Inertia (Marvel Comics)
| Inertia | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance |
(First) Squadron Supreme #10 (Jun 1986) (Second) Supreme Power #18 |
| Created by |
(First) Mark Gruenwald and Paul Ryan (Second) J. Michael Straczynski Gary Frank |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Edith Eddy Freiberg |
| Team affiliations |
(First) America Redeemers Squadron Supreme (Second) The Squadron Supreme |
| Abilities | transfer kinetic energy into object or person |
Inertia is the name of two separate, but related fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The first Inertia was a character from Earth-712 (the world of the faux JLA characters known as the Squadron Supreme). Like most of the newer characters created for the Squadron Supreme mini-series, Inertia's counterpart in the Detroit Justice League was Vixen. Her powers were based on using kinetic energy against the enemy. The second Inertia is a member of the rebooted Squadron Supreme, from the Supreme Power universe, also known as Earth-31916.
Edith Freiberg had the power to absorb and redirect kinetic energy (motion). After being recruited by Nighthawk to the team of super powered "Redeemers", she was one of the Redeemers who joined the Squadron Supreme's "Utopia Program" in hopes of stopping it. Inertia was then revealed to have joined the Squadron as a double agent. During her time in the Squadron, she developed a romantic relationship with Haywire. Alongside Nighthawk's Redeemers, she attacked the Squadron Supreme. During the fight, she battled Power Princess and was defeated by Doctor Spectrum.
Alongside the Squadron Supreme, Professor Imam, and Master Menace, Inertia attacked the Nth Man, a universe-absorbing entity that was encroaching into the Earth-712 universe. Inertia died after an attempt to use her powers against the Nth Man backfired, as he was too large an entity for her to absorb the kinetic energy from, and her body was overloaded by a surge of energy which caused her to disperse in a pink haze.
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