People's Defense Force (comics)
| People's Defense Force | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Hungary version: West Coast Avengers #33 (June 1988) China version: The Mighty Avengers #27 (September 2009) |
| Created by | Hungary version: Steve Englehart Al Milgrom China version: Dan Slott Christos N. Gage Khoi Pham |
| In-story information | |
| Member(s) | See below |
The People's Defense Force is the name of two organizations appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Fictional team history
[edit]Hungary version
[edit]The People's Defense Force is a team of Eastern European superbeings who individually fought Hank Pym during his earliest exploits as Ant-Man and Giant-Man. They operate as the People's Defense Force out of the Bratislava Prison Superhuman Research Complex. With Quicksilver, who is being manipulated by Maximus, the People's Defense Force attack the West Coast Avengers to get at Pym. They are defeated by MODAM.[1]
China version
[edit]Following the breakup of China Force, the Chinese government establishes a second version of the People's Defense Force by bringing together China's most powerful superhumans. The People's Defense Force engage Unspoken and are defeated, with most of its members being killed. The surviving members encounter Quicksilver, Ban-Luck, and U.S. Agent, who had come to China to investigate an alliance between China and the Inhumans.[2]
Members
[edit]Hungary version members
[edit]Members of the People's Defense Force included:
- Beasts of Berlin - The Beasts of Berlin are western lowland gorillas who were given human-level intelligence and the capability of speech by Communist scientists.[3]
- Madame X (Nina Tsiolkovsky) - Madame X is a patriot and spy for Hungary.[4]
- Scarlet Beetles - The Scarlet Beetles are normal beetles who were mutated to the size of 10 feet and given human-level intelligence and the capability of speech.[5]
- El Toro (Antonio Rojo) - El Toro is a Cuban agent and an early opponent of Hank Pym.[6]
- Voice (Jason Lorne Cragg) - The Voice is a man whose voice can make people who hear him believe that he is speaking the truth.[7]
China version members
[edit]- Collective Man - Leader. He is actually identical quintuplets who can merge into a singular form with enhanced strength, speed, endurance, and agility.
- Lady of Ten Suns - A superhero with energy-based abilities, flight, force field projection, healing powers, heat generation, holographic projection, and light projection.
- Most Perfect Hero - A superhero with flight. He is killed in battle against Unspoken.
- Ninth Immortal - A superhero with immortality and invulnerability. He is killed in battle against Unspoken.
- Princess of Clouds - A superhero with flight and light projection. She is killed in battle against Unspoken.
- Radioactive Man - A former supervillain with radioactive abilities. He joins the group after Norman Osborn has him deported back to China.
- Scientific Beast - He wears an advanced suit of armor that enables him to fly and has other abilities that have not been demonstrated.
- Spirit Animal - He can control and manipulate animals.
References
[edit]- ↑ West Coast Avengers (vol. 2) #36 (September 1988)
- ↑ The Mighty Avengers #27 (September 2009)
- ↑ Tales to Astonish #60 (October 1964)
- ↑ Tales to Astonish #36 (October 1962)
- ↑ Tales to Astonish #39 (January 1963)
- ↑ Tales to Astonish #54 (April 1964)
- ↑ Tales to Astonish #42 (April 1963)
External links
[edit]- People's Defense Force (China) at Marvel.com
- People's Defense Force (Hungary) at Marvel Wiki
- People's Defense Force (China) at Marvel Wiki
- People's Defense Force (China) at Comic Vine
