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| October 22 “Born Again” details Daredevil’s descent into insanity and destitution at the hands of the Kingpin, as well as his subsequent struggle to build a new life for himself. The arc begins in Daredevil #227 (October 22, 1985). Karen Page, the former secretary of the Nelson & Murdock law offices and girlfriend of Matt Murdock, had left years earlier to pursue an acting career. After a brief period of success, she became a heroin addict and was reduced to starring in pornographic films in Mexico. Strapped for cash, she sells the information that Matt Murdock is Daredevil for a shot of heroin. This information is sold upward to the Kingpin. Over the next six months, he uses his influence to have the IRS freeze Murdock’s accounts, the bank foreclose on his apartment, and police lieutenant Nicholas Manolis testify that he saw Murdock pay a witness to perjure himself. By coincidence, Murdock’s girlfriend Glorianna breaks up with him and turns to dating his law partner and best friend Foggy Nelson on the rebound. Now homeless, Murdock begins suffering from paranoia and has become extremely aggressive. He is continuously followed by the Kingpin’s subordinates, who provide the Kingpin with frequent updates on his mental state, as he has become obsessed with the fruits of his scheme to destroy Murdock. Driven by thoughts of revenge, Murdock confronts the Kingpin in his office, and is brutally beaten by the crime lord.   |
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| October 23 Pooky is Garfield’s teddy bear and best friend that Garfield discovered stuffed in a drawer. Garfield sometimes communicates with Pooky as if he were a living animal; he can also be over-protective of Pooky. Once, Garfield tried to “protect” Pooky from a present from Jon to Pooky, a miniature accordion. When Pooky lost an eye, Garfield requested a new eye for Pooky as his Christmas present. Garfield is not shy to show his love for Pooky, often grabbing it in hugs. This causes Jon to be a bit envious that the teddy bear is more loved than him and he occasionally asks for hugs from Garfield but Garfield would refuse, particularly when in one comic strip Jon asks “Can I have a hug like that?” but instead Garfield sighed and gave Pooky to Jon and left without saying a word. He first appeared in the Garfield strip on October 23, 1978.  |
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| October 24 Misty Knight was a rising star with the NYPD when she was seriously injured preventing a bomb attack that forced the amputation of her right arm. Rather than take a desk job, she resigned from the police force, though she remained good friends with her long-time partner on the force Rafael Scarfe. Tony Stark provided her a bionic arm which endowed her superhuman strength. Soon after that, she met Spider-Man and then Iron Fist. Misty teamed with her friend Colleen Wing in fighting the criminal Emil Vachon in the Hong Kong area. She saved Colleen from an attempted rape. She then set up a private detective agency with Colleen entitled “Nightwing Restorations Ltd.” Soon after she first met Iron Fist, the two crime-fighters fell in love. Misty conducted undercover work against the crime lord John Bushmaster. She aided Iron Fist, Spider-Man, and Colleen Wing against Davos, the Steel Serpent. She then first met and fought Luke Cage, Power Man. Misty’s “Knightwing Restorations Ltd” detective agency would go on to help Power Man and Iron Fist’s Heroes for Hire agency on numerous cases. Misty Knight was first mentioned in Marvel Premiere #20 (October 24, 1974).  |
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| October 25 Arcade affects a manner of dress and speech that makes him appear to be a comedic character. This is part of his overall theme, which extends into his preferred method of murder, an underground funhouse of colorful deathtraps, usually decked out in cheery colors and disguised as an amusement park, which he has dubbed “Murderworld”. Arcade first appeared in Marvel Team-Up #65 (October 25, 1977). Arcade became a freelance assassin, traveling across the world, killing people in rather mundane fashions, and amassing even more wealth than he already had. Discovering an aptitude for technology, Arcade designed and built his first Murderworld, a subterranean evil lair disguised as an amusement park. From this base, and with the help of two mysterious assistants named Miss Locke and Mr. Chambers, he reemerged as the world’s most expensive hitman. For the price of $1 million, he would tailor Murderworld to exploit the specific weaknesses of his targets and then watch as they are killed by a variety of colorful deathtraps strewn throughout the facility. However, one of his “gimmicks” is that he always deliberately leaves each target a small chance of survival.  |
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| October 26 Christopher Chance first appeared in “The Assassin-Express Contract”, a backup story written by Len Wein and illustrated by Carmine Infantino that ran in Action Comics #419 (October 26, 1972). Christopher Chance is the Human Target, a private detective and bodyguard for hire. Master of disguise and all manners of combat training, he is nearly unmatched in skill. Chance will assume the identity of his clients and personally handle any danger when they believe their life is being threatened. Eventually the Human Target became addicted to impersonating clients – even the most unethical ones. He submerged his own personality so deeply that he forgot what it was like. Chance is now incapable of personal relationships, for he is never sure if the emotions he feels are his own, or those of someone he has imitated.  |
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| October 27 Michael Miller, the Human Flame, was a minor villain who, early in his career, was captured by the Martian Manhunter and incarcerated. He was the first actual supervillain the Manhunter faced. He first appeared in Detective Comics #274 (October 27, 1959). Human Flame has no powers, but wears a costume with twelve flame throwing nozzles on the chest.  |
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| October 28 Friday is a Genetic Infantryman fighting on the planet Nu-Earth. Friday’s adventures are a retcon of the Rogue Trooper storyline. Since all the G.I.s were identical and had serial numbers instead of names, they gave each other descriptive nicknames to tell each other apart. Friday seems to be less dogmatic and is stronger-willed than the other G.I.s. He first appeared in 2000 AD #650 (October 28, 1989).  |
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 TURNING POINTS by Maggie Thompson Here’s the latest installment of Maggie Thompson’s ongoing look at important beginnings, middles, and ends, this time for October 28 through November 3, 2022... 170 years ago October 31, 1852 British artist James Francis Sullivan is born. The cartoonist is a pioneer of strip techniques and is known for his The British Working Man feature. 140 years ago October 29, 1882 Sports cartoonist Pete Llanuza is born. He draws the newspaper features Ofalltrades and Joe Jinks. 125 years ago November 3, 1897 Award-winning cartoonist F.O. Alexander is born. He takes over Hairbreadth Harry when C.W. Kahles dies and designs much of the game Monopoly. 120 years ago November 1, 1902 Animator and artist Vivie Risto is born. He draws funny animal comics for Dell and is especially known for work on “Bucky Bug.” 110 years ago October 31, 1912 Animator Ollie Johnston is born. He’s a member of the pioneering group known as Disney’s “Nine Old Men.” 110 years ago October 31, 1912 Western actor Dale Evans is born. Her movie roles lead to licensing her name and image in comics series from DC and Dell. 105 years ago November 2, 1917 Writer-artist John Dirks is born. He collaborates from 1955 to 1968 with his father (Rudolph Dirks) on The Captain and the Kids, continuing it himself until 1979. 100 years ago October 30, 1922 Stumble Inn by George Herriman begins. 100 years ago November 3, 1922 French writer-artist Robert Giordan is born. He works with his brother, Raoul, specializing in science fiction and action-adventure tales. 95 years ago October 30, 1927 Prolific Belgian writer-artist Willy Maltaite is born. He signs his work “Will,” is one of the founders of the “School of Marcinelle,” and is especially noted for his work on Tif et Tondu. 95 years ago October 30, 1927 Dutch artist Bob Van den Born dies at age 90. 95 years ago November 2, 1927 Steve Ditko is born. The writer-artist co-creates Spider-Man and Doctor Strange and creates Mr. A, among many other characters. 90 years ago October 29, 1932 Walter Quermann’s Toy Talkies begins. 85 years ago October 31, 1937 Professor and underground comix creator Frank Stack is born. He often uses the name “Foolbert Sturgeon” and is especially known for Feelgood Funnies and for providing art for Our Cancer Year by Harvey Pekar and Joyce Brabner. 80 years ago November 1, 1942 Writer Michael Fleisher is born. Noted for stories featuring Spectre and Jonah Hex, he is also the painstaking historian of encyclopedias focused on comics characters – of which three volumes are published. 75 years ago November 1, 1947 Letterer Ken Leach is born. 70 years ago October 28, 1952 Publisher and writer-artist Jim Valentino is born. One of the co-founders of Image Comics, he’s especially known for normalman, ShadowHawk, and A Touch of Silver. 70 years ago November 3, 1952 Voice artist Jim Cummings is born. His characters include Winnie the Pooh and Tigger. 65 years ago October 29, 1957 Emmy Award-winning voice artist and actor Dan Castellaneta is born. His characters include Homer Simpson. 65 years ago November 3, 1957 It’s Only a Game by Charles Schulz (soon drawn by Jim Sasseville) begins. 60 years ago November 1, 1962 The first episode of Diabolik by Angela and Luciana Giussani is published. 60 years ago November 2, 1962 German artist Kurt Ludwig Schmidt (who worked with publisher Walter Becker as “Becker-Kasch”) dies at age 53 55 years ago October 28, 1967 Small press researcher and promoter Ian Shires is born. 55 years ago October 28, 1967 Artist Karl C. Story is born. He’s one of the original Gaijin Studios members. 50 years ago October 28, 1972 Mrs. Fitz’s Flats by Mort Walker and Frank Roberge ends. 50 years ago October 31, 1972 Pioneering British comics artist John L. Jukes dies at age 71. 50 years ago November 1, 1972 Writer-artist Zander Cannon is born. His work includes Replacement God. 45 years ago October 28, 1977 Turkish artist and editorial cartoonist Ratip Tahir Burak dies at age 72 or 73. One of the pioneers of Turkish comics, he is credited with originating the historical adventure comics genre in Turkey. 45 years ago October 28, 1977 Spanish writer-artist Miguel Mihura dies at age 72. He founded the magazine La Codorniz. 45 years ago November 3, 1977 Walt Disney’s Pete’s Dragon opens, with the general release coming in December. 40 years ago October 28, 1982 Actor Matt Smith is born. His likeness, as the eleventh Doctor in BBC’s Doctor Who, appears in many comics stories. 25 years ago October 31, 1997 Artist Evelyn Flinders dies at age 87. She worked in “girls’ comics” and was known for her strip The Silent Three. 25 years ago October 31, 1997 Prolific Serbian artist Nikola Mitrovic dies at age 63. He worked as “Kokan.” 15 years ago October 30, 2007 DC begins its webcomics imprint Zuda Comics. 15 years ago November 2, 2007 The Tomi Ungerer Museum opens in Strasbourg. 10 years ago November 2, 2012 Swedish artist and magician Gösta Gummesson dies at age 84. 10 years ago November 3, 2012 The first Rhode Island Comic Con begins (and runs two days). And here are the anniversaries spanning the month of November… 90 years ago November 1932 Whitman’s The Adventures of Dick Tracy, Detective is the first Big Little Book. It’s numbered 707 and is priced at a dime. 80 years ago November 1942 “Happy birthday!” Eastern Color’s Famous Funnies anthology title is the first comics series to reach a hundredth issue. 80 years ago November 1942 Timeless Topix #1 begins the first religious-themed series, the first comic book from The Catechetical Guild Educational Society. 80 years ago November 1942 Hillman’s Air Fighters Comics #2 introduces Airboy, SkyWolf, and more characters. 80 years ago November 1942 Quality’s Police Comics #13 introduces Plastic Man’s sidekick Woozy Winks. 80 years ago November 1942 Fawcett gives the superhero his own title with Captain Marvel Jr. #1. (The issue is dated November 18, but it’s the only November issue.) Junior (who can’t say his own name) was introduced the previous December in Whiz Comics #25. 75 years ago November 1947 Aw. DC’s More Fun Comics #127 is the last issue. 70 years ago November 1952 Sure, there have been several Donald Duck comic books from Dell. But this is the first issue of the monthly Walt Disney’s Donald Duck series. It’s by the then-anonymous Carl Barks and cover features “Trick or Treat,” based on the 1952 8-minute Disney cartoon. 70 years ago November 1952 “Flaming action on fighting fronts!” The first issue of DC’s Star Spangled War Stories is #3. (Well, actually, it’s weird. The first three issues of Star Spangled War Stories were #131-133 (August-October). And now it starts with #3. I don’t explain these things, obviously set up to confuse collectors …) 65 years ago November 1957 Other companies have comics with the title. But this is the month Charlton’s Billy the Kid begins (with #9). 65 years ago November 1957 DC’s The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis becomes The Adventures of Jerry Lewis with #41. The real life team broke up more than a year earlier. 60 years ago November 1962 “Obey me, my puppets! For my will is your will! You shall never escape your new master!” Oh, yeah? Well, actually … Anyway, The Puppet Master and Alicia Masters are introduced in Marvel’s Fantastic Four #8. “Prisoners of The Puppet Master!” is by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Dick Ayers. 60 years ago November 1962 Eek! “He was waiting for me! I’ve fallen into The Wizard’s trap!!” Johnny Storm uses two exclamation marks. Marvel’s Strange Tales #102 introduces The Wizard in “Prisoner of The Wizard” by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby, and Dick Ayers. 60 years ago November 1962 Marvel’s Journey into Mystery #86 features the first full appearance of Odin and introduces The Tomorrow Man. “How can I defeat The Tomorrow Man, when he can fade into a different year before I can reach him??” Good question. “On the Trail of The Tomorrow Man!” is by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby, and Dick Ayers. 60 years ago November 1962 Gold Key picks up the Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan of the Apes series from Dell, starting with #132. (Dell’s Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan #131 was dated July 1962.) The stories are by Gaylord Du Bois, Jesse Marsh, and Russ Manning. 55 years ago November 1967 “A most surprising announcement from Mr. Fantastic!” It’s Sue Richards’ pregnancy that is announced in Marvel’s Fantastic Four Annual #5. 55 years ago November 1967 “Ant-Man is back … and how!!” Marvel’s The Avengers #46 reintroduces Ant-Man in “The Agony and the Anthill!” by Roy Thomas, John Buscema, and Vince Colletta. (He was introduced in Tales to Astonish #27 in January 1962. Did you forget?) 55 years ago November 1967 “Fair warning: For adult intellectuals only!” Apex Novelties introduces Robert Crumb’s Zap Comix with #1. 55 years ago November 1967 DC’s The Flash #174 is the last drawn (until #296, April 1981) by Carmine Infantino, who kicked off the monthly series with The Flash #105 (February 1959). 55 years ago November 1967 Marvel wraps up The Ghost Rider with #7. (It’ll be back – and Ghost Rider stories continue in Western Gunfighters.) 55 years ago November 1967 Charlton ends Thunderbolt with #60 and The Peacemaker with #5. 50 years ago November 1972 Supergirl gets her own titlevand “that bewitching magician Zatanna” gets a back-up feature – in DC’s Supergirl #1. 50 years ago November 1972 “She stalks by night!” Marvel’s The Cat #1 is the “amazing origin issue” introducing “Marvel’s newest action bombshell,” The Cat. The story is by Roy Thomas, Linda Fite, Marie Severin, and Wally Wood. 50 years ago November 1972 OK, it won’t last long, but Marvel’s Night Nurse #1 introduces (yes) Night Nurse. “The Making of a Nurse!” is by Jean Thomas and Win Mortimer. 50 years ago November 1972 The Last Gasp anthology Wimmen’s Comix begins. The first issue includes contributions from Patricia Moodian, Aline Kominsky, Lora Fountain, Lee Marrs, Shelby Sampson, Trina Robbins, Michele Wrightson, Sharon Rudahl, and Karen Marie Haskell. 50 years ago November 1972 Marie Severin is named the comics coloring director for Marvel Comics. 50 years ago November 1977 DC’s Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter ends with #18. 50 years ago November 1977 DC’s Wonder Woman #203 (drawn by Dick Giordano) is the second issue scripted by science fiction writer Samuel R. Delany (who also scripted #202, his only comic book superhero scripts). 50 years ago November 1977 Ron Goulart’s Challengers of the Unknown paperback novel is released by Dell. 50 years ago November 1977 Marvel raises its standard cover price from 30¢ to 35¢. (DC already did it.) Who can afford comics now? Gee! 50 years ago November 1977 The cover of DC Super Stars #17 announces it contains “an all-new collection of Secret Origins of Super-Heroes.” Along with origin tales for Green Arrow and the Legion, it introduces “DC’s newest femme fatale – The Huntress!” “From Each Ending … A Beginning!” is by Paul Levitz, Joe Staton, and Bob Layton. 45 years ago November 1982 It’s the “1st electrifying issue!” of DC’s The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl. 40 years ago November 1982 DC’s The New Teen Titans #25 includes a preview introducing (toy based) Masters of the Universe with a story by Paul Kupperberg, Ross Andru, Curt Swan, and Dave Hunt. 40 years ago November 1982 Arion (who’s been a back-up in Warlord) gets his own title in DC’s Arion, Lord of Atlantis #1. “Star Spawn – Sun Death” is by Paul Kupperberg and Jan Duursema. 40 years ago November 1982 DC Comics Publisher and President Jenette Kahn announces the first Wonder Woman Foundation Awards. 40 years ago November 1982 The cover announces, “First issue in an all new line of comics!” Dreadstar #1 kicks off Marvel’s Epic Comics line. “The Quest” is by Jim Starlin. 40 years ago November 1982 The anthology Vortex #1 introduces Vortex Comics edited by William Marks. 40 years ago November 1982 Pacific Comics introduces the anthology Twisted Tales. Contributors to #1 include Richard Corben, Bruce Jones, William Stout, Alfredo Alcala, Bret Blevins, and Tim Conrad. 35 years ago November 1987 Doc Savage series have appeared now and then, based on the pulp character introduced in Doc Savage Magazine in 1933. This miniseries begins from DC. 35 years ago November 1987 DC’s Slash Maraud limited series begins with “Beautiful Blues!” by Doug Moench and Paul Gulacy. 35 years ago November 1987 DC had a Crisis, but now characters are returning to the universe. Superman #11 introduces the revamp of Mr. Mxyzptlk in “The Name Game” by John Byrne and Karl Kesel. 35 years ago November 1987 DC’s Justice League becomes Justice League International with #7. “Justice League … International!” is by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, Kevin Maguire, and Al Gordon. 35 years ago November 1987 DC’s Flash #6 introduces the Russian super-team Red Trinity. “Super Nature” is by Mike Baron, Butch Guice, and Larry Mahlstedt. 35 years ago November 1987 He’s after mutants. Marvel’s Daredevil #248 introduces Bushwacker in “A Cage in Search of a Bird …” by Ann Nocenti, Rick Leonardi, and Al Williamson. 35 years ago November 1987 Marvel’s The Punisher #4 introduces Microchip and Microchip Junior in “The Rev” by Mike Baron and Klaus Janson. 30 years ago November 1992 Valiant’s Eternal Warrior introduces Bloodshot with a cameo in #4, and his first full appearance is the same month in Rai #0. 30 years ago November 1992 Marvel’s The Infinity War #6 wraps up that limited series. 30 years ago November 1992 Marvel’s Spider-Man 2099 #1 offers Spider-Man 2099 his own series (after a preview in The Amazing Spider-Man #365). “Begin the Future History of Spider-Man 2099” is by Peter David, Rick Leonardi, and Al Williamson. 30 years ago November 1992 DC’s Superman: The Man of Steel #17 introduces Doomsday. “Here Be Monsters” is by Louise Simonson, Jon Bogdanove, and Bob McLeod. 25 years ago November 1997 DC’s JLA #12 introduces Theocracy: Adam One, the android Hourman, and Mote. “Rock of Ages, Part Three: Wonderworld” is by Grant Morrison, Howard Porter, and John Dell. 20 years ago November 2002 DC’s 21 Down #1 features “The Conduit Part One: Simple Kind of Life” by Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, and Jesús Saiz. 20 years ago November 2002 Yeah, yeah, yeah, this isn’t the only Captain Marvel #1 ever. And Marvel’s numbering for this issue has also been deemed #36. Anyway, “Shards” is by Peter David, ChrisCross, and Chris Sotomayor. 20 years ago November 2002 Marvel’s Ultimate Adventures #1, featuring “It Ain’t Me You’re Lookin’ for Babe,” is by Ron Zimmerman and Duncan Fegredo. It’s … Well … Read on … 20 years ago November 2002 Marville #1 is part of Marvel’s “U-Decide Event.” (Those Captain Marvel and Ultimate Adventures issues I just mentioned are part of it, too.) The story is by Bill Jemas, Mark D. Bright, and Paul Neary. Google “U-Decide Marvel,” I guess. 15 years ago November 2007 IDW’s Angel: After the Fall series begins with a story by Joss Whedon, Brian Lynch, and Franco Urru in a spinoff from the TV series. 10 years ago November 2012 It’s Marvel’s first installment of its adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s 1909 The Road to Oz novel. (Haven’t read Baum’s series – of which this is the fifth? Check it out! But, in the meantime, do savor the Marvel Oz adaptations by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young.) 10 years ago November 2012 DC releases a bunch of #0 issues, including Action Comics, Animal Man, Batgirl, Batman … You get the idea. 10 years ago November 2012 IDW releases variant editions of Judge Dredd #1 (yeah, long after the Judge Dredd character was introduced, but just saying). Contributors are Duane Swierczynski, Nelson Daniel, and Paul Gulacy. 10 years ago November 2012 IDW’s Locke & Key: Omega begins. It’s another by series creators Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez. 5 years ago November 2017 Marvel has had a variety of Runaways series. This #1 is by Rainbow Rowell and Kris Anka. 5 years ago November 2017 The first issue of Valiant’s Ninja-K has many variant covers. The story itself is by Christos Gage, Tomás Giorello, and Diego Rodriguez. 5 years ago November 2017 Marvel releases a number of Generations one-shots: Captain Marvel & Captain Mar-Vell, Iron Man & Ironheart, Miles Morales Spider-Man & Peter Parker Spider-Man, Ms. Marvel & Ms. Marvel, and Sam Wilson Captain America & Steve Rogers Captain America. 5 years ago November 2017 There’s more than one The Archies publication (including one I (yikes!) skipped earlier – The New Archies, which began in November 1987 and cover-featured its existence as “a new NBC-TV hit cartoon Show!”). This first issue has a story by Alex Segura, Matthew Rosenberg, and Joe Eisma. |
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| October 29 The U.S. Government took X-O Manowar as a threat. The Armorines were created by Dr. Phillip Zahn to deal with this threat. They first appeared on the last page of X-O Manowar #24 (October 29,1993). After they got the go ahead on the project from Senator Ackerman, Colonel Gardner recruited eight soldiers to function as the Armorines. Four would be trained as the field agents with the other four acting as their co-pilots from the base. Gunny Lewis, an aging war veteran, was chosen to be their field leader. The Armorines went on to face other threats, but their biggest adversaries were the Spider Aliens. They first faced them underwater, and then in a huge battle in space. They were teamed with X-O Manowar and the H.A.R.D. Corps in the space battle. While they were in space fighting the aliens, the Chaos Effect broke out on Earth cutting off all communication with the military. Eventually the Chaos ended, the Spider Aliens were defeated, and the Armorines returned home.  |
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| October 30 Delirium, known to the Greek culture as Maniae, is the youngest of the Endless, yet still older than the rest of existence. She first appeared in The Sandman #21 (October 30, 1990). She is usually quite short, and thin, and looks no older than a fourteen-year-old human girl. One of her eyes is silver-flecked blue, and the other is green. Her hair changes style and color constantly, as do her clothes. Her shadow never reflects her shape, and is tangible, like velvet. She is said to smell of sweat, late nights, sour wine, and old leather. Delirium travels with a “guardian” of sorts, a dog named Barnabas, on indefinite loan from her brother Destruction. First incarnated as Delight, she transformed into Delirium for reasons even Destiny does not know. Delirium is scatterbrained and easily distracted; she often forgets the thread of her conversations, and comes out with offbeat and seemingly inconsequential observations. The other Endless seem to be fond of Delirium, to varying degrees, and protective of her. She in turn is affectionate towards them, particularly Destruction.  |
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| October 31 Orlok, also known as Orlok the Assassin, is an operative of the Soviet megacity of East Meg One. He was responsible for spreading the Block Mania contaminant via the water supplies of Mega-City One, inciting ‘block wars’ to destabilise the city. During this incident he also killed the original Judge Giant, who had discovered his activities. The destruction of East Meg One by Judge Dredd’s retaliatory strike force at the climax of the Apocalypse War left Orlok with a strong desire for vengeance against Dredd and Mega City One. He first appeared in 2000 AD #236 (October 31, 1981).  |
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| November 1 The secret identity of Doll Man, “The World’s Mightiest Mite,” is research chemist Darrel Dane, who invents a formula that enables him to shrink to the height of six inches while retaining the full strength of his normal size. He was probably the first example of a shrinking superhero, and also one of the few that was unable to change to a height in between his minimum and maximum sizes. His first adventure in Feature Comics #27 (November 1, 1939) involves the rescue of his fiancee, Martha Roberts, from a blackmailer. He subsequently decides to fight crime and adopts a red and blue costume sewn by Martha.  |
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| November 2 The Leper Queen was five months pregnant with her daughter when a mutant passed by and her daughter started to move. When she was a few months old, she could already create sparks. At the age of two years, she set fire to their house which resulted in her dying and her mother’s face being burned. It was then that the Leper Queen decided to kill all mutants. The day after M-Day, the Leper Queen attacked the Xavier Institute with the Sapien League. She was first seen attacking Mammomax, Erg, and Peepers who were racing to Xavier’s mansion for sanctuary. The Sapien League tied them to X-shaped crosses and attempted to burn them to death. They were stopped by Wolverine and Colossus who had seen the smoke from their attacks. After this failure, she led an attack on the mansion itself. It was only by the combined efforts of the X-Men and the Sentinel Squad O*N*E that the Sapien League were stopped. During the fight, Iceman was captured. When the Leper Queen tried to execute him, his sudden regaining of his powers caused her arm to freeze, and she fled, encountering both Outlaw and Peepers as she escapes. The Leper Queen first appeared in House of M: The Day After (November 2, 2005).  |
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| November 3 Captain Ben Daimio was a Japanese-American who was the former leader of a squad of 8 U.S. Marines assigned to a rescue mission in the Bolivian jungle to save the nunsapparently captured by a fundamentalist group called the True Path. The mission went awry when the true culprits, a native jaguar cult who murdered the nuns, attacked the group. Shortly thereafter, a shapeless entity made itself known and slaughtered them until only Daimio remained, the incident leading him to be severely scarred on the left side of his face. He then collapsed and died from his injuries. Three days later, Daimio’s corpse was recovered and scheduled for autopsy. However, he returned to life just prior to the procedure, cutting his way out of his body bag. After a brief period of recovery, Daimio was transferred to The Pentagon’s Special Ops and began acting as an informal consultant to the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense.Daimio first appeared in B.P.R.D.: The Dead #1 (November 3, 2004). In 2004 Daimio left the Pentagon and joined the B.P.R.D as Field Team Commander. He spearheaded the relocation of the Bureau from Fairfield, Connecticut to the mothballed Center for Defense Research and Development in the Colorado mountains.  |
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| November 4 Originally Fury was Hippolyta “Lyta” Trevor, the daughter of the Golden Age Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor; Lyta inherited all her mother’s powers. She was introduced in Wonder Woman #300 (November 4, 1982). Like most Golden Age-related characters at the time, Lyta lived on the parallel world of “Earth-Two”. Lyta later adopted the identity of “The Fury”, named after the Furies of mythology, and was one of the founding members of Infinity Inc. She began a relationship with her teammate Hector Hall, the Silver Scarab, whom she had met as a child; they reunited as classmates at UCLA. Shortly after their decision to marry, Hector was possessed by an enemy of his father, Hawkman, and killed. Fury was pregnant with Hector’s child, and it was instrumental in the Silver Scarab’s defeat.  |
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| November 5 Helen Alexandros is a bitter ballet dancer who, disgusted by being overlooked and cruelly treated because of her homely appearance, struck a bargain with Mars to have a beautiful face and body in return for destroying man’s champion, Wonder Woman. Helen becomes the mystically-created alter ego Silver Swan. She first appeared in Wonder Woman #288 (November 5, 1981). Diana Prince comes upon a gang of bank robbers, and a new arrival, a flying, costumed female who calls herself the Silver Swan, helps her bring them in. The Silver Swan flies off, and Wonder Woman discovers that the briefcase of secret documents she and Steve Trevor had been carrying is gone. Later, Diana and Etta Candy discover a rent raise has made it necessary for them to take on a new roommate. The first applicant, whom they accept, is Helen Alexandros, who has found the briefcase and returns it to Diana.  |
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| November 6 Timothy Hunter was born as a conduit for the raw magic that shared the name of the most famous magician to serve it: “The Merlin”. He first appeared in The Books of Magic #1 (November 6, 1990). As he started to grow up, Tim started to attract the attention of mystic groups such as the Cult of the Cold Flame, who wanted to seduce him into becoming a force for evil. Indeed, at this point, Tim’s destiny was at a crossroads: he could become the greatest magician of his age for good or for evil, or indeed never learn of the world of magic at all. A group of mystics jokingly called The Trenchcoat Brigade set out to offer Tim the chance to learn all about magic. Tim agrees to be taught, and then make his decision about whether to let magic into his life or not. The Phantom Stranger is his guide to the past where he meets with many important figures of the past, including an Atlantean sorcerer who warns him away from magic, a young Merlin and Jason Blood prior to him being bonded to Etrigan, Zatara and Sargon the Sorcerer before being returned to the present. Tim is then passed over to John Constantine, who shows him the present world of magic, traveling to America to meet Madame Xanadu, the Spectre and his host Jim Corrigan, Baron Winters and an adult Jason Blood. Doctor Occult takes Tim to the planes of existence that border the Mundane World, such as The Dreaming and Faerie. Mister E then shows Tim several possible futures - including the coming magical war that Tim will play such an important role in - and attempts to kill him at the end of time. Tim is saved by the intervention of Death of the Endless, who sends him home before she turns the lights out on the universe. His journey complete, Tim is offered the choice of whether to accept magic in his life or not: he declines, immediately regretting his choice. However, he has been duped: his choice was made when he agreed to learn about magic, and his future destiny is now assured.  |
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| November 7 Dr. Kate Corrigan first appeared in Hellboy: The Wolves of St. August (November 7, 1995) as a foil to Hellboy. She a professor of history at New York University (specializing in folklore) before she joined the B.P.R.D. in 1984 as a consultant. She is said to have written sixteen books on folklore and occult history, including the confessions of Isobel Gowdie. In it, she and Hellboy investigated the mass murders in the small European village of Griart. Kate uses her extensive knowledge of folklore to deduce that the village must be St. August and that the killings are being performed by werewolves. She encounters her first ghost on this mission, as well as a werewolf that nearly kills her before being slain by Hellboy.  |
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| November 8 Not much is known of the Samoan mutant called Mondo. First appearing in Generation X #3 (November 8, 1994), he was once friends with Cordelia Frost, Emma Frost’s younger sister. In an attempt to make a bid for the position of White Queen of the Hellfire Club, Cordelia had Mondo contained and handed him over to the Inner Circle of the Hellfire Club. Cordelia’s scheme backfired; the Hellfire Club kept Mondo but denied Cordelia membership. Cordelia went to Emma, headmistress of the Massachusetts Academy, for help and, soon after, Mondo was rescued by Generation X and subsequently accepted an invitation to join the school. However, Generation X later learned that the Mondo they had rescued wasn’t the real Mondo but a clone, a plant-based simulacrum created by Black Tom Cassidy who had infiltrated the Hellfire Club and rescued Mondo. After taking Mondo under his wing, Black Tom created a clone of the young mutant to infiltrate the Massachusetts Academy so that Black Tom could exact vengeance on his cousin, Banshee, who was the headmaster of the Academy.  |
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TURNING POINTS by Maggie Thompson Here’s the latest installment of Maggie Thompson’s ongoing look at important beginnings, middles, and ends, this time for November 4-10, 2022... 325 years ago November 10, 1697 Satirical editorial cartoonist William Hogarth is born. 175 years ago November 6, 1847 German artist Lothar Meggendorfer is born. 145 years ago November 9, 1877 Inez Townsend is born. The British-American artist and singer-songwriter is one of the earliest British-American female comics artists. 120 years ago November 7, 1902 Ed Dodd is born. The writer-artist creates Mark Trail. 110 years ago November 4, 1912 Artist Hal Campagna is born. The King Features staffer freelances for Dell comics. 110 years ago November 7, 1912 Mr. Block by Ernest Riebe begins in The Industrial Worker. 100 years ago November 5, 1922 Valerie Barclay is born. An artist featured in Stan Lee’s Secrets behind the Comics, she’s known for her work on romance comics for a variety of publishers. 100 years ago November 6, 1922 Dutch writer-artist, film critic, and cartoonist Otto Milo is born. He’s one of the founders of the Dutch Laurel & Hardy Society. 100 years ago November 6, 1922 Rufus McGoofus by Joe Cunningham begins. 95 years ago November 6, 1927 French comics writer and Légion d’Honneur winner Jean Sanitas is born. 90 years ago November 6, 1932 E.C. Segar’s Thimble Theatre strip introduces George W. Geezil. 90 years ago November 8, 1932 Artist Tony DeZuniga is born. He co-creates Jonah Hex (with John Albano) and Black Orchid (with Sheldon Mayer). 85 years ago November 10, 1937 Croatian artist Sergije Mironovič Golovčenko dies at age 37 or 38. 80 years ago November 7, 1942 Artist J. Norman Lynd dies eight days before his 64th birthday. He created Family Portraits. 70 years ago November 7, 1952 Lucy van Pelt first calls herself a “fussbudget” in Charles Schulz’ Peanuts – and becomes more nasty. 65 years ago November 7, 1957 Artist Frank Emery is born. 65 years ago November 8, 1957 Rory Root, owner of the Comic Relief comics shop in Berkeley is born. He’s a Will Eisner Spirit of Retailing Award-winner. 60 years ago November 4, 1962 Satiric Spanish cartoonist Guillermo Cifré dies 18 days before his 40th birthday. 60 years ago November 6, 1962 Howard Roger Garis dies at age 89. The prolific writer created Uncle Wiggily Longears. 60 years ago November 9, 1962 Dutch director, editor, and artist Emile Brumsteede dies at age 51. 55 years ago November 7, 1967 Cartoonist and graphic designer Dave Cooper is born. His work includes Suckle, Crumple, Weasel, and Bagel’s Lucky Hat. 55 years ago November 9, 1967 Teacher and reviewer Patrick Hayes is born. He creates the Comics Buyer’s Guide feature “It’s Bound to Happen!” 55 years ago November 9, 1967 Valérian et Laureline by Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières begins in Dargaud’s Pilote #420. 45 years ago November 4, 1977 Phil Seuling announces incorporation of his Sea Gate Distributors, Inc., in The Buyer’s Guide. It’s the start of the comics direct market, in which comics shops order comics on a non-returnable basis for a higher discount than in the returnable newsstand market. 45 years ago November 4, 1977 Spanish artist Domingo Correa Expósito (who worked as “Mingo”) dies at age 33 or 34. 45 years ago November 5, 1977 Writer René Goscinny dies of cardiac arrest at age 51. He co-created Astérix with Albert Uderzo. 45 years ago November 5, 1977 The daily strips of Al Capp’s Li’l Abner come to an end. 40 years ago November 8, 1982 Conrad by Bill Schorr begins. 40 years ago November 8, 1982 French director and artist Marco De Gastyne dies at age 93. 35 years ago November 6, 1987 Some newspapers censor Bloom County because they object to the words “Reagan sucks.” (The words appear again November 11.) 35 years ago November 10, 1987 Artist Arthur R. “Pop” Momand dies at age 101. He created Keeping up with the Joneses, which coined that phrase. 30 years ago November 9, 1992 French teacher and artist Jacques Naret dies at age 80. 25 years ago November 9, 1997 British artist and publisher Leonard Matthews dies at age 83. The editor and editorial director, nicknamed the “Napoleon of Comics,” owned Martsprint. 20 years ago November 8, 2002 The National Comic Book Art, Toy, and Sci-Fi Expo in New York City presents the first Golden Panel Awards for Excellence in Comic Book Art and Story Telling from the New York City Comic Book Museum. 15 years ago November 5, 2007 Golden Age artist Paul Norris dies at age 93. The co-creator of Aquaman with Mort Weisinger drew Brick Bradford for 35 years. 15 years ago November 6, 2007 Bob Bindig dies at age 86. The ad agency art director was a cartoonist for Adventures of Big Boy. 5 years ago November 5, 2017 Italian artist Renzo Calegari dies at age 84. |
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| November 9 Franz Radzik, a scientist who created an electro-magnetic ray machine to transfer his mind into a gorilla’s body was known as Gorilla-Man. Banished from his home country for illegal scientific experiments, Franz Radzik went to Transylvania where he completed a machine which could exchange the minds of living beings. He first tested the beam by transferring his mind with that of a kitten before reversing it back. He then had the idea of using the body of a powerful adult gorilla in order to commit crimes. He stole a gorilla from the zoo and exchanged minds with it. He had not anticipated, however, that a gorilla is only one step below humanity on the evolutionary scale. The gorilla was therefore able to use Radzik’s body and pointed a gun at him. He told Radzik that he had no intensions of returning to his original body and intended to use his human form for more good than Radzik ever had. The Radzik gorilla was then returned to the zoo. Later, the Radzik gorilla managed to escape from the zoo and was discovered by scientists and brought to the Academy of Science. Radzik demonstrated his intellect to the scientists, though he was unable to write to them as the result of an injury to his hands caused by an electric fence. The scientists, however, did not realize Radzik’s true condition and just assumed him to be an unusually intelligent gorilla. As such, they decided to use him in an experiment to test the effects of space on a man’s brain, rather than use a human test subject. He was sent into deep space on an experimental rocket ship and first appeared in Tales to Astonish #28 (November 9, 1961). Radzik’s ultimate fate remains unrevealed.  |
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| November 10 Battle Beast was once the planetary Guardian of his home planet. However due to the constant fighting, he would grow addicted to it and eventually leave to seek worthy combantants. First appearing in Invincible #19 (November 10, 2004), Battle Beast served under Machine Head in hopes of testing Earth inhabitant’s powers. After Titan and Invincible attempted to stop Machine Head, Battle Beast easily defeated Invincible and the Guardians of the Globe. While the other Guardians fought Machine Head’s henchmen, Bulletproof and Black Samson attempted to stop Battle Beast. They were nearly killed in the process. Disappointed with the performance of the duo, Battle Beast leaped through a teleport hole and left Earth.  |
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| November 11 Maximus, an Inhuman, was the second son of two of Attilan’s top geneticists, Agon, the head of the ruling Council of Geneticists, and Rynda, director of the Prenatal Care Center. He first appeared in Fantastic Four #47 (November 11, 1965). Subjected to the DNA-altering Terrigen Mist when he was an infant, Maximus peculiarly showed no outward sign of any mutagenic change. As he matured, he hid his developing psionic powers from the community, but was less successful at disguising his antisocial tendencies. When he was about sixteen, his elder brother Black Bolt was released from the protective chamber in which he had been confined since birth due to the destructive nature of his Terrigen mutation. One of Maximus’s first responses to his brother’s freedom was an unsuccessful attempt to make him release his power and prove Black Bolt could not control his sonic powers, and thus lose his freedom. A month later, Black Bolt witnesses Maximus making a treacherous pact with an emissary of the Kree, the alien race responsible for genetically accelerating the Inhumans eons before. In an attempt to stop the fleeing emissary so that he could be questioned by the ruling council, Black Bolt uses his forbidden power of the quasi-sonic scream and blasts the alien ship out of the sky. When the ship crashes to Earth, it landed on the parliament building, killing several key members of the Genetics Council, including the boys’ parents. The reverberations of Black Bolt’s voice also affects Maximus, addling his sanity and suppressing his nascent mental powers. When Black Bolt assumes the throne shortly thereafter, Maximus vows to oppose his brother and eventually usurp his rule.  |
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| November 12 The origin of Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew came about when Superman was investigating a strange phenomenon causing the citizens of Metropolis to begin acting like their primate ancestors. He determined the cause to be rays of energy originating from the planet Pluto. Flying towards outer space he encountered an energy barrier around the Earth, but after noticing a meteor pass through unaffected, he grabbed the meteor and attempted to use it to get him through the barrier. When Superman and the meteor struck the barrier, they were both shunted into an alternate dimension of “funny animals” later designated Earth-C. There, Superman met several of the world’s residents, who had gained superpowers when they were struck by the various meteorite fragments. The animals and Superman soon teamed up to stop the source of the ray, which turned out to be the old Justice League villain Starro, a starfish-shaped alien, who was launching his de-evolution assault from the Earth-C universe’s Pluto. After defeating the villain, the animals decided to stick together and form the Zoo Crew, and Superman returned home. They first appeared in a special insert in The New Teen Titans #16 (November 12, 1981).  |
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TURNING POINTS by Maggie Thompson Here’s the latest installment of Maggie Thompson’s ongoing look at important beginnings, middles, and ends, this time for November 18-22, 2022... 150 years ago November 20, 1872 Canadian writer-artist René-Charles Béliveau is born. He creates La Famille Citrouillard. 135 years ago November 18, 1887 Artist Jim Navoni is born. He develops such features as Charley the Chump for the Wheeler-Nicholson syndicate. 125 years ago November 21, 1897 The Captain Kiddis Kids begins by J.B. Lowitz. 110 years ago November 21, 1912 British cartoonist Hugh McClelland is born. He works on The Daily Mirror and Daily Sketch, and his features include Beelzebub Jones and Pip Squeak and Wilfred. 100 years ago November 22, 1922 Satiric Spanish cartoonist Guillermo Cifré is born. 95 years ago November 18, 1927 Hy Fleishman is born. The Silver Age artist works for Stanmore, Atlas/Marvel, and Lev Gleason. 90 years ago November 21, 1932 French writer, critic, and historian Claude Moliterni is born. He co-founds the Angoulême International Comics Festival. 60 years ago November 22, 1962 Colorist Dan Vozzo is born. 50 years ago November 22, 1972 French writer-artist Cyril Pedrosa is born. 45 years ago November 22, 1977 Artist Irvin Shope dies at age 77. He drew the Rusty Rawlins strip written by Glenn Chaffin. 30 years ago November 21, 1992 The British magazine The Victor ends. 30 years ago November 22, 1992 Sterling Holloway dies at age 87. The voice artist’s characters include Disney’s Cheshire Cat, Kaa, and Winnie the Pooh. 15 years ago November 20, 2007 Internet CompuServe comics pioneer Paul “Zeus” Grant dies at age 55. 10 years ago November 20, 2012 Argentine artist Arnoldo Franchoni (who worked as “Francho”) dies at age 83 or 84. |
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| November 13 Kobra is an international terrorist and mad scientist who has crossed paths with the majority of Earth’s costumed heroes during his attempts to usher in the Kali Yuga. His real name is Jeffrey Franklin Burr, and he was born part of a set of siamese twins, but was stolen at birth by the Cult of the Kobra god, since a prophecy claimed he would lead them to rule the world. Under their teaching, he became a dangerous warrior and a sadistic criminal mastermind. He led the cult into using advanced technology to menace the world. Followers of Kobra would frequently address their master as “Naja-Naja”, “naja naja” being the binomial name for the Indian Cobra. However, unknown to the cult, he had a psychic link to his twin brother, Jason, who knew nothing of Kobra. As a result, one felt what the other felt, including pain. Because of this, his brother was recruited by an international agency to help them combat Kobra. At first, Kobra was unable to kill or even hurt his brother; eventually, however, he used a device that “shut off” the psychic link, and gave him the chance to kill Jason. However, Kobra was subsequently haunted by visions of his brother. Whether it really was his ghost or just Kobra’s imagination was never revealed. Jeffrey Burr Kobra and his brother Jason first appeared in Kobra #1 (November 13, 1975).  |
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| November 14 Lady Lotus was born in Japan, and exhibited strong psychic powers at a young age. She developed these abilities through constant meditation, and supplemented her powers with the sacred lotus flower. At the age of 21, she moved to the United States. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States began holding Japanese-Americans in concentration camps to determine their loyalties. Disgusted by this, Lady Lotus took refuge in New York’s Chinatown and opened a curio shop called “The House of Lotus”. She cast a subtle hypnotic suggestion over anyone who came into the store, convincing her customers that she was actually Chinese. Angered at how her people were being treated by the Americans, she vowed to destroy the United States, and allied with the Axis Powers. Lady Lotus first appeared in Invaders #37 (November 14, 1978). She possesses the ability to hypnotize others from miles away, forcing them to obey her will. She can also psychically project images into a crystal ball, cast mental illusions and had limited powers of precognition. Exposure to lotus flowers heightened her powers, and she would bathe for an hour in a bath of the flowers to increase her abilities. Due to apparent mystical means, she also does not age.  |
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| November 15 The original Injustice League was the brainchild of the interplanetary conqueror Agamemno. They first appeared in Justice League International #23 (November 15, 1989). Bored of his dominion, he set out to conquer Earth and their champions, the Justice League. Aided by the alien former dictator Kanjar Ro, Agamemno contacted Lex Luthor and they recruited other villains to their cause. Agamemno then engineered a switch wherein the villains’ minds switched with those of the JLA. In the true JLA’s absence, other Silver Ageheroes came to clash with the now seemingly evil heroes. Eventually, Green Lantern used the power of Oa’s Central Power Battery and a Thanagarian weapon called “Absorbascon” to reverse the mind swap. Having spent time in their enemies’ bodies, the villains knew their heroic counterparts inside-out. To regain the edge, the JLA used the power of Robby Reed’s alien H-Dial to transform themselves into totally different heroes. Then, using his power ring through the Absorbascon, Green Lantern removed all knowledge of the heroes’ secret identities from the villains’ minds.  |
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| November 16 A psionic teletechnopath, able to control machines with force of will alone, Amanda McKee was orphaned at a young age, and sent to live in a group home. It was there that billionaire visionary and founder of the Harbinger Foundation, Toyo Harada, discovered her and took her into his care, rescuing her from the abusive environments of her early life. For this Amanda became unfailingly devoted to Harada and his mission. Assuming the name Livewire, Amanda became a star pupil of the Harbinger Foundation, eventually becoming one of Harada’s most trusted aides. She first appeared in Harbinger #14 (November 16, 1992). All that changed, however, when Peter Stanchek joined the Harbinger Foundation. Faced with a power that nearly equaled his own, Harada’s facade of control began to fray and his domineering tendencies became clearer and clearer to Livewire. Still faithful to Harada’s vision, but believing that Peter could help balance his immense power, Livewire aided Harada’s wayward student in his escape from the Harbinger Foundation and sent herself into exile following her betrayal.  |
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