Redstone (comics)

Redstone
Redstone fighting Hyperion
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	(First) Squadron Supreme # 9 (May 1986) (Second) Supreme Power #12
Created by	(Squadron Supreme) Mark Gruenwald (Supreme Power) J. Michael Straczynski Gary Frank
In-story information
Alter ego	(both) Michael Redstone
Place of origin	Earth
Team affiliations	(First) Squadron Supreme Redeemers (Second) Chinese government
Abilities	(First) super-strength (Second) super strength, invulnerability, and Flash-Vision

Redstone is the name of two characters from Marvel Comics.

The first Redstone is a superhero who is a native to the alternate universe of the original Squadron Supreme. A member of Nighthawk's Redeemers, Redstone, a later creation, is a counterpart to DC Comics and Detroit Justice League character Steel.

The second Redstone is a super-powered serial killer from the reality of the Supreme Power series. Though he shares the same name as the first, his powers in this universe are derived from elements of Hyperion's alien DNA and mimic most - but not all - of his alien abilities.

Michael Redstone was an Apache born on a reservation somewhere in the Southwest United States of "Other-Earth", or "Earth-S", later known as Earth-712. As Redstone, he was a part of Nighthawk's Redeemers. Like the Greek god Antaeus, he drew his power from the Earth, and lost much of his super-strength when not in contact with the ground.

Redstone was recruited into the Redeemers by Nighthawk. Alongside several other Redeemers, he then infiltrated the Squadron Supreme. With Thermite, he captured Shape and took him to Redeemers headquarters for deprogramming. With the other Redeemers, he eventually fought the Squadron in Squadron City, forcing them to end their dictatorship over the United States of "Other-Earth". During the battle, Redstone personally bested Squadron leader Hyperion with Lamprey's aid. After this battle, Redstone remained with the Squadron as a costumed adventurer.

Redstone's ties to the Earth proved to be more intimate than he realized for after leaving the planet and traveling into outer space with the Squadron to confront the Nth Man and prevent him from destroying the universe. Upon leaving Earth's atmosphere he became ill and lost much of his physical mass. His return to Earth did not prevent his demise; the adverse effects of separation from Earth's environment were irreversible, and Redstone perished.