Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Spawnometer 0:0:1:5: Youngblood Genesis

Spawn #15 &
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Spawn #15

by Todd McFarlane

"Myths" Part 2
Dedicated To: Martin Nodell
How DARE you touch my maiden?

My prince... What have you become?

Not only did you prove that my new Spawn has the potential to become a fine officer, you also managed to destroy the one thing he held dear: ...another's love for him.

Youngblood Strikefile #1-3 (1993)

by Rob Liefeld with Eric Stephenson


Battlestone #1-2 (1994)

by Rob Liefeld, Eric Stephenson & Marat Mychaels


Operation: Knightstrike #1-3 (1995)

by Brian Witten & Richard Horie


Youngblood Genesis #1-2 (2003)

by Kurt Busiek, Brandon Thomas, Chad & Eric Walker


Youngblood #0 (1992)

by Rob Liefeld, Dan Fraga & Danny Miki



Image is Everything

Promotional Material


Spawning Ground



Al Simmons, Battlestone, Cabbot, Chapel, Cyberforce, Cybernet, Eric Stephenson, Extreme, Glory, Jason Wynn, Malebolgia, Marat Mychaels, Medieval Spawn, Operation: Knightstrike, Richard Horie, Rob Liefeld, Spawn, Spawn Podcast, SuperPatriot, Terry Fitzgerald, The Allies, The Violator, Todd McFarlane, Wanda Blake, Youngblood,
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Sunday, February 10, 2019

Spawn Sphere Schedule

Eons Ago

  • Alien Kherubim explorers and Daemonite marauders stranded on Earth. Millennia of clandestine blood wars follow, including the creation of human-Kherubim hybrid descendants with special powers dubbed The Gifted Ones. [WildC.A.T.s #2, 1992-10]

Circa 3000–2900 BC

  • The angel Celestine oversaw The Great Flood. [Violator Vs. Badrock #1, 1995-06]

Circa 1991–1803 BCE

  • The angel Celestine argued for the first use of plagues against Egypt. She later called in the air strike against Sodom and Gomorrah. [Violator Vs. Badrock #1, 1995-06]

1589

  • England: 16th Century occultist Dr. John Dee conjured a fifteen foot tall blood-sucking demon with "about a hundred teeth" from the depths of Hell, or as he described it, a "phleboton spirit of the upper ayres. Dee facilitated the demon's other great vice, serving him unwilling victims for procreation. As each of these five Phlebiac Brothers was born, the individual mother did not survive the infernal labor. Eventually the eldest son, the Violator, would violently murder his father. Around the same time, the brothers were hired by an archdemon that had taken over the eighth level of the afterworld. The Malebolgia, with Violator acting as his chief lieutenant. [Violator #2, 1994-06]

1913

  • Louise Masters born. [Supreme #9, 1994-01]

1916

  • Escape artist Harry Houdini departs from Earth mid-show to the otherdimensional space The Overlap on a mission that leads him to encounter the Al Simmons Hell's-Pawn in 1994 New York. [Spawn #19, 1994-10]

1930s

  • Michael Stone dismisses his wife's concerns about elder son Johnny bullying brother Cabbot. [Battlestone #1, 1994-11]

1937

  • Beginning in the late 1930s, the controversial and broadly discredited Doctor Wells (given name alternately Horatio and Garnet) sought to produce meta-abilities beyond natural human evolution. Using technology far ahead of that of his time, Wells secretly experimented on indigent and otherwise downtrodden human subjects, with some sources indicating the enthusiastic involvement of Nazis in Hitler's Germany. Wells himself did not subscribe to their philosophy, obsessed instead with a greater human ideal beyond politics. Jonathan Prophet was believed by some to be the sole success story in his otherwise doomed experiments, although Supreme later indicated that Wells was key to his empowerment, as well. Further examination was aborted due to increased wartime hostilities, and Dr. Wells vanished without trace, leaving Prophet in a suspended animation chamber for decades. [Youngblood #2, 1992-7 & 2007-10]


Late 1930s

  • The "juvenile delinquent" (despite taken from a self-described "promising career" at age eighteen) to become Supreme was developed by a team of U.S. Government scientists led by Dr. Wells through medical and technological breakthroughs. Over "grueling weeks," Supreme's intellect expanded with his physique, until he declared himself smarter than the scientists who had developed him, and disinterested in subjecting himself to further testing. Considered by some to have gone A.W.O.L. [Supreme #10, 1994-02 & #15, 1994-07]

1939

  • April: Supreme publically identified and named by media after months of anonymous service as "the first of his super-powered generation to appear in this century." He would go on to make essential contributions to the Allied war effort against the Axis powers, most notably clashing with German forces (including Thor) in Africa, and later bombing Berlin by hand. [Supreme #10, 1994-02]

1940

  • "Over the past year," Supreme proved himself a hero. However, when foreign spies create a hostage situation at the "G-Corp." chemical company, a feud lasting 54 years was begun. His business destroyed by a detonated bomb and a satchel of vital atomic "heavy water" secrets taken into evidence by authorities, the rescued owner and principle chemist Zachariah Grizlock swore revenge. The illegal nature of the dicuments saw Grizlock incarcerated for "nearly fifteen years," although obviously not uninterupted by additional criminal activities. [Supreme #12, 1994-05]

1942

  • Late Summer: Adolph Hitler betrays his duped servant Thor, despite his storied service during the North African campaign, and traps him with his hammer Mjollnir in a suspend state until 1993. Thor was also stated to have fought Supreme at The Battle of the Bulge, which may have been a different circumstance in the Image sphere than our understood 1944 counteroffensive. [Supreme #5-9, 1993]

1944

  • Berlin: Die Hard, Glory & Super-Patriot assail Nazis as The Allies. [Youngblood Strikefile #1, 1993-04]

1945

  • August 9, Nagasaki, Japan: Men of influence from business, religion, and military conjure a demon just as an atomic bomb devasted the city, and no infernal materials were detected thereafter. This is observed by The Overlap, an otherdimensional space powered by knowledge, and the demon %^9 is tasked with further investigation of the matter. [Spawn #19, 1994-10]


1946

  • Early February [sources conflicted- as early as 1945's V-J Day]: Tired of constant conflict, Supreme departed Earth for a decades long unaided exploration of outer space. "With the vast stretches of cosmos spread out before me, I found a new purpose. The universe became my school-- and my playground." He become a legend among the Katellans as he led them to victory on the planet Maxia, defeating the Torgan war machine alongside the Khrome Conclave. The Katellan Admiral K'hrk once noted that "He brought down the Too-Lan-Roo... He's charted more of this galaxy than we and the Acacians combined!"[Supreme #2] Emperor Khrome would reign for a time on Maxia, destroying the Torgan home world before being forced into exile by a returned Supreme & the Katellans. [Supreme #3 & 5, 1993; #10 & 15, 1994] Also saved Creed homeworld from an extinction threatening meteor strike, becoming a hero to the Creed people. [Supreme #18, 1994-9]
  • Within "days" of Supreme's absence, Zachariah Grizlock murders his girl friend Louise Masters, pal Billy Nelson, and the Junior Supreme Squad. [Supreme #2, 1993-03]


Golden Age

  • Allies expand to include Roman & Battlestone, although latter is fired by Die Hard over recklessness and infatuation with Glory. [Battlestone #1, 1994-11]
  • Another super team, The Liberty League, consists of Mighty Man, Hornet, Mister Big, SuperPatriot & Rex Dexter

Korean War

  • John Annex Stone serves U.S. interests in conflict.

Thirty Years Ago (1962)

  • Terrible defeat of Kherubim upsets balance of power on Earth to favor Daemonites. [WildC.A.T.s #2, 1992-10]

Vietnam War

  • John Annex Stone serves U.S. interests in conflict.


1967

  • Africa's Congo Basin in Zaire; Summer: During a scientific expedition following up on evidence of the continued existence of flora thought 70 million years extinct, the party was massacred by a race of humanoid "cat people." The lone survivor was young paleobotanist Meg Tsuchida, who was captured and eventually seduced by their ruler, Khylund. They conceived a hybrid child, named Daniel, whose birth proved a flashpoint of violence for the xenophobic Jakarra. Khylund was murdered by a mob while abetting the escape of Meg and their infant son. [Team Youngblood #4-5, 1993-1994]

1970s

  • High school student Alex Graves bullied over crush on a Nicole (possibly the future Vogue.) Frames quarterback boyfriend on drug charges & blackmails him with cheerleader pix to clear path. The quarterback, Temple, is then forced to work as Graves' minion. [Youngblood Genesis, 2003]
  • Cole Cash active in the intelligence community at least as early as 1972. [WildC.A.T.s #1, 1992]
  • Halloween (unlikely date of 1978 given): Bullied adolescent Catholic "Church Mouse" Bruce Stinson inspired by skull face make-up of aggressor, which he will later wear himself as Chapel. Following death of mother from undisclosed disease, Bruce goes to live with abusive drunken veteran uncle "Theo," a.k.a. Uncle Dee. Bruce eventually confronts uncle with a shotgun. [Bloodstrike: Brutalists #1-3, 2018]
  • Circa 1979: Criminal genius Zachariah (alternately "Jerimiah") Grizlock begins 14 year stay in prison, eventually working with government entities out of boredom while awaiting the hoped for return of Supreme. [Supreme #2, 1993]

1980s

  • As Chapel, Bruce Stinson becomes the "Don Juan of Killers," one of the C.I.A.'s most ruthless & efficient assassins. Seemingly limitless knowledge of weapons & hand-to-hand combat techniques.
  • Albert Francis Simmons rises through the ranks of the United States Marine Corps through his service overseas.[Spawn #1, 1992]
  • 7/28/1980: MIR Space Station Pustota destroyed as Cosmonaut Major Adrianna Tereshkova comes into contact with the Orb, creating the entity Void.
  • Soviet Union: Al Simmons fails in an assassination attempt against nuclear scientist Yousef Volokhov. [Spawn #19, 1994]

1981

  • Probable date of "The Hinckley Incident" based on the real world assassination attempt on the President's life, which was thwarted by Al Simmons. [Spawn #13, 08/1993]


1983

  • Nicaragua: Chapel leads a team of mercenaries to assassinate Colonel Black. Entire party dies aside from Jeff Jackson and Chapel, the latter of whom killed the demonically possessed colonel. [Chapel #1-2, 1995]

1984

  • Dallas, TX, August 20-23: Al Simmons introduced to future wife Wanda Blake via her closest high school friend Martin Alexander at the Republican National Convention. [Spawn #1, 1992]

1985

  • People Magazine's first ever 10 Sexiest Men Alive ranking includes Al Simmons.
  • Terad, capitol of Laban: Kustan Hakmed becomes poster boy for anti-American sentiment in Middle East. [Chapel #1, 1997]

1986

  • Chapel blew up Kustan Hakmed's house with his daughter inside. [Chapel #1, 1997]
  • Under orders from Alexander Graves, Jason Wynn, Secretary Keever and others, Colonel John Annex Stone forms the expendable, disavowable special missions force for the U.S. government dubbed Operation: Knightstrike. Candidate Hogan Reiff only allowed to participate in preliminary phases of the program, if at all.
    • Detroit, Michigan 2/12/1986: Bruce Stinson recruited, but insists his partner Al Simmons also be included.
    • Chicago 2/13: Duke recruited.
    • L.A. 2/13: masked second-story man Jake "Dutch" Holland recruited.
    • Las Vegas 2/14: freeloading whoremonger Frehley recruited. Group collected at a secret government base near the Pentagon.
    • 4/26/86: Following months of training as a unit, Knightstrike escorted from Pakistan border to Kabul, Afghanistan as part of mission to retrieve downed pilots (including Battlestone's brother Cabbot) & list of spies embedded in U.S.S.R. References to Nu-Gene and Project: Born Again. Captured by enhanced Russian Spetsnaz soldiers; details of successful escape unrevealed. [Operation: Knightstrike #1-3, 1995]
  • Philadelphia: Knightstrike investigation of Cybernet uncovers deeply entrenched local presence that sees team devastated. Giger turns Dutch traitor as he secretly fires a bullet into Stone's head during isolated subway tunnel encounter.[Battlestone #1, 1994-11]

1987

  • Nevada: A routine underground atomic bomb test opened a permanent pathway to Hell. U.S. government discovers a previously unknown substance dubbed "psychoplasm" which alters itself in response to a psychic reading of the emotional states in its presence, becoming the subject of a person's desire or fear. It is believed that Hell itself is composed of psychoplasm. In pursuit of possession or a portion of this substance, Jason Wynn met with a "presence" from Hell and traded the life of one of his top soldiers, Al Simmons, in exchange. [Spawn #16, 12/1993]
  • St. Louis: On orders from Jason Wynn, Al Simmons executes accused traitor Duke while retreating from a failed assignment against Giger & Cybernet alongside Chapel. [Youngblood Strikefile #1, 4/1993]
  • Superhuman terrorist quartet The Four (Deadlock, Gage, Starbright & Strongarm) active for unspecified period of time.
  • A U.F.O. makes landfall somewhere between Boston and Washington D.C. Inside are aliens from the enemy Katellan (Lt. Kh'ambt) and Accuran (Photon) races. Both are taken into custody and jailed under the Pentagon. Graves explores the vessel, and "Upon stepping into that ship, the scale upon which humankind operates became unbalanced. Our limitations as a species fundamentally erased." Shortly afterward, Operation: Knightstrike members Cabbot, Battlestone, Chapel & Al were caught on video executing a drug cartel in Guatemala and subsequently disbanded. [Youngblood Genesis #1]
  • Al Simmons turns down The Young Project. Battlestone suggests Chapel as a recruit. Disguised as Fist of the Bizarre, Battlestone attacks Chapel to prove his mettle. By this point, Chapel has likely begun taking X7 Serum (with undesirable additives,) which bestows superhuman strength, speed & senses. Disguised as Fist of the Bizarre, Battlestone attacks Chapel to prove his mettle. Erroneously indicated as occurring in 1990. [Bloodstrike: Brutalists #1-3, 2018]
  • F.B.I. cadet Jeffrey Allen Terrell still a Knightstrike prospect, but declines. Inspired by children's Allies merchandise, Graves forms Youngblood out of the two aliens, Battlestone, Chapel, Diehard and Sentinel. They battle The Four. [Youngblood Genesis #1, 2003-07]
  • Botswana: Chapel fried Lt. Col. Al Simmons' brains with a laser pack under orders from Jason Wynn, who declared him an embedded spy for an enemy organization (Cybernet?) Presence of Youngblood agents in the region was rumored. Hero's death heavily publicized as the 43rd casualty in U.S./Botswana conflict as Simmons buried in Arlington Cemetery, honored by then-current President & Vice President. A scholarship with the United Negro College Fund is reportedly to be started in his name.[Spawn #1, 1992 & #13, 1993]
  • Built from Al's residual memories, a small town was crafted over the Nevada Hell doorway entirely out of psychoplasm and jokingly dubbed "Simmonsville" by Jason Wynn. [Spawn #16, 12/1993]

1988

  • February, Detroit: Fourplay and Shogun killed during failed assault of Brotherhood of Man Ancillary Hive led by Cabbot in his first "group activity." [Bloodstrike: Brutalists #0, 2018-6]
  • Youngblood joined by Riptide & Link. Badrock next offered. [Youngblood Genesis #2, 2004-03]
  • Summer: During a failed Youngblood covert mission against Hassan Kussain at the Kuwaiti border, Battlestone's "relatively new squad [Chapel, Die-Hard, Riptide] loses the human support soldier Raines and the clone Col. Boggs to a booby-trap after refusing to address their insubordination. Stone accidentally kills the clone soldier Gamble after he questions Stone's motivations and fitness to lead. Stone is relieved of duty by Die-Hard and Chapel. 59 hours later, Stone was discharged from the military and Youngblood by a secret council. [Youngblood #0, 1992]
  • October, Baltimore: Substance abusing ex-repo man John Locke (Deadlock of The Four) suffers fatal heart attack during raid. Referred to Project: Born Again in Washington D.C. in hopes of gaining information on a military-issue briefcase once in his possession containing a stolen teleportation prototype. "Civilian" nu-gene carrier has process rushed for information.[Bloodstrike: Brutalists #0, 2018-6]

1989

  • Kustan Hakmed buys stolen X7 to retroengineer at home on small island off African coast. Chapel slaughters scientists, torches compound, fights Hakmed to a standstill, then kills him with EVAC chopper fire. Chapel wants a vacation, but asked for one final assignment, to kill his best friend. [Chapel #1, 1997]
  • June, Washington D.C.: Patient Ten (John Locke) kills a guard and escapes Project: Born Again Central Lab for (approximately) fourth time, then stalks and murders an innocent couple on the city street. Located by Located by Gage, who makes an allusion to a past "transaction" and recruited for The Four. [Bloodstrike: Brutalists #0, 2018-6]
  • Late Summer/Fall: Shaft (Jeff Terrell) debuts as new leader of the Youngblood team consisting of Chapel, Diehard, Combat, Link, Vogue, and Bedrock. This version of the team is described as "just as new to this as you are." Sentinel & Cougar appear to be part of a separate, more seasoned unit.[Youngblood #0, 1992]
  • October, Los Angeles: The Four have their supposed first encounter with Youngblood (perhaps only referring to the line-up of Chapel, Diehard, and Vogue?) as Vogue notes "They slap on some face paint and think they've upgraded." "Pity recruit" Deadlock left behind in bodyslide, then brutally beaten to death by a disgruntled Chapel. Returned to Project: Born Again, and upon reanimation, expected to be merged into new Bloodstrike division. [Bloodstrike: Brutalists #0, 2018-6]
  • November, Morocco: Reanimated Fourplay and Shogun joined by "newbies" Deadlock and Tag under Cabbot's command for first Bloodstrike mission. Appear to capture two regugee male Katellans including Kh'ambt. A third female Katellan decapitated by feral Deadlock, who is in turn gunned down by Shogun. [Bloodstrike: Brutalists #0, 2018-6]

1990

  • March, Washington D.C.: Deadlock reanimated and undergoes initially successful therapy to tame homicidal rages. [Bloodstrike: Brutalists #0, 2018-6]
  • July, Washington D.C.: Deadlock returned to Bloodstrike while attending to medication treatment. Claims no memory of time with The Four.[Bloodstrike: Brutalists #0, 2018-6]
  • August 8, 1990: Amnesiac derelict Jacob Marlowe discovered and rehabilitated into Lord Emp by Void. [WildC.A.T.s #1, 1992]

1991

  • Agarashima, Japan: Battlestone was working with a mercenary unit that included Kayo, Lethal, Boone, and Hacker as they toiled in relative anonymity, before their gaining notoriety for the assassination of crimelord Tatsuo Sorayama and defeating his servant Warcry. Two months later in New York City, John Stone's team was tasked by Jacob Marlowe with recovering a mystical gem once possessed by Adolph Hitler. The gem was also pursued by Mr. Grave, who had yet to locate it's current whereabouts in a heavily secured location in Norfolk, Virginia. 2½ days later, Battlestone's team was routed by a Youngblood team consisting of Shaft, Vogue, Diehard, and Badrock. Having fled emptyhanded and denied any sort of kill fee from Marlowe, Battlestone angrily ordered the disbanding of the unit. [Brigade #0, 1993-09]
  • Six months later, renowned marine biologist Bernard Barros was considered killed at sea following the wreck of his Avalon II submarine in a myserious accident, which was investigated by the Coast Guard. His surviving sons Alex and Mark gained super-human abilities in the incident, which was widely reported in the media. After Kayo insisted on remaining with Battlestone until his spirits improved, he suggested the brothers could be the foundation of a new super-team. While Stone had professed hatred for super-teams, he was nonetheless convinced by Kayo and the brothers' inherited wealth to pursue the premise a week later. [Brigade #0, 1993-09]

1992

  • Assassination of Hassan Kussein by Psi-Fire [Youngblood #1, 1992-04]
  • New York: Al Simmons is resurrected in the corpse of a white man as an infernal Hellspawn by the demon lord Malebolgia. [Spawn #1, 1992-06]
  • Chicago Police Officer Dragon faces the Super Patriot cyborg crafted by Cyberdata [The Savage Dragon #2, 1992-10]
  • John Prophet released from suspended animation to aid Youngblood and The Berzerkers in defending Earth against Lord Darkthornn and his Disciples of Doom [Youngblood #2-5, 1992-07]
  • New York: The spine-breaking vigilante Shadowhawk active throughout the Five Boroughs, prompting a police referral to Chicago for help from the Dragon. [Youngblood #2, 1992-07 & Shadowhawk #1-3, 1992-08]
  • Malibu, California: Brigade face the alien Genocide and are taken to his world of Taraban for judgment by the Imperial High Council. Escape the planet with the aid of the Birds of Prey, but at the cost of the life of their teammate, Atlas. [Brigade #1-4, 1992-08]
  • Spawn learns more about his forgotten past in his first confrontation with the demons Violator and Malebolgia. [Spawn #4, 1992-09] Chicago Police Officer Dragon arrests Bedrock after being assaulted in a misguided "test" for Youngblood membership. [The Savage Dragon #3, 1992]
  • Supreme returns to Earth [Youngblood #3, 1992-10]
  • Los Angeles, California: Infiniti released from G.A.T.E. Industries. [Brigade #2, 1992-10]
  • The human-alien warrior hybrid Pitt escapes Creed captivity aboard the ship Space Bay One and teleports onto a subway car in New York City. Battles extraterrestrial mercenaries and his creator Zoyvod to protect his eight-year-old genetic "brother" Timmy Bracken in Connecticut. [Youngblood #4 & PITT #1-4, 1993-01]
  • Friday, August 7th, Midtown Manhattan: Void finally remembers her former human identity of Adrianna Tereshkov and the circumstances of her "death," which she reveals to Jacob Marlowe and Hadrian. Void reveals that timelines related to her past and future are converging around The Orb. Marlowe contacted by Gnome about the whereabouts of a newly discovered Gifted One. Jacob Marlowe spies Cyberdata S.H.O.C.C. troops searching for Velocity.
  • Saturday, August 8th, New York City: After months of training, the initial Halo WildC.A.T.s team of the android Spartan and the Gifted Ones, Warblade & Maul prepared for their first mission.
  • August 8-9th, Georgetown: Billionaire Halo Corporation C.E.O. Jacob Marlowe's Covert Action Team of Spartan, Maul and Warblade meet the duo Zealot and Grifter as both parties seek the Gifted One Voodoo at The Hot Spot burlesque club, prompting a conflict with The Cabal. John Lynch and Internal Operations swiftly involved. By morning, encounter extends to the Youngblood home team, The Gnome's Troika, and the Daemonite-possessed U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle. Helspon't attempt at Reunification thwarted. [WildC.A.T.s #1-4, 1992-93]
  • Monday, August 10th, 7:36 P.M., Inner City New York: Velocity passes a drunken Jacob Marlowe in an alleyway, pursued by Cyberdata S.H.O.C.C. troops. The young mutant cyborg is rescued by Ripclaw, Cyblade, Impact, and Heatwave of Cyber-Tek. Days later, Major Morgan Stryker recruited to infiltrate terrorist led by Mother May I, who is soon killed in a multi-party conflagration. [WildC.A.T.s #0; Cyberforce #1-4, 1992-93]
  • Tuesday, August 11th, Lower west Side Manhattan: Cyberforce and Cyberdata encounter PITT. [Cyberforce #3, 1993-06]
  • International Operations Director Miles Craven orders Jackson Dane's Team 7 team into The Balkans. They encounter a vampire horde and acquire golden symbiotes, which permanently cover their bodies and bestow upon them enhanced abilities. The unit is betrayed by I/O and forced to go rogue, beginning a protracted involvement in the centuries long war between the nations of vampires and werewolves. [Wetworks #1, 1994]
  • After 47 years in outer space, Supreme returned to Earth. Briefly associated with G.A.T.E. Industries' Jason Temple and his short-lived Heavy Mettle super team.[Youngblood #3, 1992-10]
  • Spawn has first encounters with the mafia cyborg assassin Overtkill, who had been created by the U.S. Government before being seemingly destroyed on his second mission. Reemerging several months later, rebuilt and reprogrammed in the employ of Sicilian mob boss Luigi Bartino, Overtkill had been loaned to New York mobster Antonio "Don Dracula" Twistelli to deal with the "Heart Surgeon" serial killer. Virtually annihilated by Spawn, Overtkill is recovered by Youngblood, whom he had previously fought, taking out "half" of team (six members total in engagement) in an unrecorded episode. Rebuilt by his creator Dr. Wendall Peterson for the Pentagon before again going rogue, unbeknownst to him through the machinations of the doctor's compromised brother Kendall. Again demolished by Shaft, Diehard, and Badrock before rocket-powered head escaped. [Spawn #6-7, 1992-12 & Youngblood Strikefile #4, 1993]
  • Arizona: On a tip from Central Intelligence, the U.S. government covert death squad Bloodstrike (Colonel Cabbot, Fourplay, Tag, Deadlock, & Shogun) assault the G.A.T.E. Jericho base to execute Commander Corben. [Bloodstrike #1, 1993-05]
  • Malibu, California: Three months since leaving Earth, Battlestone & his team land a spacecraft in the secret hanger bay within the Brigade compound. They are ambushed by Bloodstrike, under orders from the government, who murder Stasis as a warning to surrender. They don't, and engage in running battle across several days. With the help of Dr. Sandler at G.A.T.E., Coldsnap survives injuries sustained, but becomes a towering ice creature. Boone, Hacker, and Lethal return to Brigade in their time of need. [Brigade #1-3, 1993-05 & Bloodstrike #2-3]
  • Jotunheimen mountains, Norway: Thor released from his decades long imprisonment, unaware of the passage of time. [Supreme #5, 1993-08] He travels to a G.A.T.E. installation in the Rheinland-Pfalz region of Germany seeking revenge on Adolph Hitler [Supreme #7, 1993-11], where he is defeated and stripped of Mjollnir by Supreme, who leaves him in the hands of G.A.T.E.[Supreme #9, 1994-01]
  • Colorado Rockies: Bloodstrike visciously dismembered by Supreme in botched arrest attempt ordered by U.S. government to route his perceived growing threat. [Bloodstrike #5, 1993-11]
  • Rural Virginia: The Covenant of The Sword's infiltration of the U.S. government allows them to sabotage and take control of Bloodstrike for their own ends. [Bloodstrike #5, 1993-11]
  • Supreme lost his powers in battle with Quantum; muddled by using a seized thunder god hammer; was driven temporarily insane by a trap set by Grizlock; accidentally killed Grizlock in an explosion; then met/fought Union, Spawn, Stormwatch, and PITT in rapid secession before regaining powers/sanity. [Supreme #7-18, 1993-94]

1993

  • March 15-16, 1993: Murdock Eliston leads a break-in at a G.E.M. switching station in Brooklyn, attracting the attention of the Pentagon. The following night, Eliston attempts to directly surveil the Europan Corporation, which has ties to Cyberdata and the Cabal, but is discovered by Victor Von Grock and Lord Deus. [Tribe #1, 1993-05-04]
  • March 17, 1993: First through Fifth Among Equals at the Division of Karmic Designation, bureau of re-incarnation and retrieval approves the deployment of a Trencher unit to begin repossessing souls erroneously reincarnated throughout the 20th Century. [Trencher #1, 1993-05-11]
  • Diehard and Glory fight through S.H.O.C.C. to recover Super Patriot from Cyberdata. [Youngblood Strikefile #2-3]
  • The former Al Simmons kidnaps Chapel from Youngblood headquarters to his deathplace in Botswana, where he reveals his demonic resurrection and facially disfigures his killer. [Spawn #13, 1993]
  • Jason Wynn tries to maneuver Giger into killing Chapel, but instead Giger proposes a team-up. Chapel refuses and pursues Wynn on his own, only to learn that he has been infected by a strain of HIV that Wynn can activate or cure at will. Chapel expelled from Youngblood and enters the Bloodstrike program as new team leader under under Mr. Noble. [Youngblood Strikefile #2-3]
  • October 27-29, 1993: Following his catastrophic arrival in Miami, FL and subsequent repossession of the Nasal Python, the Trencher unit Gideon travels to Detroit, MI to collect the soul of Cher Noble. [Trencher #1-2]
  • October 31, 1993: Trencher confronted by Supreme. [Trencher #2-3]
  • Cybernet terrorists led by Giger take control of the satellite Liberty II and most global comunications for a brief period. While Brigade, Spawn, and Prophet expressed only concern, the Youngblood Away Team thwarted the effort and appeared to kill Giger. [Team Youngblood #1-3, 1993-09-11]
  • Africa's Congo Basin in Zaire: Following the kidnapping of his mother, Youngblood's Cougar returned to his birthplace around The Temple of Kahega. There, he fought the female would-be usurper, his elder half-sister Lynx, and reasserted his rulership of the Jakarra cat people through a trial by combat. [Team Youngblood #4-5, 1993-12-1994-01]
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