Captains of Industry (comics)
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The Captains of Industry were a fictional DC Comics superteam introduced in 1988's Firestorm the Nuclear Man issue #88.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Members
- Maser - Harold Jordan, an electromagnetic posthuman Cousin of Green Lantern Hal Jordan. Team leader. Jordan was exposed to extreme gene modification at the hands of ex-villain Doctor 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 I - Valerie Beaudry, was mutated by unscrupulous industrialist Hank Armbruster.
- Major Victory I - Bill Vickers, the only surviving member of the original Force of July, he was recruited directly out of the Suicide Squad.
- Catalyst - Unknown, a former Blue Beetle II villain who used poisons and chemicals dispensed by his suit's gauntlets. Catalyst currently works for the terrorist organization known as Kobra.
[edit] 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, and Hero Hotline.
