Hellenders
| The Hellenders | |
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Nathaniel
Art by: Ed Benes |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Artemis: Requiem #2 (July 1996) |
| Created by | William Messner-Loebs |
| In-story information | |
| Base(s) | Waverly, Pennsylvania; Various |
| Member(s) | Nathaniel (alias), Sure-Shot, Requiem, Sojourner, Deadfall, Shock Treatment, Myst, Spiral, Corrode, Warhammer, Rewind, Download, Snow Owl, Pellmell, Signal Ray, Catapult. |
The Hellenders are a fictional comic book superhero team owned by DC Comics and created by writer William Messner-Loebs.
The Hellenders are a group of demon hunting superheroes led by a mysterious man who goes by the alias Nathaniel. The grandson of a well-known Methodist preacher, Nathaniel has taken his family crusade to the next level. By working with the CIA and FBI, the Hellenders try to keep the citizens of Hell from gaining access to the mortal world and destroy supernatural creatures such as vampires, werewolves and ghouls. They travel from place to place in the Angelwing, a flight vehicle that can travel 200 miles per hour, can cloak under radar and has front and rear laser cannons.
When Nathaniel discovered that Wonder Woman had the ability to astral project herself into various lands of myth, he feared that she would try to physically transport herself to the Underworld after she began having violent nightmares of her former Amazon sister Artemis being tortured by demons in order to save her. Nathaniel feared that if Diana were to do this, the physical shift to that realm would rip open portals elsewhere that demons could use to enter the mortal realm. Because of this he assigned several Hellender members to watch Diana at all times. Unfortunately they arrived too late when Diana was finally successful in transporting herself to Artemis in the Underworld, causing the two realities to merge in some respects.
Later when Diana returned to the mortal world, Nathaniel discovered that she had returned with the once-dead Artemis with her. Due to Artemis' time in the Underworld Nathaniel sent Hellender agents to invite the rejuvenated Amazon to become part of the team. She agreed but only on the condition that her new friend Henrietta Jessup join also. Though aggravated at having to train Henrietta who was a civilian with no training whatsoever, Nathaniel agreed due to the prospect of having Artemis in the fold.
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