Appendix

Teams Appendix

These are really obscure characters that I have not chronicled fully. In some cases, I guide you to entries in the Obscure Characters archives.

Atari Force. Not in DC continuity. Had their own series

The Batmen of All Nations a.k.a. the Club of Heroes. See Stand-alone Profile

The Batmen of Many Nations, from Kingdom Come. Batman recruited this team before the team of younger heroes: Batman, Cossack, Samurai, Dragon, Mysteryman, Steel.

The Bat-Squad. See profile in Obscure Characters.

Big Science Action. A Japanese group of "Silver Age" heroes led by Rising Sun (a member of the Global Guardians). Their number included Ultimon, Hammersuit, Zero-X, Junior Waveman and others, including a version of the Ultramarines' Goraiko also appears. Their only recorded battle was against the villain Fushikuraje at Mount Fuji. It is uncertain whether "Champions" was the team's official name. (Final Crisis #2) Grant Morrisson said: "Imagine a Japanese Justice League made up of Ultraman, Astro Boy, Marine Boy, Gigantor etc fighting Godzilla and Mothra." ONLY APP: Final Crisis #2. SEE ALSO: Newsarama interview with Grant Morrisson

The Bombadiers. The Human Bomb's explosive sidekicks. 1ST APP: Police Comics #21. See profile in Obscure Characters.

Boy Blue and the Blue Boys. From Sensation #1 (Jan 1942) . See Tom Tomorrow's Profile.

The Boy Commandos. WWII boy team allied with Liberty Belle.

Challenger Corps. A group of civilian allies to the Challengers of the Unknown. Members included Anthony Dragio, Tom Kaloki and others. Dragio's family was trheatened by the Challengers' foe, The Eye. They also aided against Korba. 1ST APP: Challengers #45 (June-July 1965). LAST APP: Challengers #49.

The Conclave only appeared in one issue of Book of Fate, in which they dissolved. It was a powerful team, which included both good guys and bad guys: Felix Faust, Bloodwynd, Phantom Stranger, Sentinel, Enchantress, Etrigan the Demon, Doctor Occult, and Zatanna, who may have been the team's Chairwoman. See Sentinels of Magic.

The Corpse Corps. One of the Rave teams from Superboy & the Ravers. 1ST APP: Superboy and the Ravers #1 (September 1996). See The Ravers.

The Daemen. This was a group of twelve mean, angry humans in search of a dark god to reciprocate their hate. They traveled to the hidden valley of the Devil's Bones in Wyoming and summoned an other-dimensional being known as Abraxis. Abraxis offered them unlimited power in exchange for their souls, to which they agreed, and were transformed into the Daemen. The Daemen were sent to four separate time periods to build simulacra devices to enable Abraxis to enter our dimension. They were defeated by several time traveling heroes who were pulled from different time periods by Waverider. Following Abraxis' defeat, Waverider trapped the Daemen in limbo fighting against Ragnarok for all of eternity. This finally freed the Justice Society of America. They were: Zhazor, Piztok and Gulgak (Armageddon: Inferno #1); Calabri, Blaquokar, Feht Sudol and Kishtimaak (#2); Dhaozan, Inztuk, Arquol, Huromon and Tzingaas. (#3) 1ST APP: Armageddon: Inferno #1 (April 1992). Thanks to Rich Kingsley

Dark Nemesis, a group of villains who clashed with the Atom's Teen Titans—Blizzard, Scorcher, Scorcher II, Carom, Vault and Axis. See the Titans Tower entry. 1ST APP: Teen Ttians v.3 #7

The Demolition Crew. Fought Green Lantern Hal Jordan once. Appeared much later when news spread that Superman was crippled, and moved in for the kill. (Action #817-818) Were apparently killed by OMACs. (OMAC Project #6) 1ST APP: Green Lantern v.2 #176 (May 1984).

Department Gamma of France. Where French heroine Fleur-De-Lis (formerly Global Guardians) is a member. 1ST APP: Teen Titans Spotlight #11 (June 1987).

The Dingbats of Danger Street, a street gang of misfits working together to stop criminals! 1ST APP: First Issue Special #6. See the Vigilante's Profile.

The Dust Devils. Never actually appeared, just mentioned in passingin Morrison's Doom Patrol, by the Sex Men.

The Echoes of Justice. Mentioned by the White Magician in one panel of one Wonder Woman story; his team that operated in Boston.

"Egg's Men." An X-Men parody from the Inferior Five. This group was mentored by Dean Egghead at his Academy for Super-Heroes. Egghead called in the Inferior Five to teach his students: Harry McElhinney (the Ape/Beast), Irish Autumns (Basilisk/Cyclops), Melvin Murgatroyd XIV (Icarus/Angel), Billy Gander (Winter Wonderlad/Iceman), and Penelope Pink (Levitation Lass/Marvel Girl). The Inferior Five and the Egg's Men battled F.A.N., the Fraternity of Atavistic No-goodniks. F.A.N. consists of Dr. Dinosaur, Frog Man, Angel Fish, Mr. Amoeba, and Pterano Don Juan. The Inferior Five decline positions as ongoing instructors but recommend their parents, the Freedom Brigade. 1ST APP: Showcase #65 (Nov-Dec 1966)

The Elementals, from Super Friends. See entry in Obscure Characters.

Firefighters. ??

La fraternite de justice et liberte. Although they have been called "the new Justice League Europe", they never called themselves that, they were rather a French equivalent of the JLA in their one and only (and disastrous) mission: Starman #38.

The Freak Show. A band of villains that fought Green Lantern (Hal Jordan). They included Siphon, Castle (Action Comics Weekly #616) Stasis, Runaround Sue and Inciderella. (#617) They worked for a woman named Veronica Hawkes, leader of Hawkes International, who was out to discredit her competitors and win military contracts. Jordan defeated them and exposed Hawkes. (#620) Castle was killed by Hawkes in the final battle.

Gardners of the Universe. A short-lived intergalactic team lead by Guy Gardner. Guy Gardner #2.

Ghost Patrol. Foreign Legionnaires who fought in World War II after their deaths. They remain active today. (Day of Vengeance #1, Superman #663) 1ST APP: Flash Comics #29.

The Girl Commandos. ??

The Green Team, a group of young millionaires working together to solve crimes! See Obscure Characters.

The Hallas. Agents of the Guardians of the Universe who came after the Manhunters but before the Green Lantern Corps. 1ST APP: Green Lantern v.2 #90 (August-September 1976)

The Hangmen were a group of Teen Titan villains. They had an Aussie called Provoke, an American called Breathtaker, a Japanese Guy called Shock Trauma, a Russian called Killshot and a Puerto Rican called Straglehold. Strange that they killed off such an international group of villains, when DC seems to be trying to diversify the DC Universe. 1ST APP: Titans #21. See Titans Tower entry.

Hell-Enders (demon fighting heroes and friends of Artemis A group assembled by the Amazon, Artemis, with: Sojourner, Deadfall, Sureshot, Shock Treatment (Requiem #2), Myst, Snow Owl, Pellmell, Signal Ray, Catapult (#3) and Warhammer, Corrode, Rewind and Download (#5). (There were several other unnamed members in the background.) They were led by a mysterious man named Nathaniel, of which little was revealed, but all were manipulated into fighting Artemis' hell-born husband, Dalkriig-Hath. After Nathaniel was killed, it was revealed that he gave the team psychotropic drugs to help them be brave and deal with the horrors they faced. Once the drug supply was cut off, the team started to fall apart. Many members of the team were killed, but it was revealed that Sojourner, Deadfall, Sureshot and Shock Treatment lived to the end. Most of the others' deaths were not shown.1ST APP: Artemis: Requiem #2. Thanks to Rich Kingsley

The Hero Group of Lower Pluxa. Lame-o rivals of the Global Guardians. ONLY APP: Justice League Quarterly #5

The Honor Team. Intro: A team whom Green Lantern Hal Jordan freed from the villain, Vant Orl, on the planet Thronn. They were: Energiman (dies), Golden Blade, Strong Girl, and Magicko. ONLY APP: Green Lantern v.2 #32 (Oct. 1964)

Hunters Hellcats. See Creature Commandos.

Jason and the Argonauts. A modern-day version appeared in Showcase #??

Justice Critters. Jack Knight and Stargirl for one panel of JSA #4 when a fight with Mordru bent reality.

Knights of the Galaxy. 25th century organization, from Mystery in Space #1

Knights Templar. A supernatural team of which the Doom Patrol ally Willoughby Kipling ws a member. They were only mentioned. 1ST APP: Doom Patrol v.2 #31

The Lawless League of Earth-A. This was a pre-Crisis super-villain team assembled by the evil Earth-1 Johnny Thunder. He assembled JLA look-alikes: Barney Judson (the Atom), Bill Gore (Batman), Race Morrison (Flash), Monk Loomis, (Green Lantern), Eddie Orson (J'onn J'onzz) and Ripper Jones (Superman). ONLY APP: Justice League of America #37-38 (Aug.-Sep. 1965)

The Legion of Super-Pets. See stand-alone profile.

The Lexmen. ??

Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys. Non-powered boy heroes of World War II, including Little Boy Blue (Tommy Rogers), Blue Boy 1, "Tubby"; Blue Boy 2, Herb "Toughy" Simms; and Little Miss Redhead, Janie (post WWII). These people are now retired, but were briefly succeeded by their offspring. (Flash v.2 #12; Invasion! #2) A new hero called Boy Blue appeared as a member of the Vigilante's new Seven Soldiers of Victory. He was an unnamed, apparently Hispanic teenager who wore a ghost suit that made him lighter than air or harder than diamond. He also carrired a horn with concussive properties. He appeared only once and perished along with all the Soldiers after defeating the Miracle Mesa Monster; they were slaughtered by the Sheeda. (Seven Soldiers Special #0) 1ST APP: Sensation Comics #1 (Jan 1942)

Maniaks. A humor feature starring a group of rock musicians, by E. Nelson Bridwell and Mike Sekowsky. One adventure lincluded real-life celebrity Woody Allen attempting to star them in a movie, but didn't get any further. The Maniaks were Flip, Jangle, Pack Rat and Silver Shannon. The band made no further appearances after Showcase #71, but Silver Shannon later appeared in the Power Company #3. APPEARANCES: Showcase #68, 69 and 71.

Minute-Men. Hourman's 1940s sidekicks.

The Metal Women. Opposite-sex versions of the Metal Men—Mercury Girl, Lead Girl, Gold Girl, Iron Girl and Platinum Man. They were all destroyed in their first mission against robot Amazons. 1ST APP: Metal Men #32 (June-July 1968)

Minutemen of America, sidekicks of Hourman in the 1940s. 1ST APP: Adventure Comics #53

Mosaic Kids, emerald power kids on Oa. 1ST APP: Green Lantern: Mosaic #4

The Nuclear Family, android enemies of Batman and the Outsiders. See Obscure Characters.

The original Outsiders, from First Issue Special #10. See Obscure Characters.

The RECOMbatants. A group of artificially intelligent life-forms created by Dayton Industries. 1ST APP: Tales of the Teen Titans #48 (1984)

RedN.E.X. or something like that. 1ST APP: Superboy #85 or #86, whichever one that had Gorgeous Gilly in it.

The Ringers. 30th century super-team in the time of the post-Zero Hour Legion. The Global Grace Foundation funds The Ringers: Drianna Allon (Leviathan's sister), Klen, Shallee and Vincel. 1ST APP: Legion: Science Police #1-4 (8-11.98)

The Seven Seconds. White Satin (Janet Valentine), Salvo (Tony Salvotini), Father Beaker Parish, Proxy (Robert Furrillo) and Crackerjack. 1ST APP: Thriller #1 (November 1983)

The Sex Men. Beings named named Cuddle, Kiss and Torture who vexed the Doom Patrol in a case in Rhode Island. Their mission was to eradicate sensual appetites. 1ST APP: Doom Patrol v.2 #48 (October 1991)

Shadow Fighters, loose-knit team put together to fight Eclipso, included several heroes from the Creeper to Cave Carson -- Eclipso #?

The Space Canine Patrol Agents (Krypto's other team)

Space Cat Patrol Agents. ??

S.T.A.R. Corps. 6-issue Limited series (1993)

Star Hunters, 22nd century hero team -- DC Super Stars #16. See entry in Obscure Characters.

Star Rovers, late 21st century hero team -- Mystery In Space #66

Superman Rescue Squad (comprised of Steel, Superboy, Supergirl, Eradicator and Alpha Centurian), rescued Superman when he attacked Zod's country by himself (I think it was a few month before Our Worlds at War). Another team ran interference for Supes while he dueled with Darkseid for Steel (Superboy, Supergirl (the angel one), Eradicator, and Krypto and Steel's neice, Natasha creating her own Steel armor ).

The "Super Squad." Another name for the Justice Society. When on Earth-2, in pre-Crisis times Robin, Power Girl, and Star-Spangled Kid joined the team. The name was never officially used, it only appeared on the covers of All-Star Comics #58-65.

The Super Young Team is a group of young Japanese heroes obsessed with fashioni and the Tokyo nightclub scene. They include Atomic Lantern Boy, Heino, Superbat, [small bird girl], [helmet boy]. They were in this club one night when the Japanese fighter called Super-Sumo (Sonny Sumo) was attacked by Megayakuza. Sumo was recruited for another team by Mr. Miracle (Shilo Norman). 1ST APP: Final Crisis #2. They were previewed in the Final Crisis Sketchbook. SEE ALSO: Newsarama interview with Grant Morrisson

Trenchcoat Brigade, loose team of four mystics -- Books of Magic #1 and their own miniseries

Uh-Oh Squad, super-hero team that encountered Ambush Bug a few times until they died one by one, from Action Comics #565

The Vatmen, corporate superheroes who went rogue in Vanity City, mentioned in Aztek #1. Aztek's foe Synth was once a member of them. The Vatmen were possibly active at the same time as the Justice Experience, the Echoes of Justice, and the Freedom Brigade. See Obscure Characters.

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