Freedom Force (comics)
| Freedom Force | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Uncanny X-Men #199 (Nov. 1985) |
| Created by |
Chris Claremont (Writer) John Romita, Jr. (Artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Base(s) | Various |
| Member(s) |
Avalanche Blob Valerie Cooper (government liaison) Crimson Commando Destiny Mystique (leader) Pyro Spider-Woman Spiral Stonewall Super Sabre |
| Freedom Force | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Avengers: The Initiative #12 |
| Created by |
Dan Slott Christos N. Gage Steve Uy |
| In-story information | |
| Base(s) | Montana |
| Member(s) |
Challenger (leader) Cloud 9 Equinox Spinner Think Tank |
Freedom Force is the name of two fictional teams appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The original version of Freedom Force first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #199 and was created by Chris Claremont and John Romita Jr. Freedom Force was a supervillain team, though they occasionally acted in a heroic capacity as well. It was a government-sponsored team originally composed mainly of Mystique's Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. They mostly interacted with the X-Men, X-Factor and New Mutants, but also repeatedly met the Avengers.
The second team was set up as Montana's Fifty State Initiative superteam where they first appeared in Avengers: The Initiative #12 and were created by Dan Slott, Christos N. Gage, and Steve Uy.
When mutant and human relationships worsen, the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants's leader Mystique decides that it has become too dangerous for them to continue their current path. She offers the services of the Brotherhood to Valerie Cooper, a United States National Security Advisor, in exchange for full pardons. Cooper sees a great opportunity in Mystique's offer, but wants the team to prove their loyalty first by arresting the original Brotherhood's founder Magneto. The team accepts, is renamed Freedom Force, and the sorceress Spiral is added to the team. They attack Magneto at a remembrance ceremony for the Holocaust. Though they meet a decisive defeat at the hands of Magneto's new allies, the X-Men, Magneto decides to surrender himself to Freedom Force.
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