Hero Alliance
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The Hero Alliance is a fictional
American
team of comic book
superhero
es in an eponymous series published by different companies. It was created by writer Kevin Juaire.
by Pied Piper Comics
in the late 1980s. It was reprinted in series form with minor edits and additional pages by Innovation Publishing
as the series Hero Alliance: End of the Golden Age. The series continued as a one-shot by Wonder Comics
, and then moved to its final home at Innovation
, where it ran 17 issues, plus numerous special issues.
In the early 1990s, Innovation publisher David Campiti
published a newsletter announcing that further adventures of Hero Alliance would be published by Extreme Studios and drawn by Glass House Graphics artists, but no comics ensued.
he withdrew from the Guardsmen when he became disappointed by the new membership's lack of heroic standards. He regarded the Golden Guardsman as his mentor and rolemodel, and after the current Guardsmen were all killed, his guilt at writing them off led him to try to establish a similar mentoring role over the less experienced and powerful heroes all around him. In his secret identity he was the owner of a chain of fitness centers and a former bodybuilding champion.
Kris (Golden Guard): Daughter of the original Golden Guardsman, she inherited his superhuman strength and was targeted for murder by her brother, jealous that she had inherited powers and he apparently hadn't. Although she adopted a version of her father's costume early on she took a while to adopt a version of his pseudonym, superheroing for a while just as "Kris".
Sepulchre: Self-confessed murderer of the Guardsmen (by planting bombs in their headquarters), Sepulchre was up until that point regarded as a minor, easily defeated villain. He was later revealed as a knife-wielding serial killer who had never been caught.
Sentry: A Batman pastiche
he kept his powers or lack of same a secret.
Apostate: Growing up apparently without powers, Kris' brother developed a resentment against his father and sister because his father was lavishing attention on his presumable successor as a superhero. He stole his father's helmet, which apparently had electrical powers, and used it to kill the old retired superhero, as well as another randomly encountered hero named Predator; and to try to kill his sister and Victor. He later learned his electrical powers were innate and the helmet simply a psychological crutch.
Gemini +: A pair of identical twins who possessed superstrength shared between them, and a force field which operated only when they were in close proximity to each other, it was their capture of Sepulchre and the unimpressed reactions of other heroes to their feat that led to Sepulchre's confession to having killed the Guardsmen. Bob was an obnoxious loudmouth, and his brother Steve apologetic for his Bob's behavior.
Hover: A telekinetic who lost the use of his legs in action and had to fly to get around out of a wheelchair.
Tawny Winters - An empath, her appearance altered to become the perfect woman for everyone who saw her.
Gossamer - A woman with the power of intangibility over herself and anyone with whom she has contact.
Fictional character
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American
United States
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team of comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
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 —...
es in an eponymous series published by different companies. It was created by writer Kevin Juaire.
Publication history
Hero Alliance was first published as a graphic novelGraphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
by Pied Piper Comics
Pied Piper Comics
Pied Piper Comics was a short-lived American comic book publishing company that ran from 1986 to 1988. Most of its titles were picked up from other publishers, and then most later moved to Innovation Publishing.-Titles:...
in the late 1980s. It was reprinted in series form with minor edits and additional pages by Innovation Publishing
Innovation Publishing
Innovation Publishing was an American comic book company based in Wheeling, West Virginia. It was co-founded by David Campiti in 1988 after writing a business proposal and raising US$400,000 to finance its launch...
as the series Hero Alliance: End of the Golden Age. The series continued as a one-shot by Wonder Comics
Wonder Comics
Wonder Comics or Wonder Color Comics was a very short-lived American comic book publishing company that existed from 1985-1987. It was also the name of a golden age comic book published by Nedor Comics...
, and then moved to its final home at Innovation
Innovation
Innovation is the creation of better or more effective products, processes, technologies, or ideas that are accepted by markets, governments, and society...
, where it ran 17 issues, plus numerous special issues.
In the early 1990s, Innovation publisher David Campiti
David Campiti
David Campiti is an American comic book writer, talent agent, and co-founder of Innovation Publishing. As CEO of Glass House Graphics, Campiti oversees an international studio/agency of illustrators, writers, painters, and digital designers, producing artwork for such clients as Marvel Comics, DC...
published a newsletter announcing that further adventures of Hero Alliance would be published by Extreme Studios and drawn by Glass House Graphics artists, but no comics ensued.
Characters
Victor: A character similar to SupermanSuperman
Superman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...
he withdrew from the Guardsmen when he became disappointed by the new membership's lack of heroic standards. He regarded the Golden Guardsman as his mentor and rolemodel, and after the current Guardsmen were all killed, his guilt at writing them off led him to try to establish a similar mentoring role over the less experienced and powerful heroes all around him. In his secret identity he was the owner of a chain of fitness centers and a former bodybuilding champion.
Kris (Golden Guard): Daughter of the original Golden Guardsman, she inherited his superhuman strength and was targeted for murder by her brother, jealous that she had inherited powers and he apparently hadn't. Although she adopted a version of her father's costume early on she took a while to adopt a version of his pseudonym, superheroing for a while just as "Kris".
Sepulchre: Self-confessed murderer of the Guardsmen (by planting bombs in their headquarters), Sepulchre was up until that point regarded as a minor, easily defeated villain. He was later revealed as a knife-wielding serial killer who had never been caught.
Sentry: A Batman pastiche
Pastiche
A pastiche is a literary or other artistic genre or technique that is a "hodge-podge" or imitation. The word is also a linguistic term used to describe an early stage in the development of a pidgin language.-Hodge-podge:...
he kept his powers or lack of same a secret.
Apostate: Growing up apparently without powers, Kris' brother developed a resentment against his father and sister because his father was lavishing attention on his presumable successor as a superhero. He stole his father's helmet, which apparently had electrical powers, and used it to kill the old retired superhero, as well as another randomly encountered hero named Predator; and to try to kill his sister and Victor. He later learned his electrical powers were innate and the helmet simply a psychological crutch.
Gemini +: A pair of identical twins who possessed superstrength shared between them, and a force field which operated only when they were in close proximity to each other, it was their capture of Sepulchre and the unimpressed reactions of other heroes to their feat that led to Sepulchre's confession to having killed the Guardsmen. Bob was an obnoxious loudmouth, and his brother Steve apologetic for his Bob's behavior.
Hover: A telekinetic who lost the use of his legs in action and had to fly to get around out of a wheelchair.
Tawny Winters - An empath, her appearance altered to become the perfect woman for everyone who saw her.
Gossamer - A woman with the power of intangibility over herself and anyone with whom she has contact.