Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the supremest of them all?

The 1985 mini-series Squadron Supreme featured a team of heroes very similar to the Justice League.  The similarities stretched from team names, heroes and villains.  Here is a list:


Squadron Supreme / DC comics counterpart

Teams
Golden Agency of America / Justice Society of America
Institute of Evil / Society of Super Villains
Nighthawk & The Redeemers / Batman & The Outsiders



Original members
Hyperion / Superman (Founding member)
Amphibian / Aquaman (Founding member)
Dr. Spectrum / Green Lantern (Founding member)
Whizzer / Flash (Founding member)
Power Princess / Wonder Woman (Founding member)
Nuke / Firestorm
Hawk / Hawkman
Arcanna / Zatanna
Golden Archer / Green Arrow
Nighthawk / Batman (Founding member)
Tom Thumb / Atom
Lady Lark / Black Canary
Skrullian Spy-master / Martian Manhunter (Founding member)


Members of the Golden Agency
American Eagle / Hawkman
Professor Imam / Doctor Fate


Institute of Evil
Doctor Decibel / Sonar and/or Doctor Light
Ape X / Gorilla Grodd
Quagmire / Shade
Shape / Ragdoll
Lamprey / Parasite
Foxfire / Star Sapphire


Redeemers
Redstone / Apache Chief
Moonglow / Gypsy
Haywire / Poison Ivy(?)
Thermite / Captain Cold and/or Heatwave
Inertia / Turtle
Mink / Catwoman
Remnant / Toyman
Pinball / Penguin


Other Villains
Scarlet Centurion / Chronos
Master Menace / Lex Luthor
Cerebrax / Brainiac
Rustler / Terra Man
Bollix / Trickster
Iron Moth / Killer Moth












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