Crazy Sues (comics)
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Crazy Sues, short for Specialized Unit, Enhanced Soldiers, are a fictional
superhero
team in the Marvel Comics
universe
. It first appeared
in All Winners Squad: Band of Heroes #1 (July 2011), written by Paul Jenkins
and illustrated by Carmine Di Giandomenico
.
. While a part of the story in All Winners Squad: Band of Heroes is focusing on the revelations of retired war time hero Young Avenger, several flashbacks to WWII provide details of the adventures of the team towards the end of the war.
The plot suggests that many war time publications of Timely Comics
were in fact, in the Marvel Universe
, published as propaganda of the US Military. Those pulp publications and comic books were portraying the adventures of 'real people'. Once such persons died, presumably in action, their exploits could obvioulsy no longer be published. For this reason many of the early Marvel/Timely characters only appeared once or twice in Timely comic books.
, Bucky
and the Victory Boys, who all worked together with the Crazy Sues. Currently it is assumed that those characters either did not have super powers or didn't received them through the 'enhanced soldiers program'.
Fictional character
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superhero
Superhero
A superhero is a type of stock character, possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers", dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas —...
team in the Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
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universe
Marvel Universe
The Marvel Universe is the shared fictional universe where most comic book titles and other media published by Marvel Entertainment take place, including those featuring Marvel's most familiar characters, such as Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, and the Avengers.The Marvel Universe is further...
. It first appeared
First appearance
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in All Winners Squad: Band of Heroes #1 (July 2011), written by Paul Jenkins
Paul Jenkins
Paul Jenkins may refer to:*Paul Jenkins , Welsh Mixed Martial Artist*Paul Jenkins , British comic-book writer*Paul Jenkins , professor of poetry, Hampshire College*Paul Jenkins , U.S...
and illustrated by Carmine Di Giandomenico
Carmine Di Giandomenico
Carmine Di Giandomenico is a comics artist. In 1995 he drew the limited series Examen for publishers Phoenix. Then he drew an issue of Conan the Barbarian for Marvel Italia, written by Chuck Dixon....
.
Retroactive continuity and modern appearances
So far, August 2011, the Crazy Sues appear to be a predecessor of the All-Winners SquadAll-Winners Squad
The All-Winners Squad is a fictional superhero team in the Marvel Comics universe. The company's first such team, it first appeared in All Winners Comics #19 , published by Marvel predecessor Timely Comics during the period fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books.While the comic-book...
. While a part of the story in All Winners Squad: Band of Heroes is focusing on the revelations of retired war time hero Young Avenger, several flashbacks to WWII provide details of the adventures of the team towards the end of the war.
The plot suggests that many war time publications of Timely Comics
Timely Comics
Timely Comics, an imprint of Timely Publications, was the earliest comic book arm of American publisher Martin Goodman, and the entity that would evolve by the 1960s to become Marvel Comics....
were in fact, in the Marvel Universe
Marvel Universe
The Marvel Universe is the shared fictional universe where most comic book titles and other media published by Marvel Entertainment take place, including those featuring Marvel's most familiar characters, such as Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, and the Avengers.The Marvel Universe is further...
, published as propaganda of the US Military. Those pulp publications and comic books were portraying the adventures of 'real people'. Once such persons died, presumably in action, their exploits could obvioulsy no longer be published. For this reason many of the early Marvel/Timely characters only appeared once or twice in Timely comic books.
Membership
The exact membership of this group is unclear. Merzah the Mystic for example is probably not an actual team member but worked with the Sues. The same goes for Captain AmericaCaptain America
Captain America is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 , from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby...
, Bucky
Bucky
Bucky is the name of several fictional characters, masked superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. The original, James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby as a sidekick character in Captain America Comics #1 , published by Marvel's 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics...
and the Victory Boys, who all worked together with the Crazy Sues. Currently it is assumed that those characters either did not have super powers or didn't received them through the 'enhanced soldiers program'.
- Blue DiamondBlue Diamond (comics)Blue Diamond is a fictional character, a superhero in comic-books published by Marvel Comics, debuting under the company's 1940s forerunner, Timely Comics....
- Captain Strong
- Father Time
- Fighting Yank
- Flash Foster
- Invisible Man
- Captain Flame
- Moon Man
- Secret Stamp
- Slow-Motion Jones
- Young Avenger