Themyscirian Amazons Art by Phil Jimenez Themyscira is a fictional island nation in the DC Comics universe. ...

Amphibian has been turned from a superpowered human male into a humanoid female with fish-like physical characteristics. She is barely able to talk, instead communicating via telepathy and has no grasp on civilized behavior. Thus far, the only one she can, or will, speak to is Doctor Spectrum.

Michael Redstone, based on the Native American character Redstone from the Squadron Supreme maxi-series, was introduced in Supreme Power. A convicted serial murderer who volunteered for medical experimentation to have his sentence reduced, he was injected with DNA taken from the vents in Hyperion's ship and as a result, gained powers nearly equivalent to those of Hyperion. When Redstone escaped using these powers, an unspecified number of other surviving experimentees escaped with him. These other escapees may eventually account for the other characters from the Squadron Supreme limited series that have yet to be seen. The character Tom Thumb was also seen in one of his flashbacks as one of the other experimentees.

The first issue of the Supreme Power: Hyperion limited series introduced new versions of Arcanna, Nuke, the Shape and Emil Burbank. Arcanna was introduced as a scientist with the ability to perceive and influence parallel quantum dimensions. The Shape posseses powers similar to the X-Men villain Blob. Emil Burbank has yet to develop the armored suit his previous incarnation wore. Nuke's powers and essential character remain unchanged, though this incarnation's family is already dead via radiation poisoning. The Blob (Fred J. Dukes) is a supervillain appearing in Marvel Comics X-Men, among other titles. ...

Later in the Hyperion limited series, Blue Eagle, Skylark, a female Lamprey, and two unidentified individuals, possibly Moonglow and Haywire, were shown as a part of the alternative future Hyperion's team. Blue Eagle, also known as American Eagle and Capn Hawk, is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero who is a member of the Squadron Supreme of Earth-712. ... Lady Lark, later named Skylark based on Black Canary Squadron Supreme Lady Lark who later named Skylark is named Linda Lewis who lived in Frankintown, New Babylon. ... Lamprey is the name of a fictional character from Marvel Comics original Squadron Supreme series. ... Moonglow is a fictional character found in comic books from Marvel Comics. ... Haywire was a minor character from the original Squadron Supreme series from Marvel Comics. ...

In issue one of Squadron Supreme, we meet Edith Freiberg, an Army private who has the ability to manipulate already-existing kinetic energy. She was also briefly seen in Supreme Power #18, where - as in Squadron Supreme #1 - she had just trashed a bar. Her Squadron codename is Inertia.

A Martian Manhunter pastiche is missing in both Squadron Supreme and Supreme Power. However, a Skrull known as Sk'ym'x, or, alternatively, Skymax the Skrullian Skymaster, was shown in flashbacks of the original maxi-series, as well as the Squadron Supreme: New World Order one-shot, to occupy the Manhunter's place. Also absent is Professor Imam, a Doctor Fate analogue who played a minor role in the Squadron Supreme maxi-series. Niether has been slated to appear in the current series. now. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... The Skrull are an alien race in Marvel Comics fictional universe. ... The Super-Skrull (Klrt) is a Marvel Comics supervillain. ... Doctor Fate is a DC Comics superhero and wizard, best known as a member of the Justice Society of America. ...

New versions of Squadroners Thermite, Decibel, Quagmire, Foxfire, Mink, Pinball or Remnant have yet to appear in the book. Foxfire was a fictional character from Marvel Comics original Squadron Supreme series. ... Mink appearing as a member of Marvel Comics Squadron Supreme, appears to be based loosely on Catwoman . ... Pinball is a character from Marvel Comics original Squadron Supreme series. ...

Unlike the Squadron Supreme limited series, which gives a nod to its DC Comics inspiration with the use of fictional names for U.S. cities and states, Supreme Power and the Squadron Supreme ongoing series take place in the "real" world. In terms of Marvel's parallel dimensions in which the chief world is Earth-616, the original Squadron Supreme's world is Earth-712 and Straczynski's stories are set on Earth-31916. In the fictional Marvel Universe, Earth-616 or Earth 616 is the name used to identify the primary continuity in which most Marvel Comics titles take place. ... In the Marvel Comics Multiverse, Earth-712 or Earth 712 is the designation used to identify the continuity in which the Squadron Supreme operate. ... In the Marvel Universe, the Supremeverse is the name given to the continuity in which the Supreme titles take place (i. ...

Bibliography

They have appeared in a number of editions and reprints:

• Supreme Power Vol. 1 (MAX imprint) #1-18 (August 2003-August 2005) collected as:
  • Contact (tpb collects #1-6, 144 pages, 2004 ISBN 0-7851-1224-3)
  • Powers and Principalities (tpb collects #7-12, 144 pages, 2005 ISBN 0-7851-1456-4)
  • High Command (tpb collects #13-18, 144 pages, 2005 ISBN 0-7851-1474-2)
  • Supreme Power (hardcover, collects #1-12 and Avengers #85-86, 352 pages, 2005 ISBN 0-7851-1369-X)
• Doctor Spectrum: Full Spectrum (MAX imprint) #1-6 (August 2004-March 2005, tpb, 144 pages, 2005 ISBN 0-7851-1586-2)
• Supreme Power: Nighthawk (MAX imprint) #1-6 (September 2005-February 2006, tpb, 144 pages, July 2006 ISBN 0-7851-1897-7)
• Supreme Power: Hyperion (MAX imprint) #1-5 (September 2005-January 2006, tpb, 120 pages, July 2006 ISBN 0-7851-1895-0)
• Saga of the Squadron Supreme
• Squadron Supreme Vol. 2 (Marvel Knights) #1- (March 2006-ongoing) collected as:
  • Pre-war Years Voume 1 (collects #1-6, 168 pages, November 2006 ISBN 0-7851-2282-6)

In comics, a trade paperback (TPB) specifically refers to the periodic collections, published in book format, of stories published in comic books, usually capturing one story arc in the series. ... In comics, a trade paperback (TPB) specifically refers to the periodic collections, published in book format, of stories published in comic books, usually capturing one story arc in the series. ... In comics, a trade paperback (TPB) specifically refers to the periodic collections, published in book format, of stories published in comic books, usually capturing one story arc in the series. ... In comics, a trade paperback (TPB) specifically refers to the periodic collections, published in book format, of stories published in comic books, usually capturing one story arc in the series. ... In comics, a trade paperback (TPB) specifically refers to the periodic collections, published in book format, of stories published in comic books, usually capturing one story arc in the series. ... In comics, a trade paperback (TPB) specifically refers to the periodic collections, published in book format, of stories published in comic books, usually capturing one story arc in the series. ...

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