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Ferris Aircraft has a long history with Josiah Power, who kept them "out of bankruptcy" during his days as a business lawyer (Power Co. #1). Ferris Aircraft has long been at the forefront of aviation technology and suffered more than its share of setbacks. In recent times, Carol Ferris has regained control of the company (GL Secret Files #1) and the company's recent achievements include their contribution to the new Blackhawk squadron (Superman: Our Worlds At War Secret Files #1) and the launch of FerrisAir, a commercial airline service (Young Justice #33).
Once, their most well-known test pilot was none other than Hal Jordan (Green Lantern II). He and Carol shared a longtime romantic relationship, despite her predisposition for turning into his enemy, Star Sapphire II.
Showcase
#22 (1959)
A subgroup of S.H.A.D.E. operatives. 
S.H.A.D.E.
Adapted from Who's Who #8
Agents of the government espionage organization, the American Security Agency, the Force of July operated under the personal supervision of the ASA's director, B. Eric Blairman. The ASA's purpose — to eliminate all subversive activities contrary to the best interests of the United States— brought the Force into repeated conflict with the group known as The Outsiders, whom the Force wrongly believed were subversive agents. Each member of the Force possessed not only a unique super-power, but top government clearance and virtual carte blanche to use any means necessary to achieve their goals. Their members included:
Major Victory (Bill Vickers), the group's leader, a man who drew
enormous strength and endurance from his battle suit. NOTE:
Real name revealed Suicide Squad #35Not truly villains, the Force's members were simply fanatic in their patriotism. They did not realize that Blairman's motives were none-too-pure. Blairman had birthed Project Orwell, whose satellite would have enabled him to spy on people via their televisions. This brought the Force into conflict with the Outsiders, who destroyed a satellite. Afterward, the Force was left under a mountain of debris. (Batman & the Outsiders Annual #1)
They resurfaced again after having been captured by the Soviets. The Outsiders traveled under Markovian protection to Moscow, and secured the release of the Force. The Soviets' secret objective was to collect information on the metahumans for the creation of their own super team. The results of this data later culminated in the creation of the People's Heroes. (Outsiders v.1 #4)
When the Psycho Pirate (in the guise of Baron Bedlam) took over Markovia, he installed a puppet prime minister and allied with Abraham Lincoln Carlyle — the new financier of the Force of July. The Infinity, Inc. member, Skyman, was captured while visiting Markovia to scout movie locations. This prompted a team-up of the Outsiders and Infinity, and the inevitable clash with the Force of July. (Outsiders & Infinity Inc. Specials)
The Force made their last stand against the Suicide Squad. Mayflower and Sparkler were pronounced dead. The others were critically injured. (Suicide Squad #27) The three survivors served on one mission with the Suicide Squad (#29); Silent Majority and Lady Liberty were both killed by Valland, an agent of Kobra. (#30) After that, Major Victory continued to serve on the Squad. (#31-39) He perished as well, as part of another suicide mission to stop Eclipso. (Eclipso #13) The true identities and origins of most of the Force of July were never revealed and their existence was unknown to the general American public.
Recently, a government agency engineered second (and third generation) operatives named Major Victory, Lady Liberty and Silent Majority. This band was called Freedom's Ring before being absorbed by S.H.A.D.E. (Crisis Aftermath: The Battle for Blüdhaven #1)
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& the Outsiders Annual #1 (1984)
Checkmate #18 • Infinity, Inc. Special #1 • Outsiders
v.1 #4 & Special #1 • Suicide Squad v.1 #27, 29-30. Major
Victory: Eclipso #13 • Suicide Squad v.1 #31-39
Adapted from Who's Who #8
The Forgotten Heroes were all once-prominent heroes who had stumbled across identical ancient golden pyramids at various points around the and inside the Earth, only to find themselves censured when they reported their finds to the U.S. Government. Their careers for the most part ruined, with nowhere else to turn, they all responded to a summons by the mysterious figure known only as the Immortal Man, who explained to them that the pyramids were part of a plan by his ages-old foe, the equally immortal Vandal Savage. Under Immortal Man's direction, and with Superman's eventual aid, these heroes managed to destroy the pyramids and save the world. At Immortal Man's suggestion, the group decided to band together formally to protect the world against menaces only their unique skills could hope to defeat. (Action #552) They soon encountered an organization of forgotten villains who were attempting to form a supernatural coalition that would dominate the Earth...
The Forgotten Villains were organized by heroine-turned-villainess the Enchantress. They were a group of menaces who banded together to conquer the universe. At the core of the group was a triad of sorcerers whose combined might was the focus of their plan. These three sorcerers were the 18th Century Polish mystic Kraklow, the living planet known as Yggardis, and the Enchantress herself. They were aided and abetted in their plans by the Atom-Master, whose molecular controlling helmet enabled him to solidify the very dust in the air into any form he chose; the towering Chun Yull, otherwise known as the Faceless Hunter from Saturn, who possessed the power to absorb anything he touched and thus turn it into a weapon of destruction; Mr. Poseidon, who wore a special set of rings that enabled him to shrink in size as well as to control the final member of the organization — Ultivac, an almost-indestructible force whose mind had constructed an inbuilt arsenal of the most powerful weaponry ever devised. Despite all their power, the Forgotten Villains were ultimately defeated by the timely intervention of Superman and the newly formed Forgotten Heroes. (DC Comics Presents #77)
While the other villains were taken into custody, the Enchantress made good her escape. At some point, her alter Ego, June Moone allied with Task Force X member of the Task Force X. Moone lost the Enchantress' powers in the Nightshade Dimension (Suicide Squad #16) and went insane. She has since lost and regained the powers more than once.
They remained together, agreeing that membership in the group would be voluntary. After the Immortal Man's disappearance during the Crisis, Cave Carson assumed leadership and the team went underground. The Forgotten Heroes reemerged to rescue the Resurrection Man (Mitch Shelley, whom they believed was the reincarnation of Immortal Man) and fight Vandal Savage yet again. Along with Animal Man were new members the Ray, Vigilante, Ballistic and Fetish. (R.M. #24-27) Carson kept the group afloat until his bank account went dry. He then went to work for Lexcorp but uncovered certain ecological transgressions. He took the story to Clark Kent who, as Superman, dealt with the problem. (Superman: Man of Steel #120)
Rip Hunter later became one of the Linear Men. Rick Flag, who was originally a government plant in the group (Secret Origins #14), became the field leader of the revived Suicide Squad but soon committed suicide. (S.S. #26) Enchantress died during the "Day of Judgment" (#4) and was reincarnated as the Soulsinger. (JLA: Black Baptism #4)
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The Fourth Reich are a supremacist group assembled by Vandal Savage. Their initial mission was to wage war against heroes whose legacy relied upon American iconography: the flag, eagles, red, white and blue, etc. Their first attacks came at a time when the Justice Society was only loosely formed following the second "crisis." Many of the Reich's targets were ill-equipped to defend themselves. The villains managed to execute the families of General Glory and the Minute-Man before the JSA even learned of their existence.
Their members included:
These attacks provided an impetus for the estranged members of the JSA to reform. Just as the Reich's mission was to destroy heroic legacies, the JSA's new mission was to protect and foster them. to reassemble. One of their first encounters with the new Reich was in Philadelphia, whereHourman and Liberty Belle and Damage collared a new villain called Rebel. The JSA's first solid lead on the Reich fell from the sky, literally. After the Reich murdered his family, the new Mr. America tracked them via a hired hand called Catalyst. Mr. America was badly injured, and sought help from the JSA, but died while crashing through their skylight. (JSA #1)
While the JSA investigated the circumstances of Mr. America's death, the Reich moved against the family of Commander Steel. Captain Nazi, White Dragon, Reichsmark, Swastika and Baroness Blitzkrieg attacked a Heywood family reunion, killing nearly all of Hank Heywood's descendants. But for the intervention of Hawkman, a number of children were saved. (#2)
Young Nathan Heywood found himself in hand-to-hand combat with Reichsmark, who claimed that his metallic body was related to the metal which powered Nathan's grandfather, the original Commander Steel. During the fight, Nathan stabbed Reichsmark's with a sword and the villain's blood ran over Nathan's body and absorbed into his skin. These more public skirmishes gave the JSA all the information they needed to declare war on the Fourth Reich. They moved to protect other potential targets: S.T.R.I.P.E. and Liberty Belle. Meanwhile, their leader, Vandal Savage., attacked Wildcat and his son, Tom. (#3)
The JSA were successful in stopping the Reich's attacks in Blue Valley and Philadelphia and they wasted no time taking most of the Reich members into custody. (#4) Captain Nazi and some fringe members escaped. Liberty Belle captured him with the help of Damage. (#8)
Vandal Savage's motives in creating this team are mysterious. He has never demonstrated any racial bias, and admitted to having manipulated the sentiments of so-called "fascists" who made up the Fourth Reich. His ultimate goal, as always, was the destruction of the Justice Society.
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Society of America v.3 #2 (February 2007)
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Other racist villain groups: Axis
Amerika • Aryan Nation
A subgroup of S.H.A.D.E. operatives modeled after the Force
of July. S.H.A.D.E.
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