- Gene Dogs
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publisher=Marvel UK
debut="Gene Dogs" #1 (October 1993)
creators=John Freeman
Dave Taylor
type=Counter-terrorism squad
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base=S.T.O.R.M. headquarters
(North Wales)
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Howitzer
Kestrel
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cat=military organizations
subcat=Marvel Comics
sortkey=PAGENAMEThe Gene Dogs arefictional character s who appear in thecomic books published by theMarvel UK imprint ofMarvel Comics . Originally members of an elitecounter-terrorism squad known as Team Omega, five dying soldiers become the Gene Dogs after an experimental medical process saves their lives by modifying theirDNA , a process which also grants them superhuman abilities. After their transformation, the squad continue to work as a team, now employed by a secret new European defense organization, S.T.O.R.M.The characters first appeared in "Gene Dogs" #1 (Oct. 1993), the first part of a four issue
limited series that was promoted as part of Marvel UK's "Gene Pool" event. The Gene Dogs were created by John Freeman and Dave Taylor.Publication history
Along with "
Gun Runner " and "Genetix", "Gene Dogs" was one of three limited series launched together under the 'Gene Pool' banner and "linked by a common thread - genetic mutation"Gene Pool advert, "Gene Dogs" #1 (October 1993)"] . As part of this promotion, the first issue of each series was shipped polybagged with collectable "Gene Cards" profiling the characters.Like the other Marvel UK titles of the time, the "Gene Dogs" series was set in the shared
Marvel Universe and used Marvel UK's villainousMys-Tech corporation as an important part of its plot. "Gene Dogs" also briefly crossed over with "Genetix", with the Genetix team guest-starring in "Gene Dogs" #2 (Nov. 1993) and the Gene Dogs later appearing in "Genetix".
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