#blue eagle

From Venomverse Reborn #004

“Five Questions: Part 4”, by Al Ewing (W), Danilo S. Beyruth and Ceci de la Cruz (A)

“Mind Comix”, by Ryan North (W) and Matthew Waite (A)

“Queens of Wakanda”, by Justina Ireland (W), Ken Lashley and Romulo Fajardo Jr. (A)

Recent Acquisition - Photograph Collection

This is the team occupying the Baxter Building when the original Fantastic Four come back to reclaim it, according to FF Editor Tom Brevoort. They are (left to right, top to bottom): 2-D, Ms. America (the second heroine to bear that name, as America Chavez is third), Hope, and Iceberg, four of the original seven members of the Liberteens, Pennsylvania’s 50-State Initiative superhero team. Each of their names is inspired by a member of the superhero team Liberty Legion, which was published during the Golden Age of Comics by Marvel’s predecessor Timely Comics: Thin Man (2-D), Miss America (Ms. America), Blue Diamond (Hope), and Jack Frost (Iceberg).

The Liberteens debuted in Avengers: The Initiative Annual back in 2007, co-created by current FF writer Dan Slott and his occasional Amazing Spider-Man collaborator Christos Gage, so he’s familiar with them.

In their first adventure they confronted the new Flag-Smasher and his Ultimatum minions who were bent on destroying the Liberty Bell. The status of the three members who are not in the new team are as follows:

SPOILER ALERT!

This team debuted 11 years ago, but since some of you may still want to read the whole story, I’m giving you a chance to read no further when I spoil it.

The Revolutionary (inspired by the Patriot): secretly a Skrull infiltrator revealed only to the readers at the end of the story, subsequently discovered and killed in an Avengers: The Initiative tie-in issue to Secret Invasion.

Blue Eagle (inspired by Red Raven): Was shown with his teammates along with other heroes during the Fear Itself event in Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt. Current status unknown, though it might be revealed in that upcoming issue of Fantastic Four.

Whiz Kid (inspired by the Whizzer): Used her super speed to suck the poison gas that the Skrull Yellowjacket unleashed on the superheroes during Secret Invasion, but apparently died from it herself, also in Avengers: The Initiative.

From Heroes Reborn: Siege Society #001 (1/2)

Art by Paco Medina and Pete Pantazis