Strangers (Malibu Comics)
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| Publisher | Malibu Comics |
| Main character(s) | Atom Bob Electrocute Grenade Lady Killer Spectral Yrial Zip-Zap |
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| Created by |
Steve Englehart Rick Hoberg |
The Strangers is the title of a comic book series created and written by Steve Englehart. It was originally drawn by Rick Hoberg, for Malibu Comics’ Ultraverse imprint.
The Strangers consisted of a group of random passengers on a cable car who were struck by what they believed to be a bolt of lightning, but was actually a "jumpstart": one of the bursts of energy emitted by the Entity from the Moon, which transformed them into "Ultras".
On June 24, 1993 San Francisco, a cable car goes out of control and crashes into a car driven by Johnny Domino. This drives a piece of metal into his brain. This accident causes Johnny to no longer need sleep and to develop the ability to hear evil thoughts, which led to his becoming the Ultra-Hero, Night Man. The passengers all develop super-powers to a various degree.
The six who would become the Strangers later gather at the spot of the crash site and come into conflict with the sorceress Yrial. This continues into the next issue; which also has the first appearance of recurring adversaries, TNTNT.
Elana came to sponsor the team, having developed a fortune in the fashion business. She gives them all pagers, when they are called in to battle the villain named Deathwish. Their adversary turns out to be another cable car passenger; he has killed an entire block of people. He is soon defeated. In this issue, the Strangers develop a working relationship with police officer Captain Jacob Rowe. He had become the San Francisco police department liaison with 'Ultras', super-powered beings.
It was at one of Elana's shows where the villain Rafferty attacks. Despite threats to kill one of the heroes, Rafferty only murders an old lady, right in front of the group.
In an attempt to discover the source of their powers, they steal a shuttlecraft from the villain J.D. Hunt, the same man who once had Electrocute as a sexual toy. The shuttle was being stored on a military base. This brings them into conflict with the rookie superhero Prototype. On the way to the successful moon encounter, they destroy a monstrous infestation of a Russian space station.
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