- Captains of Industry (comics)
Infobox comics organization
name=Captains of Industry
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publisher=DC Comics
debut="Firestorm" #88 (1988 )
creators=John Ostrander Tom Mandrake
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members=Maser
Catalyst
Firehawk
Major Victory
Silver Swan
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subcat=DC Comics
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sortkey=PAGENAMEThe Captains of Industry were a fictionalDC Comics superteam introduced in 1988's "Firestorm the Nuclear Man" issue #88.History
The Captains of Industry were originally formed as a small investigative task force for the IMHS (Institute for Metahuman Studies) funded by a
consortium of corporate interests. This was back in the days before the DEO or Checkmate were created by government mandate.The IMHS was headed by a former
Suicide Squad associate, chief psychiatrist Simon LaGrieve. The team's founders included Maser, Firehawk and a former small time costumed criminal named Catalyst. Firehawk herself recruited the Silver Swan.The Captains later served alongside
Black Adam and the Suicide Squad (issue #58) on an especially bloody mission. They met Major Victory while he was serving on Black Adam's team. Eventually, the group came to work directly for Alan Windsor head of the Sunderland Corporation.Members
*Maser - Harold Jordan, an electromagnetic
posthuman Cousin of Green LanternHal Jordan also known asAir Wave . Team leader. Jordan was exposed to extreme gene modification at the hands of ex-villainDoctor Moon who was currently a Sunderland employee. Dr. Moon oversaw the process that magnified his already formidable powers by an unknown factor.
*Firehawk - Lorraine Reilly, nuclear powered heroine and former paramour of Firestorm.
*Silver Swan - Valerie Beaudry, was mutated by unscrupulous industrialist Hank Armbruster.
*Major Victory - Bill Vickers, the only surviving member of the originalForce of July , he was recruited directly out of theSuicide Squad .
*Catalyst - Unknown, a former Blue Beetle II villain who body was modified to produce poisons and chemicals through skin contact. Catalyst went on to work as a freelance villain, aiding Kobra when he captured Maser. Most recently re-surfaced inJustice Society of America #1 working as an assassin forVandal Savage .Other Corporate Teams
Other corporate superhero teams have been active in the
DC Comics universe. The most well known are the Conglomerate,Power Company , the Blood Pack, andHero Hotline .External links
* [http://www.mykey3000.com/cosmicteams/cosmic/c.html#captains Cosmic Teams: Captains of Industry]
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