Old Justice

Created by Peter David and Todd Nauck

Old Justice was created by a sub-committee led by U.S. Senator Neptune Perkins (D-Hawaii) in response to growing concerns about the dangers of teenage metahumans. His associate in the endeavor was former boyhood colleague, Dan Dunbar (Dyna-Mite). Together they recruited several others with child adventuring in their pasts:

• The Cyclone Kids (Amelia "Sisty" Hunkel-Jibbet & Mortimer "Dinky" Jibbet) As children, the Cyclones played hero with Sisty's mother, the original Red Tornado. Sisty was a model until her adventuring resulted in facial lacerations. She then married her former playmate, Dinky. The Cyclones believed that the Red Tornado was dead, but she had in fact entered the witness protection program. Recently she rejoined society as the JSA's museum curator and presumably reconnected with Sisty and Dinky. (1st app: All-American #24)
• Dyna-Mite was the former sidekick of TNT until the elder hero's death. Dan continued to serve with the Young All-Stars and All-Star Squadron throughout World War II. (1st app: Adventure #56)
• Doiby Dickles was a longtime associate of the original Green Lantern. He married Princess Ramia of the planet Myrg, but was forced to flee when that planet was invaded by the planet Gren. Ramia was forced to marry Prince Marieb in a peace agreement, and Doiby fled for his life. (1st app: All-American #27)
• Merry the Gimmick Girl (Merry Pemberton) is the step sister of the now-deceased Star Spangled Kid. Merry married reformed criminal Brain Wave (Henry King), but reportedly committed suicide after her husband returned to crime. Recent revelations suggest she had a mental breakdown and survived a terrible ordeal. She has not yet been reunited with her son Henry Jr. (Brainwave II) (1st app: Star-Spangled Comics #81)
• Neptune Perkins was also a member of the All-Star Squadron. He became romantically involved with Tsunami. Tsunami has led Perkins to believe that her child, Indigo is his daughter. (1st app: Flash Comics #66)

• Sweep Second (Thorndyke Tompkins) is a former "Minuteman," one of Hourman's boy sidekicks. He too tried to continue his adventures, but ended up in jail. (1st app: Adventure #56)

In their younger days...
DynaMite	Merry	Neptune Perkins

In truth, both Old and Young Justice were being manipulated into creating chaos among metahumans. The mastermind of this plot was the Contessa (Erica Alexandra del Portenza), ex-wife of Lex Luthor and head of the criminal organization called the Agenda. Her... agenda was simple: to strike at the elder heroes by degrading the younger. The Contessa's ace-in-the-hole was her sleeper agent, Match. Match was a duplicate of Superboy who infiltrated YJ and fed information to Old Justice about their activities.

They began by attempting to enlist the support of Young Justice's (YJ) mentor, the Red Tornado. He was reluctant but felt obligated, as Old Justice had influenced the judge in a recent court case involving the android. Tornado did indeed threaten to shut down YJ just as media scrutiny began to intensify following YJ's invasion of a government facility. Though YJ relocated, Old Justice was right behind them. With the media in attendance, a heated argument resulted in a scuffle between the groups and another group of Agenda conspirators, the Point Men. After this, Old Justice began to take note of coincidences in recent events.

Despite the feeling that they were being used, both Merry and Doiby were still committed to doing what was best for children. Wonder Girl then called a rally in Washington D.C. to air both parties' grievances. The Contessa chose this event to utilize the aid of Klarion, the Witch Boy, who cast a spell to reverse the ages of all the heroes present.

To reverse this, "Starwoman and the Junior JSA" accompanied Merry and Doiby back to Myrg, where they hoped to acquire a "de-aging gun." It was not a smooth ride: Merry berated Courtney for stealing Merry's brother's cosmic converter belt. Though successful, Doiby was forced to flee Myrg. Klarion agreed to reverse is age spell when he was betrayed by the Contessa.

The Agenda's operatives were mopped up but the Contessa escaped with new DNA samples. Afterwards, all parties sat down to settle lingering issues. Old Justice conceded that heroes both young and old were responsible for their own actions. And Senator Perkins finally agreed that it would be impossible to successfully pursue legal action against Young Justice for the invasion of APES (All-Purpose Espionage Squad) and Arrowette's near miss at murder. (Young Justice #16-20, Sins of Youth event)

Soon after, YJ helped Doiby return to Myrg, overthrow Marieb, and reunite with Ramia. (Y.J. #25-26) Merry was reunited with her son, Henry, after he was freed from possession by Mister Mind. (Hawkman v.4 #25) Neptune Perkins was killed in battle againtst the Society. (Infinite Crisis #3)

 Young Justice #16. Contessa: Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #1(1995)

  Young Justice #17-20 • Young Justice: Sins of Youth #1-2, JLA Jr. and Starwoman and JSA Jr.

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Olympian Gods

Stand-alone profile

The Omega Men

Created by Marv Wolfman

Primus	Kalista	Nimbus	Tigorr	Harpis	Broot

The Omega Men are covered in great detail in the Omega Men section of this site.

 Green Lantern #141-143 (June 1981)

  Action Comics #535-536 • Blue Devil #18 • DC Comics Presents #89 • Green Lantern #161 • New Teen Titans v.1 #24-26, Annual #1 • New Teen Titans v.2 #15-18 • Teen Titans Spotlight #15

Omega Men, 38 issues (1983-86)

Onslaught

Jihad

The Outsiders

Created by Mike W. Barr

The Outsiders' are covered extensively in the Outsiders section of this site!

The People's Heroes

Created by Mike W. Barr

Adapted from the Who's Who entry

Hammer	Sickle	Pravda	Bolshoi	Molotov

When the American super-agents known as the Force of July were captured by Communist agents, they were subjected to a thorough examination and scientific analysis. Soviet scientists used this data to create a cadre of Soviet super-agents popularly called The People's Heroes:

• Bolshoi is tremendously quick and agile, as well as a formidable martial artist.
• Hammer (Boris) possesses strength, endurance and recovery powers of a superhuman level. Hammer is the co-leader of the Heroes, with his wife...
• Sickle (Tasha), who is an Olympic-level athlete and is an excellent combatant, armed or unarmed.
• Molotov can not only formulate explosives of tremendous destructive potential, but can also detonate his own person.
• Pravda possesses psionic powers, and can read minds, sense thoughts and ferret out what each person most fears.

In the former Soviet regime, the People's Heroes were assigned to the Soviet secret service, under the personal command of Premier Mikhail Gorbachev. They battled the Outsiders twice to stalemate.

After this failure, the Heroes were keen to prove themselves. In the meantime, they had been eclipsed by the Rocket Red Brigade. When the Suicide Squad kidnapped activist Zoya Trigorin, the team clashed with the Americans. They were crushed, however, and Pravda was left for dead by the Enchantress. (Suicide Squad #7)

Not long after this, the Suicide Squad's leader Amanda Waller sent a team back to Russia on a tip that their fallen comrade, Rick Flag, was alive. The tip turned out to be false, and the Squad found a man named Zastrow waiting for them at a prison in Gurjikev. Zastrow's defenders included the People's heroes — Pravda, Bolshoi and Molotov — plus Stalnoivolk (a Russian "super-man" dating back to World War II). Molotov and Bolshoi were critically injured in this confrontation, but their final fate is unknown. (Suicide Squad: Raise the Flag #1)

Whatever their original allegiance, the group apparently fell under the sway of the rivals of Mikhail Gorbechev. This faction in the Soviet government sent Hammer and Sickle to New York to execute their comrade, Red Star (who was loyal to Gorbechev). They were stopped by the Teen Titans, but not before they tarnished Red Star's reputation (which would prevent him from returning to Russia). Hammer and Sickle were captured; their current status and whereabouts are unknown. (New Teen Titans v.2 #48-49)

Molotov and Bolshoi went on to serve with the Red Shadows, another covert Soviet group. (Suicide Squad #41-42) Hammer and Sickle resurfaced several years later as part of a Society off-shoot in Gotham City's east end. (Catwoman #47-49)

NOTE: Notice the "Boris and Natasha" reference in Hammer and Sickle's real names.

 Outsiders, v.1 #10 (August 1986)

  Outsiders, v.1 #10-12, 23 • New Teen Titans v.2 #48-49 • Suicide Squad v.1 #7 • Suicide Squad: Raise the Flag #1

The Point Men

The Point Men are a group of teen-aged clones created by the Agenda:

• Blank Slate is a ghost with teleportational and phasing abilities.
• Blockade is their strongman.
• Gray Lady (Wendy) is their leader; she resembles a winged harpy.
• Serpentine (Joey) is a disciple of the god Quetzalcoatl.
• Short Cut is also a teleporter.

Unbeknownst to the Point Men, the Agenda was a criminal organization bent on subverting the metahuman community. The Agenda's leader, the Contessa (Erica Alexandra del Portenza), first sent these teens into battle against Young Justice, when the former attempted to retrieve one of their member from a government facility. (Young Justice #16) The Contessa would have preferred the Point Men capture the members of Young Justice, but was content to use her clones to stimulate unrest. The teams clashed repeatedly when Old Justice began their crusade against child heroes. (#18) The Point Men were even sent to assault Wonder Girl's mother, Helena Sandsmark, but were thwarted by the new heroine, the Empress. (#19)

They returned to trouble Superboy, who was wanted for kidnapping at the time. After this confrontation, the director of Cadmus introduced the Point Men to the media. (Superboy #73)

Rudely, the Contessa chose this chaotic time to reveal to the Point Men their origins as clones. She considered them merely a pilot program and expendable. The Point Men were confused at first and continued to take orders from the Agenda. But recently they have begun operating independently, even teaming up with their former enemies to attack the nation of Zandia. (#49-51) The hero Groundswell also appeared with the Point Men during the Agenda affair. He is a creature made of earth and is apparently not a member of the group.

Thanks to Taylor Keating

 Team: Young Justice #18. Contessa: Superman: Man of Tomorrow #1

Superboy #73 • Young Justice #18-19, 49-51 • Young Justice: Sins of Youth #1-2, JLA Jr. and Starwoman and JSA Jr.

The Power Company

Created by Kurt Busiek & Tom Grummet

Josiah Power	Manhunter	Witchfire	Skyrocket
Striker Z	Bork	Sapphire	Firestorm

The Power Company was born five years ago in the determination of it's founder, Josiah Power. During the invasion of the alien alliance, Power (like many humans) discovered he had hidden powers. When the Dominators detonated their "Gene Bomb," Power's erupted with energy in the middle of trying a court case. This incident branded him a freak and destroyed his career as an attorney. Seeking solace, he enlisted with people who claimed to be a social action group but was in fact a criminal organization. They imprisoned him until eventually he was freed by Superman and the JLA. (P.C.: Josiah Power)

Thereafter, he vowed to put his new powers to good use. He decided to form his own group of metahumans in a business venture dedicated to security, recovery and investigation. The money generated by his clients would also allow his partners and associates the luxury of pro bono work. He recruited three partners (co-owners) and three associates (employees). Power's first partner by Kirk DePaul (Manhunter VI), the last surviving clone of Paul Kirk (Manhunter II). His other partners are the orphan-turned-magician/rock star, Witchfire. His associates include former villain and powerhouse, Bork and Hong Kong stuntman, Striker Z.

With this core team together, Power tried to recruit the former navy aviator, Skyrocket, as field leader. She was reluctant at first, but was drawn into battle against the Strike Force, Dr. Cyber and the Dragoneer. Following this, she deemed the group worthy of her participation and signed on. (#3) Soon they were soon joined by another associate: Sapphire, a runaway with powers from an alien gem. (#4) She and Bork soon became roommates.(#5)

Years before, Power was employed by Biospheer. This company got into trouble when their food additives began causing deaths. This attracted the attention of Green Arrow and Black Canary. When it was announced that BioSpheer would retain the services of the Power Company, Green Arrow again intervened to ascertain that everything was above board. (#6) Tragedy struck soon after the fledgling company was founded. Josiah Power suffered a gunshot wound from a former legal opponent which left him in a coma. His absence threw affected client confidence and so the remaining partners decided to add another temporary associate: Firestorm (#8-11)

Tension continued to grow between Skyrocket and the other two partners. Having come from a "selfless" heroing career, Skyrocket was frequently frustrated by Witchfire and Manhunter's more materialistic approach to heroism. Her pro bono work led her into several conflicts with the Cadre. This band of super-villains was contracted by Dr. Polaris to steal technological parts. Their ultimate target is S.T.A.R. Labs — a Power Company client. (#1, 5, 8-10) After much effort, Polaris was finally brought down by freeing the Controller he had enslaved. During this clash, Josiah awakened from his coma (#13), but was still too weak to return to work.

After this, Garrison Slate, the founder and CEO of S.T.A.R. Labs assumed the position of Interim Administrator. Both Firestorm and Bork quit the team, and Witchfire took a leave absence (she'd discovered that she was only a homunculus!). The remaining team was tricked by an operative of Dr. Cyber, Ariadne, into following her into a trap. Witchfire returned to lead the remaining members on the search for the team. They acquired the help of Jennifer Elizabeth Barbara Stuart, a test pilot for S.T.A.R. She inherited a strange crystal from her grandfather, J.E.B. Stuart. He'd discovered it during World War II when he manned the so-called Haunted Tank. Jennifer inherited his mantle and manned a new, high-tech Haunted Tank which helped defeat the Dragoneer and free the Power Company. All but Firestorm returned to the team, and Josiah reassumed control of the company. (#16-18)

Recently, Kirk De Paul was killed by Mark Shaw (Manhunter III). Shaw was under the influence of his old government superiors and acting in the guise of Dumas, killing all other Manhunters. De Paul's corpse was identified by Josiah Power. (Manhunter v.3 #11-12)

Witchfire shed some of her selfish ways and joined mystics from all over during the Spectre's rampage against magic on Earth. (Day of Vengeance #1) She joined the Phantom Stranger's army of mystics in rounding up the Seven Deadly Enemies of Man, and was briefly possessed by Lust. (Day of Vengeance: Infinite Crisis Special)

At some point, Skyrocket left the Power Company, which she revealed to Superman. (Action #842)

 JLA #61 (February 2002)

Power Company, 18 issues (2002-03). Note: In addition to the premier issue of the series, there were seven one-shot issues spotlighting each member.

Power Company Chronology & Annotations

Primal Force (The Leymen)

Primal Force is covered thoroughly by an article in Fanzing #23.

   Primal Force #1

Primal Force, 15 issues (1994-95)

Psyba-Rats

Created by Chuck Dixon • Parts of the text adapted from the work of Craig Young

The Psyba-rats were originally a team of kids capable of stealing information for hire. In their first recorded adventure, they were hired to hack into a satellite owned by the Wayne Foundation. As the team began their operation, they were interrupted by Robin. Fearing discover, the entire team free-jumped from the top of the Wayne Building to escape the Boy Wonder.

Thier boss, the Collector was aggravated and worried that the Rats might have left clues that Robin could trace. The Collector ordered his men to kill the Rats, but as they opened fire, the team member known as "Megabiter" (Michael Wasko) knocked Razorsharp (Rae Sharp), out of the way and gave his life so the team had time to escape. As the team scattered into an abandoned construction site, they escaped the henchman but ran afoul of a much worse enemy. Earth had recently been invaded by a parasitic race of aliens who collected human spinal fluid for their master. Some of the aliens' victims were transformed by the attacks, their dormant metagenes activated.

One such alien was encountered by the Rats' Channelman (Chester Channel). When Rae rushed to his aid, she too feel prey to the alien. Luckily another member, Hackrat (Reginald Hackman), managed to escape and saved Channel and Rae. The next morning Rae began to feel as if her arms were on fire. After an angry outburst she found that her arms could be transformed into razor-sharp knives. As if this weren't surprise enough, Channel found that he was broadcasting from inside a television screen while his body lay comatose. He was now able to exert control over television and computer systems. Rae was horrified and vowed revenge against the Collector for his role in this chain of events.

Soon they were again confronted by Robin, who helped them take the Collector down. Rae and Robin both saved each others' lives that night, and the experience left the Rats changed. They even made Robin an honorary Psyba-Rat. (Robin Annual #2)

Rae, Hack and Channel were next secretly hired by a T. Clyde Ponttefract for one million dollars. He asked the Rats to break in and install a virus, which was meant to test his own security. They were successful but not happy to find that they'd been tricked into the job. (Showcase '94 #3-4) Two years later Robin found himself in competition with the Psyba-Rats for information on Catwoman. (Catwoman #25)

Next they were in hired by an anonymous client to break in to the headquarters of Young Justice and purge the systems of all information on "Magellan Imports." Rae and Hacker managed to download everything onto disks but Arrowette destroyed them with her arrows. When Razorsharp finally encountered Robin, the fighting was halted and Rae apologized, claiming that she didn't know Robin was involved with Young Justice. She went on to explain the team's commission and Robin quickly traced Magellan Imports back to the Rats' mysterious client: Blockbuster. Instead of getting information from the Young Justice's computers, Blockbuster received a virus that completely wiped his systems. (Young Justice #8)

Next the Rats stole a formula from the Branchwater family for Consolidated Food Labs.The Branchwaters, along with the Collector (apparently an old foe of the Rats), attempted to retrieve the formula. In the course of this, Channelman's body was killed, but he lived on in digital form. The Branchwaters hired two cyborg assassins, Neela and Arbie, to follow them to Addad, a mythical well in the Middle East. They discovered that the formula was for Zesti Cola and the caves around the well collapsed during a firefight. They escaped. (Psyba-Rats #1-3)

Recently, amid the crisis brought about by Alexander Luthor, Razorsharp was killed in battle againts Superboy Prime. (Infinite Crisis #7)

Output (Cullen Thane, deceased)??

 Robin Annual #2 (1993)

Catwoman #25 • Showcase '94 #3-4 • Young Justice #8

Psyba-Rats, 3-issue limited series (1995)

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