Squadron Supreme (Earth 712)
PURPOSE: Formerly to Protect their world of Earth 712, Now to Return home.
AFFILIATIONS: The Avengers, The Defenders, Project Pegasus, Quasar
MEMBERS : Amphibian, Doctor Spectrum, Hyperion, Nighthawk, Nuke, Power Princess, Skrullian Skymaster, Whizzer
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS : Arcanna, Blue Eagle, Golden Archer, Lady Lark, Tom Thumb
ENEMIES: Serpent Crown, Overmind, Nth Man and Corruptor
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Satellite Headquarters, Squadron City
FIRST APPEARENCE: Avengers Vol. 1 #85-86 (March-April 1971)
History
The Squadron Supreme is a team of Earth Mightiest heroes from Earth-712 or Earth-S.
The founding members of the Squadron are Hyperion, Power Princess, Doctor Spectrum,
Amphibian, Whizzer, Skrullian Skymaster and Nighthawk. The Squadron Supreme first
caught the notice of our Earth’s heroes when four Avengers (Vision, Hawkeye
(as Goliath), Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver) were inadvertently shunted to the
Squadron’s dimension. This quartet of Avengers realized that the Squadron’s world
was doomed to destruction by the machinations of the evil Brain-Child, and so the
two super-teams joined forces to thwart his doomsday plot.
Some years later, the Avengers came into conflict with the Squadron Supreme after
leaders of the Squadron’s world fell under the influence of the malevolent Serpent
Crown. While investigating the Roxxon Corporation on their world, the Avengers were
defeated by the Squadron who had been summoned by Roxxon’s Hugh Jones -- also under
the spell of the Serpent Crown. When the Avengers eventually escaped imprisonment,
Jones shunted them and the Squadron back to Earth-712, the Squadron Supreme’s homeworld.
It was here the Avengers realized the extent of the Serpent Crown’s influence, and
they eventually hatched a plan to convince the Squadron that they were being
manipulated by its (and thus, their leaders’) influence.
The Squadron became victims of mental manipulation again when the Overmind (himself
manipulated by Null the Living Darkness) arrived on their Earth and quickly made the
Squadron pawns in his mad quest for galactic power. Kyle Richmond, formerly the
Squadron’s Nighthawk, was President of the United States at this time, and the
Overmind used this to his advantage in controlling the Squadron Supreme. Eventually,
the Defenders of Earth-616 were able to assist in preventing the Overmind’s plans.
Despite the victory over the Overmind, Earth-712 remained in a shambles due mainly
as a result of the formerly-possessed Squadron’s actions. The Squadron, pondering
how to literally save the planet, decided to implement a Utopia Program whereby
they would become active participants in solving the world’s problems instead of
merely reacting to them. This meant, however, that the Squadron would have to
usurp virtually all control from elected governments. Nighthawk vehemently
disagreed with the team’s decision, and opted to resign his membership rather
than assist the Utopia Program. Nighthawk shortly thereafter recruited a band of
rebels to fight the Squadron after he believed the team had gone too far in
violating the rights of citizens. A big factor in his decision was the Squadron’s
use of a behavior modification device on criminals to make them no longer prone
to criminal behavior.
The Institute of Evil
PURPOSE: Personal Profit, Revenge and World Domination
AFFILIATIONS: Scarlet Centurion
MEMBERS : Ape-X, Doctor Decibel (Anton Decibel), Foxfire (Olivia Underwood),
Lamprey (Donald McGuggan), Mink, Quagmire (Jerome Myers), Shape (Raleigh Lund)
ENEMIES: Squadron Supreme
BASE OF OPERATIONS: Universe Earth-712
FIRST APPEARENCE: Squadron Supreme #5 (1985)
Originally the Institute was an alliance of some of the greatest foes of the
Squadron Supreme joined together by the Scarlet Centurion to combat the Squadron
in a battle arranged as a contest between the Centurion and the Grandmaster.
Losing the battle the Institute were incarcerated but eventually escaped.
After the Squadron began their Utopia Program the Institute went into hiding.
The Golden Archer was expelled from the Squadron and was captured shortly thereafter
by the Institute. He was tortured and interrogated by the Institute who gained
information about Tom Thumb's behavior modification machines as well as the locations
of the Squadron members families. Ape-X (leader of the Institute) sent Lamprey after
Arcanna Jones's husband and children, Foxfire was sent after Power Princess's husband,
Quagmire went to retrieve the wife and children of the Whizzer, and Doctor Decibel
and Shape were sent after the mother of the Blue Eagle.
After the kidnappings, the Institute (except Ape-X) attacked Tom Thumb at Squadron
headquarters, behavior modifying Tom to obey their commands and setting up an ambush
for the rest of the Squadron. The Squadron surrendered once the Institute revealed
they held the Golden Archer and their family members captive. The Whizzer, who was
the last to arrive, escaped while the other members were behavior modified similar
to Tom Thumb. Eventually Whizzer was captured as well and all of the Squadron members
were brought to the Institute’s base where the hostages were being held. Upon arrival
at the Institute’s headquarters the Squadron attacked the Institute’s members and
rescued the hostages, revealing that Tom Thumb had adjusted the behavior modification
machines so that they wouldn’t work on Squadron members.
Once the Institute of Evil members were defeated they were behavior modified to be
contributing members of society and later were voted into the Squadron completely
disbanding the Institute.
The Redeemers
Eventually, Nighthawk and his band of rebels, called the Redeemers, fought the
Squadron and both sides suffered heavy casualties, including Nighthawk himself.
The Squadron came to realize that Nighthawk was right, and they began to dismantle
their Utopia Program. Unfortunately, in the process of this, a being of virtually
omnipotent power called the Nth Man threatened to consume the Squadron’s entire
universe. Even the Squadron’s arch-enemy, Master Menace, was unable to thwart the
Nth Man after spending over a decade in the future using high technology to perfect
a weapon against him. The Nth Man’s threat was stopped only by Moonglow agreeing to
allow the Nth Man to switch entities with her infant son.
The Golden Archer abuses the behavior modification technology by forcing a fellow member
to love him, resulting in his removal from the team. Fellow member Amphibian resigns in
protest over the misuse of the behavior modification technology while Nuke inadvertently
kills his own parents (via radiation) and after a rampage dies battling Doctor Spectrum.
Nighthawk attempts in vain to solicit the aid of the Avengers, and is eventually forced to
confront his old teammates with a new team. A brutal battle ensues in which several
members of both teams are killed, including Nighthawk. A horrified Hyperion ends the
battle when he realizes that Nighthawk was in fact right.
Soon after these events, the remnants of the Squadron Supreme reunite to battle the
supervillain the Nth Man, a living space-warp who was banished from the Earth-616 universe.
Although the Nth Man is eventually stopped, several members of the team are killed in
the battle, with the remainder banished to the Earth-616 universe.
After the Nth Man’s threat was extinguished, Master Menace conspired to shunt the
Squadron Supreme out of their universe. They ended up in our own, that of Earth-616.
The team found temporary sanctuary at Project: PEGASUS with the assistance of Quasar.
Once again coming under mental domination, the team entered into conflict with the
Avengers. The Squadron was brainwashed to believe that the Avengers were still
dead due to the Onslaught incident, thanks to the machinations of Imus Champion
and the chemical influence of the Corruptor. Even though the latter’s influence
was discovered, Champion still managed to get the two super-teams together for
him to defeat. Only the timely intervention of Giant Man saved the day.
Thanks to Imus Champion’s vast collection of weapons and paraphernalia, Iron Man
discovered a dimensional transport device that would send the Squadron Supreme home.
After several missteps, the team found themselves back in the universe of Earth-712;
however, they soon discovered that their Earth had been taken over by a corporate
dictatorship, called the Global Directorate, during their long absence. The Squadron
was now considered an enemy of the people. Uncertain as to what to do, an entity
called Mysterium then appeared and directed the team to find its original members
to fight the dictatorship. It was soon revealed that Mysterium was once the Nth Man,
the entity that had threatened the Squadron’s universe. After the existing Squadron
members recruit the founding members of the team – including Kyle Richmond’s son Neal,
the new Nighthawk – the team sets off to battle the dictatorship. The dictatorship’s
weapons are extremely powerful, and soon it’s revealed that Master Menace had been
captured and behavior-modified to serve the new leadership. It is his genius that
is behind the leadership’s high technology. The Squadron eventually succeeded in
their rebellion over the Global Directorate.
Exile and Return
The remnants of the Squadron, (Hyperion; Doctor Spectrum; Whizzer; Power Princess;
Lady Lark (now known as Skylark); Moonglow; Haywire and Shape), have several
encounters with the cosmic hero Quasar and eventually come to reside at the
Project Pegasus base under the supervision of Dr. Andrew Kappelhoff. Kappelhoff
is later revealed to be the supervillain the Corruptor, who at the request of his
own employer, mastermind Imus Champion, manipulates the Squadron into battling the
Avengers once more. The two super teams, however, manage to unite and defeat both
the Corruptor and Imus Champion. A device found in Champion's collection of technology
is also able to return the Squadron to its own universe.
The Squadron returns to the Earth-712 universe to discover that their world is now
dominated by corporations that are using the Squadron's own Utopia technologies.
The Squadron manages to reinstate democracy, but later come into conflict with a
new government when the superhero team the Exiles, traveling from the Earth-616
universe, reveal that the government had rigged the election with a worldwide vote
fraud. The Squadron Supreme and the Exiles depose the new government, and again
attempt to allow society to progress without superhuman involvement.
Major Earth 712 Enemies
The Marvel Multiverse
The Squadron Supreme (Earth 712) is a team of super-heroes that originated on Earth 712 The Main
Marvel Universe is Earth 616) The Squadron team first appeared in Avengers vol. 1, #85-86.
Several of the characters were heroic versions of a super-villain team called The Squadron Sinister.
The Squadron Sinister had appeared in Avengers vol. 1, #69 -70, before the introduction of the Squadron Supreme.
Both sets of characters were created by Roy Thomas (writer) and John Buscema (artist),
and were based on the Super-Hero team Justice League, owned by Marvel Comics' rival, DC Comics.
Within the Marvel Universe, the Squadron Supreme came from a parallel Earth (designated
Earth-712) to that of mainstream Marvel Comics continuity. These characters were later
revised in the comic title Supreme Power, set on yet another parallel Earth (designated Earth-31916).
The cosmic entity, The Grandmaster created the Squadron Sinister based on the "already existing
Squadron Supreme. The Avengers simply met the "copies" first.
The Squadron Supreme is loosly based on The Justice League of America.
Hyperion = Superman
Nighthawk = Batman
Dr. Spectrum = Green Lantern
Whizzer = Flash
Power Princess = Wonder Woman
Skrullian Skymaster = Martian Manhunter
Amphibian = Aquaman
Nuke = Firestorm
Blue Eagle = Hawkman
Arcanna = Zatanna
Lady Lark = Black Canary
Golden Archer = Green Arrow.
DIFFERENT UNIVERSES :
The Marvel Universe takes place mainly in the Universe of Earth 616, The Squadron Supreme
comes from Earth-712. There are a multitude of Alternate Earth Universes, a few of which
have been revealed.
Earth-31916 Hyperion (Supreme Power)
Somewhere in Middle America of Earth-31816, an elderly couple found a ship with an infant child
inside. They decided to take it home with them, and look after it. Soon after, their
farm house was surrounded by US government agents and helicopters. The infant and
ship were taken into US custody.
After extensive tests it appeared that the baby was developing different abilities,
such has impenetrable skin and strength, that only seemed to be getting stronger as
the days went by. The government decided to raise the child on their own, making him
the "ultimate American," with hopes of turning him into a weapon. The government
assigned two agents to the child to be his parents. They would be in charge or raising
and educating the boy. The undertaking was called Project: Hyperion.
After testing the space ship, it was found to be releasing small amounts of an unknown
retrovirus. It would later be linked to others developing special abilities.
As time went on, Mark Milton's powers developed at an alarming rate. He accidentally
used his "flash vision" to reduce a small puppy to ashes in front of his "parents'"
eyes. He could see into houses miles away. He knew he was different; and he slowly
figured out he was being used by the US government. He broke ties with the government
and asked to be left alone. The government panicked, and recruited a team to take
down Hyperion. After a brief battle, the group "time-jumps" and Hyperion sees the
results of his actions: a world were he is the ruler. They then jump back to the
present and Hyperion agrees to join the governments super army.
Powers
Hyperion possesses superhuman strength, stamina, speed and durability. His senses
are also greatly enhanced, including allowing him to perceive the entire electro-
magnetic spectrum. He also has atomic vision which is quite similar to heat vision.
Earth-4023 King Hyperion (Exiles)
In this reality Hyperion (Zhib Rahn) is a villainous maniac who is the ruler of his
original reality. King Hyperion hails from a world that he became the ruler of. The
countries of his world were not willing to let Hyperion take over without a fight
so they began a nuclear war in an attempt to kill Hyperion. Ironically, the nuclear
attack killed every living being on Earth except for Hyperion. As the sole survivor
of his planet, Hyperion was conscripted into Weapon X, taking the took the place of
a deceased Storm. Right away Hyperion came into conflict with Weapon X's leader
Gambit and became involved with Ms. Marvel. They were placed on an Earth where there
were only ten mutants remained, and their assignment was to annihilate these remaining
mutants. Hyperion originally intended to stay on the planet and become its new ruler,
but he made the decision that the world was not going to survive and he completed the
mission, murdering Colossus and Vision in the process.
Eventually Hyperion came upon a world where he wished to remain and slaughtered all of
the American heroes in New York City on that Earth. The Exiles teamed up with Weapon
X's leader Gambit and took their fight to Hyperion. In the ensuing battle Morph kills
Ms. Marvel, Firestar kills Spider while Hyperion killed Hulk, Firestar, and Illyana
Rasputin. After decimating the Exiles team in combat, Hyperion is finally injured
by Blink, using her powers to cause Hyperion to injure himself with his heat vision.
This crippled Hyperion, allowing Gambit the opportunity to use Magik's sword to destroy
him. The ensuing explosion killed both Gambit and Hyperion and the Exiles made their
way to another reality. However the bodies of the deceased members (including Hyperion)
were teleported to the Crystal Palace where the Timebreakers had been placing the bodies
of dead members of both Weapon X and the Exiles on display. Hyperion's body was also
put on display and his cells began storing solar energy allowing him to recover from
his wounds. Eventually recovered of his injuries, Hyperion broke out of the crystal
stasis he was being held in and took hold of the Timebreakers' operations.
Taking over the Timebroker interface Hyperion had the Exiles travel to a world ruled
by Zarathos. Then he sent them to Earth-2600 where Hyperion had Sabretooth join the
team (replacing Heather Hudson) in an effort to make Blink second-guess herself. He
then had the team go to the Age of Apocalypse where he had Holocaust join the team
(replacing Beak) in an attempt to have them killed. Instead Holocaust worked with the
Exiles to teleport directly to the Panoptichron where Hyperion immediately killed
Holocaust by absorbing all of his essence. Hyperion managed to seriously injure Morph
and Mimic and kill Namora. The Timebreakers release Blackwing from stasis concluding
that he was the most likely to resolve the situation. Finding no alternative, Beak
recruited two other-dimensional Hyperions from Earth-712 and Earth-5764. These two
Hyperions managed to take King Hyperion down with a final moment assist by Mimic.
The Exiles, the Hyperions, and the Timebreakers made the decision, since they could
not kill King Hyperion, to imprison him back on his original reality where he could
do no further damage.
Powers
King Hyperion possesses immense superhuman strength allowing him to lift objects
weighing more than 100 tons. He can achieve flight and is superhumanly fast, able
to travel at near light speeds. He is amazingly durable and is able to withstand
many attacks. King Hyperion is also able to heal from virtually any wound. He can
also emit rays of heat from his eyes. Every single cell in his body absorbs energy
from the sun. Even if his body has been dismembered Hyperion's cells will still
continue absorb and store solar energy. King Hyperion seems to be significantly
stronger than other Hyperion counterpart, with no apparent weaknessess.
Earth-712 Hyperion (Squadron Supreme)
The Hyperion of this reality is the last Eternal left on his Earth, and hides under
the identity of Mark Milton, a cartoonist. His adoptive parents raise him very well,
instilling in him certain values that lead to his career as a hero and proactive
approach towards human affairs.
Hyperion later meets several other metahumans and join forces to form the Squadron
Supreme, with Hyperion becoming the leader of the Squadron. Hyperion and the other
members of his team are first encountered by four of the Avengers, who had accidentally
crossed into the Earth-712 universe. The Avengers first battle and then continue to
assist the Squadron Supreme against the planet-wide threat posed by the Brain-Child,
before they return to their own universe. Hyperion and the Squadron Supreme later
battle the Avengers once again, who help to free the Earth-712 from the influence of
the artifact the Serpent Crown.
Soon after the Serpent Crown affair Hyperion has his first important encounter with
the villainous Earth-616 Hyperion, who crosses into the Earth-712 universe with
the aid of a Thor. After ridding the world of the manipulations of the Overmind,
Hyperion goes on to play a large role in the Squadron Supreme's plan to take over
their Earth and transform it into a utopia. After several crises leading to a deadly
battle with several dissenting team members, Hyperion realizes the error in his ways.
He and the other surviving members of the Squadron Supreme later travel into space to
protect their Earth from the Nth Man, at the cost of being exiled to the Earth-616
universe. Later the Squadron Supreme assists The Avengers against the villain Imus
Champion and then find a means to return to their universe. The team is disbanded on
returning home, and are later reunited by Hyperion when he learns of a new government
assuming power after the Squadron's exile.
Sometime later Earth-712 Hyperion and Earth-5764 Hyperion are brought in by Beak to
help the Exiles defeat the evil Hyperion of Earth-4023.
Powers
Hyperion's powers include immeasurable physical strength, supersonic flight, amazing
durability and highly enhanced senses. Hyperion can also shoot powerful atomic beams
from his eyes. This version of Hyperion is weakened when he is near argonite.
Earth-616 Hyperion (Squadron Sinister)
The first Hyperion makes his appearance as a member of Squadron Sinister, a group of
supervillains assembled by the Grandmaster to battle the team of heroes known as the
Avengers.
Years later, the Squadron Sinister is reunited when Hyperion encounters Nebulon, and
in exchange for his freedom promises him the Earth. The Squadron Sinister then
manufactures a giant laser cannon in the Arctic and plans to use it to melt the
polar ice caps, covering the entirety of the Earth's surface with water. They,
however, are foiled by the superhero team known as the Defenders. After this defeat
the Squadron Sinister are teleported off the world by Nebulon, but later are returned
to Earth. After acquiring an energy-draining weapon, the Squadron Sinister plan to
threaten the Earth once again but are defeated once more by the Defenders and the
Avenger Hank Pym.
Hyperion later has another encounter with several members of the Avengers, who at the
time are seeking out a way to separate Dr. Spectrum's Power Prism from the Wasp.
At this time it was revealed that Hyperion was involved with the warrior woman Thundra.
Soon after Hyperion battles Thor once again and encounters the Earth-712 version of
Hyperion from the Squadron Supreme when he becomes imprisoned in the Earth-712 universe.
After being freed by the villain Master Menace he discovers he is actually an inorganic
clone created by the Grandmaster modeled on the Hyperion from Earth-712. A bitter and
angry Hyperion then impersonates the Squadron Supreme Hyperion for multiple weeks before
eventually dying at the hands of the original Hyperion.
Earth-1121 Hyperion (Heralds)
The Hyperion of Earth-1121 is an elderly man that comes from a world where all life
was eradicated. He was the last living person, and the only thing he wants is to die,
but he can't since he is immortal.
This Hyperion is recruited by the robot X-51 of Earth-9997 (Earth X)for his squad of
interdimensional heralds (Paradise X: Heralds #1). This Hyperion kills the villain Kulan Gath.
Earth-5764 Hyperion
This Hyperion is seen for a few issues in Exiles when he and Earth-712
Hyperion are brought in by Beak to help the Exiles defeat the evil Hyperion
of Earth-4023.
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