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Invaders (comics)
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The Invaders is the name of two fictional superhero
teams in the . The original team was created by writer Roy Thomas
and artist Sal Buscema
in The Avengers
#71 (December 1969). A present-day incarnation was introduced by writer Chuck Austen
and artist Scott Kolins in The Avengers vol. 3, #82 (July 2004).
, created by publisher Martin Goodman
and scripter Bill Finger
, was an actual historic Golden Age comic book feature with only two appearances—in All Winners Comics #19 (Fall 1946) and #21 (Winter 1947; there was no issue #20). This team had much of the same membership as the Invaders, but had its adventures in the post-World War II era, the time that their adventures were published. This group was also notable for being the first in which its members did not entirely get along, prefiguring the internal conflicts of the Fantastic Four
in the 1960s.
, and comprised existing characters from Timely Comics
, the 1940s predecessor of Marvel. Originally, Captain America
(Steve Rogers), his sidekick Bucky
(James Barnes), the original android Human Torch ("Jim Hammond"), the Torch's sidekick Toro
(Thomas Raymond), and Namor the Sub-Mariner were together as heroes opposing the forces of Nazism
. When these superheroes saved the life of British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill
from Master Man
, the thankful Churchill suggested that they should become a team, known as the Invaders.
The Invaders fought the Axis Powers over the world until eventually finding themselves in England
, where they met Lord James Montgomery Falsworth, the original Union Jack. He joined the team and provided them with a base of operations in England. Eventually, Falsworth's children Brian (Union Jack) and Jacqueline (Spitfire
) became members. The team later added Miss America
(Madeline Joyce) and super-speedster the Whizzer
(Bob Frank), during a battle with the Super-Axis
. Later, against the threat of the Battle-Axis, the team was assisted by the Blazing Skull
and the Silver Scorpion
.
The team continued to fight against several threats, (including a Nazi occupation of Atlantis and the emergence of Hydra backed by a time traveling Baron Strucker) and faced an emotional trauma with the apparent deaths of Captain America and Bucky in a drone
aircraft
's explosion near the end of World War II, as first described in The Avengers #4 (March 1964). After the war's end, several members—including the second Bucky and Captain America (respectively, Fred Davis and William Naslund, formerly the superhero Spirit of '76
)—created a new team, the All-Winners Squad. When that team dissolved, Marvel retconned several members, having them join Citizen V
's V-Battalion
.
After the Invaders' introduction in the pages of The Avengers, the team appeared in its own try-out title, Giant-Size Invaders #1 in 1975, followed by the ongoing series The Invaders later that year, and a single annual in 1977. Issues #5–6 of the series introduced another retcon World War II team, the Liberty Legion
, in two parts of a story arc, "The Red Skull Strikes", interlaced with another two parts in Marvel Premiere
#29–30.
In 2004, a new Invaders team was created in four-issue arc "Once an Invader...", beginning with The Avengers vol. 3, #82, written by Chuck Austen
. The revived team was spun-off
into its own title, The New Invaders, running 10 issues (August 2004–June 2005), beginning with issue #0, with writer Allan Jacobsen with artist C. P. Smith.
The new team consisted of U.S. Agent
(John Walker, the fifth Captain America); Union Jack
; a mysterious flame-generating girl named Tara
; former Liberty Legion member the Thin Man
(Dr. Bruce Dickson), who remained ageless as, evidently, a by-product of his transformation in the super-scientific haven Kalahia; and the Blazing Skull
(Mark Todd), who remained ageless due to supernatural
means. Later the ageless android Human Torch would join the team, feeling an affinity for Tara, who had been revealed as an android herself. The Invaders were also assisted by former Golden Age
hero The Fin
and his Atlantean wife Nia
, although they did not officially join the team.
They were formed by the putative U.S. Secretary of Defense
Dell Rusk—in actuality the Red Skull
—who coerced the Thin Man into gathering this new team, which the Skull intended to use for his own goals. The new Invaders eventually learned of the plan, however and thwarted it, but at the cost of the apparent "death" of the android Human Torch resulting from the betrayal of the Skull-planted Tara. The majority of the members quit the team after this.
In a January 2006 interview, writer Fabian Nicieza
said the remainder of the team would appear, along with Citizen V and the V-Battalion, in the "Domino
Principle" arc in Cable & Deadpool
#28–29.
by the cosmic cube
, which had fallen into the hands of the villain D'Spayre
, whose use of it to draw on the grief generated by Captain America's death had unintentionally caused it to grant the wish of those who wished for his return. Upon arriving in the present-day, the Invaders battle the Thunderbolts
and the Mighty Avengers
, believing them to be Nazi agents. Eventually, the Invaders come to trust the Avengers teams (both Mighty
and New versions) and agree to go back to where they belong. The teams collect the cosmic cube and an American soldier who travelled into the future with the Invaders. However, the soldier took it upon himself to steal the cosmic cube and save his dead friends in the past. This triggers a new timestream to emerge. Most of the Avengers are wiped from time. Doctor Strange manages to send the Invaders and the surviving members of the Avengers into the past before being wiped from time himself.
In the past, the soldier raises his dead friends and heals a dying wounded Union Jack. The soldier them attempts to destroy the Nazis with the cosmic cube, but loses it when he is attacked by the Red Skull's henchman. The Red Skull later comes into possession of the cosmic cube and transforms the world in his own image. Elsewhere, the Invaders and the Avengers arrive in the past, but find that it has dramatically changed. The Avengers take up identities of Golden Age characters so they can fit into the past without giving the Red Skull too much information about the future (Spider-Man
as Challenger
, Ms. Marvel
as Black Widow, Spider-Woman
as Silver Scorpion
, Iron Man
as Electro, Luke Cage
as Black Avenger, Wolverine
as Captain Terror, while the Wasp used her powers to stay hidden from sight), putting an end to the Red Skull's reign of terror and restoring the timeline to normal.
At the end of the series, Toro is revived in the modern era thanks to Bucky's temporary acquisition of the Cube. His story continues in the eight issue limited series The Torch, which deals with the resurrection of the original Human Torch. In the series, the two Golden Age heroes battle the Mad Thinker
and the Inhuman Torch.
:
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 —...
teams in the . The original team was created by writer Roy Thomas
Roy Thomas
Roy William Thomas, Jr. is an American comic book writer and editor, and Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is possibly best known for introducing the pulp magazine hero Conan the Barbarian to American comics, with a series that added to the storyline of Robert E...
and artist Sal Buscema
Sal Buscema
Silvio "Sal" Buscema is an American comic book artist, primarily for Marvel Comics, where he enjoyed a ten-year run as artist of The Incredible Hulk...
in The Avengers
Avengers (comics)
The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers...
#71 (December 1969). A present-day incarnation was introduced by writer Chuck Austen
Chuck Austen
Chuck Austen is an American comic book writer/artist, TV writer and animator. In the comics industry, he is known for his work on War Machine, Elektra, Action Comics, and the X-Men franchise, and in television, he is known for co-creating the aniamted TV series Tripping the Rift.-Early life:Austen...
and artist Scott Kolins in The Avengers vol. 3, #82 (July 2004).
Fictional team history
The prototype for the Invaders, 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...
, created by publisher Martin Goodman
Martin Goodman (publisher)
Martin Goodman born on was an American publisher of pulp magazines, paperback books, men's adventure magazines, and comic books, launching the company that would become Marvel Comics....
and scripter Bill Finger
Bill Finger
William "Bill" Finger was an American comic strip and comic book writer best known as the uncredited co-creator, with Bob Kane, of the DC Comics character Batman, as well as the co-architect of the series' development...
, was an actual historic Golden Age comic book feature with only two appearances—in All Winners Comics #19 (Fall 1946) and #21 (Winter 1947; there was no issue #20). This team had much of the same membership as the Invaders, but had its adventures in the post-World War II era, the time that their adventures were published. This group was also notable for being the first in which its members did not entirely get along, prefiguring the internal conflicts of the Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four is a fictional superhero team appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The group debuted in The Fantastic Four #1 , which helped to usher in a new level of realism in the medium...
in the 1960s.
World War II
The Invaders team first appeared in flashback stories set during World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, and comprised existing characters from 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....
, the 1940s predecessor of Marvel. Originally, Captain America
Captain 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...
(Steve Rogers), his sidekick 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...
(James Barnes), the original android Human Torch ("Jim Hammond"), the Torch's sidekick Toro
Toro (comics)
Toro is the name of two characters from Marvel Comics. The first Toro was originally featured in Timely Comics and later as a Marvel Comics superhero who appeared as the partner of the original Human Torch.-Publication history:...
(Thomas Raymond), and Namor the Sub-Mariner were together as heroes opposing the forces of Nazism
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
. When these superheroes saved the life of British Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and...
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice...
from Master Man
Master Man (Marvel Comics)
Master Man is the name of three fictional characters that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The original Master Man first appears in the title Giant-Size Invaders #1 and was created by Roy Thomas and Frank Robbins. The second version , first appears in Namor the Sub-Mariner #11 ...
, the thankful Churchill suggested that they should become a team, known as the Invaders.
The Invaders fought the Axis Powers over the world until eventually finding themselves in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, where they met Lord James Montgomery Falsworth, the original Union Jack. He joined the team and provided them with a base of operations in England. Eventually, Falsworth's children Brian (Union Jack) and Jacqueline (Spitfire
Spitfire (comics)
Spitfire is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe and was introduced as a member of the World War II era Invaders superhero team.-Fictional character biography:...
) became members. The team later added Miss America
Miss America (Marvel Comics)
Miss America is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. She first appeared in Marvel Mystery Comics #49 Miss America (Madeline Joyce Frank) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. She first appeared in Marvel Mystery...
(Madeline Joyce) and super-speedster the Whizzer
Whizzer (Robert Frank)
The Whizzer is a fictional character, a superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared during the 1930s-1940s period that fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books.-Publication history:...
(Bob Frank), during a battle with the Super-Axis
Super-Axis
The Super-Axis is a group of fictional characters and supervillains that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters first appear in Invaders #40 and were created by Roy Thomas and Alan Kupperberg.-Fictional team history:...
. Later, against the threat of the Battle-Axis, the team was assisted by the Blazing Skull
Blazing Skull
The Blazing Skull is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, created during the 1930-'40s Golden Age of Comic Books for Marvel's predecessor, Timely Comics...
and the Silver Scorpion
Silver Scorpion
Silver Scorpion is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe. She first appeared in Daring Mystery Comics #7 .-Fictional character biography:...
.
The team continued to fight against several threats, (including a Nazi occupation of Atlantis and the emergence of Hydra backed by a time traveling Baron Strucker) and faced an emotional trauma with the apparent deaths of Captain America and Bucky in a drone
Unmanned aerial vehicle
An unmanned aerial vehicle , also known as a unmanned aircraft system , remotely piloted aircraft or unmanned aircraft, is a machine which functions either by the remote control of a navigator or pilot or autonomously, that is, as a self-directing entity...
aircraft
Aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...
's explosion near the end of World War II, as first described in The Avengers #4 (March 1964). After the war's end, several members—including the second Bucky and Captain America (respectively, Fred Davis and William Naslund, formerly the superhero Spirit of '76
Spirit of '76 (comics)
The Spirit of '76 is the name of two fictional comic book characters, one each from Harvey Comics and Marvel Comics.-Harvey Comics:The first comics character by this name is a patriotic superhero created by writer Gary Blakey and artist Bob Powell in Harvey's Pocket Comics #1...
)—created a new team, the All-Winners Squad. When that team dissolved, Marvel retconned several members, having them join Citizen V
Citizen V
Citizen V, is the codename of several fictional superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. The original Citizen V was an obscure hero from the Golden Age of Comic Books, but the character's identity was revived in the modern day in the pages of Thunderbolts. The various incarnations of the...
's V-Battalion
V-Battalion
The V-Battalion is the name of two incarnations of a fictional secret organization composed of Golden Age superheroes and their descendents in stories from Marvel Comics...
.
After the Invaders' introduction in the pages of The Avengers, the team appeared in its own try-out title, Giant-Size Invaders #1 in 1975, followed by the ongoing series The Invaders later that year, and a single annual in 1977. Issues #5–6 of the series introduced another retcon World War II team, the Liberty Legion
Liberty Legion
The Liberty Legion is a fictional superhero team in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team was first created in 1976 and set during World War II...
, in two parts of a story arc, "The Red Skull Strikes", interlaced with another two parts in Marvel Premiere
Marvel Premiere
Marvel Premiere is an American comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics. It ran for 61 issues from April 1972 to August 1981....
#29–30.
New Invaders
Chuck Austen
Chuck Austen is an American comic book writer/artist, TV writer and animator. In the comics industry, he is known for his work on War Machine, Elektra, Action Comics, and the X-Men franchise, and in television, he is known for co-creating the aniamted TV series Tripping the Rift.-Early life:Austen...
. The revived team was spun-off
Spin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
into its own title, The New Invaders, running 10 issues (August 2004–June 2005), beginning with issue #0, with writer Allan Jacobsen with artist C. P. Smith.
The new team consisted of U.S. Agent
U.S. Agent
U.S. Agent is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in books published by Marvel Comics, usually those starring Captain America and the Avengers. He was created by Mark Gruenwald and Paul Neary in Captain America vol...
(John Walker, the fifth Captain America); Union Jack
Union Jack (Joseph Chapman)
Union Jack is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe and the third person to take on the role of Union Jack...
; a mysterious flame-generating girl named Tara
Tara (comics)
Tara is a fictional gynoid superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. She was a member of the New Invaders.-Fictional character biography:Tara, an "Eve-series synthetic humanoid", was apparently created by the U.S. government to serve as a special agent and/or weapon. Her technology was derived in...
; former Liberty Legion member the Thin Man
Thin Man (comics)
The Thin Man is a fictional, American comic book character in Marvel Comics' main shared universe. Created by artist Klaus Nordling and an unknown writer in Mystic Comics #4 , published by Marvel predecessor Timely Comics during the time fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books, the...
(Dr. Bruce Dickson), who remained ageless as, evidently, a by-product of his transformation in the super-scientific haven Kalahia; and the Blazing Skull
Blazing Skull
The Blazing Skull is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, created during the 1930-'40s Golden Age of Comic Books for Marvel's predecessor, Timely Comics...
(Mark Todd), who remained ageless due to supernatural
Supernatural
The supernatural or is that which is not subject to the laws of nature, or more figuratively, that which is said to exist above and beyond nature...
means. Later the ageless android Human Torch would join the team, feeling an affinity for Tara, who had been revealed as an android herself. The Invaders were also assisted by former Golden Age
Golden Age of Comic Books
The Golden Age of Comic Books was a period in the history of American comic books, generally thought of as lasting from the late 1930s until the late 1940s or early 1950s...
hero The Fin
Fin (comics)
The Fin is the name of two characters from Marvel Comics. The Golden Age Fin has elements of both the swashbuckling pirate and superhero genres.-The Fin :-Publication history:...
and his Atlantean wife Nia
Nia Noble
Nia Noble is a fictional character from Marvel Comics. She is the daughter of two supervillains, but she herself is heroic. She first appeared in New Invaders vol.2, #3 .Nia Noble is a hybrid of a human telepath and an enhanced Atlantean...
, although they did not officially join the team.
They were formed by the putative U.S. Secretary of Defense
United States Secretary of Defense
The Secretary of Defense is the head and chief executive officer of the Department of Defense of the United States of America. This position corresponds to what is generally known as a Defense Minister in other countries...
Dell Rusk—in actuality the Red Skull
Red Skull
The Red Skull is a name shared by several fictional characters, all supervillains from the Marvel Comics universe. All incarnations of the character are enemies of Captain America, other superheroes, and the United States in general....
—who coerced the Thin Man into gathering this new team, which the Skull intended to use for his own goals. The new Invaders eventually learned of the plan, however and thwarted it, but at the cost of the apparent "death" of the android Human Torch resulting from the betrayal of the Skull-planted Tara. The majority of the members quit the team after this.
In a January 2006 interview, writer Fabian Nicieza
Fabian Nicieza
Fabian Nicieza is an American comic book writer and editor who is best known for his work on Marvel titles such as X-Men, X-Force, New Warriors, Cable and Deadpool, and Thunderbolts, for all of which he helped create numerous characters.-Early life:The son of Omar and Irma Riguetti Nicieza, Fabian...
said the remainder of the team would appear, along with Citizen V and the V-Battalion, in the "Domino
Domino (comics)
Domino is a Marvel Comics character, best known as a member of the X-Men offshoot X-Force. Created by writer Fabian Nicieza and artist/co-writer Rob Liefeld, she first fully appeared in X-Force, vol...
Principle" arc in Cable & Deadpool
Cable & Deadpool
Cable & Deadpool was a comic book series published by Marvel Comics beginning in 2004. The title characters, Cable and Deadpool, shared the focus of the book. The series was launched following the cancellation of the characters' previous ongoing solo series. The book's mix of humor, action, and...
#28–29.
Avengers/Invaders
The 2007 twelve issue crossover series Avengers/Invaders saw the original WWII team of Captain America, Bucky, Namor, Toro and the Human Torch (leaving Spitfire and a wounded Union Jack in the past) brought to the present-day Marvel UniverseMarvel 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...
by the cosmic cube
Cosmic Cube
The Cosmic Cube, called the Tesseract in the film Captain America: The First Avenger, is the name of a fictional object that appears in the Marvel Universe. The concept was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first appeared in Tales of Suspense #79 .-Publication history:The first Cosmic Cube...
, which had fallen into the hands of the villain D'Spayre
D'Spayre
D'Spayre is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a demon, and was one of the Fear Lords. He has been opposed by Spider-Man, the Scarlet Spider, Man-Thing, Cyclops, the Juggernaut, Doctor Strange, Cloak & Dagger, and the New Avengers. He first appeared in Marvel Team-Up v1 #68...
, whose use of it to draw on the grief generated by Captain America's death had unintentionally caused it to grant the wish of those who wished for his return. Upon arriving in the present-day, the Invaders battle the Thunderbolts
Thunderbolts (comics)
The Thunderbolts are a Marvel Comics superhero team, which consists mostly of former supervillains. The group first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #449 , and was created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley.-Publication history:...
and the Mighty Avengers
Mighty Avengers
The Mighty Avengers is a comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics. Originally written by Brian Michael Bendis, also the writer of New Avengers, the title first featured an officially sanctioned Avengers team of registered superheroes, residing in New York as part of the Fifty State...
, believing them to be Nazi agents. Eventually, the Invaders come to trust the Avengers teams (both Mighty
Mighty Avengers
The Mighty Avengers is a comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics. Originally written by Brian Michael Bendis, also the writer of New Avengers, the title first featured an officially sanctioned Avengers team of registered superheroes, residing in New York as part of the Fifty State...
and New versions) and agree to go back to where they belong. The teams collect the cosmic cube and an American soldier who travelled into the future with the Invaders. However, the soldier took it upon himself to steal the cosmic cube and save his dead friends in the past. This triggers a new timestream to emerge. Most of the Avengers are wiped from time. Doctor Strange manages to send the Invaders and the surviving members of the Avengers into the past before being wiped from time himself.
In the past, the soldier raises his dead friends and heals a dying wounded Union Jack. The soldier them attempts to destroy the Nazis with the cosmic cube, but loses it when he is attacked by the Red Skull's henchman. The Red Skull later comes into possession of the cosmic cube and transforms the world in his own image. Elsewhere, the Invaders and the Avengers arrive in the past, but find that it has dramatically changed. The Avengers take up identities of Golden Age characters so they can fit into the past without giving the Red Skull too much information about the future (Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
as Challenger
Challenger (comics)
The Challenger is a fictional superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics, beginning with the company's 1940s iteration as Timely Comics during the period fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books.-Publication history:...
, Ms. Marvel
Ms. Marvel
Ms. Marvel is the name of a fictional character appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roy Thomas and designed by artist Gene Colan, the non-powered Carol Danvers debuted as a member of the United States Air Force in Marvel Super-Heroes #13 and as Ms. Marvel—a...
as Black Widow, Spider-Woman
Veranke
Veranke is a fictional character created by Marvel Comics who serves as the queen of the Skrull empire in the Marvel Universe. She plays a significant role in the events of Secret Invasion as she leads her empire to invade and conquer Earth....
as Silver Scorpion
Silver Scorpion
Silver Scorpion is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe. She first appeared in Daring Mystery Comics #7 .-Fictional character biography:...
, Iron Man
Iron Man
Iron Man is a fictional character, a superhero in the . The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Tales of Suspense #39 .A billionaire playboy, industrialist and ingenious engineer,...
as Electro, Luke Cage
Luke Cage
Luke Cage is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Archie Goodwin and artist John Romita, Sr., he first appeared in Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #1...
as Black Avenger, Wolverine
Wolverine (comics)
Wolverine is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Born as James Howlett and commonly known as Logan, Wolverine is a mutant, possessing animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, three retracting bone claws on each hand and a healing...
as Captain Terror, while the Wasp used her powers to stay hidden from sight), putting an end to the Red Skull's reign of terror and restoring the timeline to normal.
At the end of the series, Toro is revived in the modern era thanks to Bucky's temporary acquisition of the Cube. His story continues in the eight issue limited series The Torch, which deals with the resurrection of the original Human Torch. In the series, the two Golden Age heroes battle the Mad Thinker
Mad Thinker
The Mad Thinker is a fictional character, a supervillain in the . He is a genius specializing in evil robotics and usually comes up with very elaborate infallible devious plans that unfold like clockwork....
and the Inhuman Torch.
Invaders Now
In September 2010, Marvel launched Invaders Now, a miniseries starring Steve Rogers: Super Soldier, Captain America (Bucky), the original Human Torch, Toro, Namor the Sub-Mariner, and Spitfire. The Invaders are all reunited by Aarkus, the original Vision (along with the current Union Jack) to face a resurfaced threat from World War II. This threat manifests as a disease that mutates those infected, causing horrible deformation, granting superhuman strength, and driving the victim insane with pain and rage; those infected are driven to attack and thereby infect others. In World War II this pathogen was created by Arnim Zola, as his last project before suffering the wounds which necessitated his consciousness being transferred into a robotic form. To contain the plague the Invaders had to kill the entire population of a village in Germany, including some who had been infected but had not yet transformed. Now, the infection has returned in the modern era.Collected editions
The stories have been collected into trade paperbacksTrade paperback (comics)
In comics, a trade paperback is a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually capturing one story arc from a single title or a series of stories with a connected story arc or common theme from one or more titles...
:
- Invaders Classic:
- Volume 1 (The Invaders #1–9, Giant-Size Invaders #1, and Marvel Premiere #29–30, 248 pages, July 2007, ISBN 0-7851-2706-2)
- Volume 2 (The Invaders #10–21 and Annual #1, 240 pages, July 2008, ISBN 0-7851-3120-5)
- Volume 3 (The Invaders #22–23 and #25–34, 224 pages, February 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3720-3)
- Volume 4 (The Invaders #35–41 and The Invaders vol. 2 #1–4, 248 pages, July 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4551-6)
- Avengers, Vol. 5: Once an Invader (Avengers vol. 3 #82–84, New Invaders #0, 152 pages, November 2004, ISBN 0-7851-1481-5)
- New Invaders: To End All Wars (New Invaders #1–9, 216 pages, July 2005, ISBN 0-7851-1449-1)
- Avengers/Invaders (Avengers/Invaders #1–12, 324 pages, August 2010, ISBN 0-7851-2943-X)
- Invaders: The Eve of Destruction (Marvel Universe #1–7, 192 pages, August 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4552-4)
- Invaders Now (Invaders Now #1–5, 136 pages, March 2011, ISBN 1-8465-3479-8)
Television
- An ensemble of Invaders team members appeared on television in a Spider-Man: The Animated SeriesSpider-Man (1994 TV series)Spider-Man, also known as Spider-Man: The Animated Series, is an American animated series starring the Marvel Comics superhero, Spider-Man. The show ran on Fox Kids from November 19, 1994, to January 31, 1998. The producer/story editor was John Semper, Jr. and production company was Marvel Films...
story arc named "Six Forgotten Warriors". It shows DestroyerDestroyer (Keen Marlow)The Destroyer is a fictional superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics, who first appeared in the 1940s during what historians and fans call the Golden Age of comic books...
(named as Keene Marlow, his Golden Age identity), WhizzerWhizzer (Robert Frank)The Whizzer is a fictional character, a superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared during the 1930s-1940s period that fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books.-Publication history:...
/Robert Frank, Miss AmericaMiss America (Marvel Comics)Miss America is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. She first appeared in Marvel Mystery Comics #49 Miss America (Madeline Joyce Frank) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. She first appeared in Marvel Mystery...
/Madelyn Joyce, Captain America, Black MarvelBlack MarvelThe Black Marvel is a fictional comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Al Gabriele, he first appeared in Mystic Comics #5 , published by Marvel's 1940s forerunner Timely Comics during the period fans and historians call the Golden Age of comic...
/Omar Mosley (appeared in Golden Age comic Mystic Comics #5 and a few others), the Thunderer/Jerry Carstairs (appeared in Golden Age comic Mystery Comics #7 and a few others). - The Invaders appear in The Super Hero Squad ShowThe Super Hero Squad ShowThe Super Hero Squad Show is an American cartoon series by Marvel Animation. It is based on the Marvel Super Hero Squad action figure line from Hasbro, which portray the characters of the Marvel Universe in a cartoonish super-deformed-style...
episode "World War Witch". It consists of Captain America, Bucky, Toro, and the android Human Torch.
Video games
- The Invaders made their video game debut in the video game Captain America: Super SoldierCaptain America: Super SoldierCaptain America: Super Soldier is a third person single player video game loosely based on the film Captain America: The First Avenger...
.
Film
- In Captain America: The First AvengerCaptain America: The First AvengerCaptain America: The First Avenger is a 2011 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Captain America. It is the fifth installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe...
, the Invaders are combined in concept with the Howling CommandosHowling CommandosThe Howling Commandos is the name of several fictional groups led by Nick Fury in the Marvel Comics Universe.-World War II:The first group of Howling Commandos was an elite special unit formed in World War II...
as a strike force under Captain America's field command. Specifically, it is depicted as a hand selected special forces infantry unit with only Captain America in costume, with Bucky Barnes in a stylized blue jacket reminiscent of the character's original outfit. In addition, the unit includes James Montgomery Falsworth as its British member, albeit without his costume or moniker.
See also
- All-Winners SquadAll-Winners SquadThe 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...
- CrusadersCrusaders (Marvel Comics)The Crusaders is a group of fictional characters that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters first appear in The Invaders #14 and were created by Roy Thomas, Jack Kirby, and Frank Robbins.-Publication history:...
- Golden Age of Comic BooksGolden Age of Comic BooksThe Golden Age of Comic Books was a period in the history of American comic books, generally thought of as lasting from the late 1930s until the late 1940s or early 1950s...
- Kid CommandosKid CommandosThe Kid Commandos is a fictional organization in the Marvel Universe.-Publication history:The Kid Commandos first appeared as a team in Invaders #28 , and were created by Roy Thomas and Frank Robbins....
- Liberty LegionLiberty LegionThe Liberty Legion is a fictional superhero team in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team was first created in 1976 and set during World War II...
- Timely ComicsTimely ComicsTimely 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....