S.H.I.E.L.D. SUPER-AGENTS
Membership:
Blue Streak, Marvel Man, Texas Twister, Vamp, Falcon
Purpose: Created by S.H.I.E.L.D. to to have their own superpowered army against The Corporation
Affiliatons: Division of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Enemies: The Corporation
Base of Operations: S.H.I.E.L.D. complex
First Appearance:
Captain America I#217 (January, 1978)
HISTORY: (Captain America I#217) - At the S.H.I.E.L.D. (Supreme Headquarters International Espionage Law-Enforcement Division) Complex, Captain America and Falcon were introduced to Blue Streak, Vamp, Texas Twister and Marvel Man by Nick Fury. Fury asked Captain America if he wanted to train the team. Captain America refused, but Nick said he was not asking -- he was demanding. After hearing this, Captain America tested the team in a fight, learned that the team was good, but still defeated them. He told Nick that he still wouldn't train the team, but he thought Falcon could be a perfect leader. Falcon accepted, and after Captain America left the complex, Falcon began training the team.
(Captain America I#218) - At the S.H.I.E.L.D. complex, while Falcon trained the team, Sharon Carter stopped by for a visit. Falcon asked the team to take a break while he talked with Sharon.
(Captain America I#228) - Captain America had a short conversation via monitor with Vamp -- he learned that Falcon had been missing for a few days. In the background, the other three Super-Agents were in a training session. Vamp told Captain America that the last one to see Falcon was Blue Streak. Blue Streak came to the monitor to tell Captain America that Falcon had said "Jim's in trouble" (referring to his nephew, Jim Wilson), and left. Captain America got no more details from the Super-Agents.
(Captain America I#229) - Captain America arrived at S.H.I.E.L.D.'s West Coast complex looking for information on Falcon. He broke into the complex and went to the training room, where he confronted the Super-Agents and accused one of them of being a traitor. Blue Streak said to his partners "He's testing us" and began to attack him. The rest of the agents followed. After Cap defeated the agents, Blue Streak talked to himself, revealing that he was indeed the traitor. He tried to escape, but was knocked down by Captain America's shield. Then Blue Streak was attacked by Vamp, who began to beat on Blue Streak to prevent him from revealing her as a traitor as well. Captain America stopped her by pulling off her belt. Texas Twister decided to quit the team, and Captain America began to question Blue Streak (who was in terrible pain) about Falcon. Blue Streak revealed that Falcon was at Alcatraz.
(Captain America I#230) - Vamp and Marvel Man, the only remaining members of the team, went with Captain America to Alcatraz. While there, they found Falcon, who had been kidnapped by Curtiss Jackson. While talking with Curtiss Jackson, their conversation was interrupted by Kligger and Moonstone. Vamp revealed her true colors when she kissed Kligger, revealing herself to be a double-agent as well; the Super-Agents were no more.
COMMENTS: Created by Roy Thomas and Don Glut.
So should they be the S.H.I.E.L.D. Super-Agents I, or the S.H.I.E.L.D. I Super-Agents...hmm...Snood
Profile by the Beetle.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Blue Streak has no known connection to:
S.H.I.E.L.D. Super-Agents has no connection to:
Falcon - Captain America's partner, he was asked to lead the Super-Agents when Captain America declined.
Blue Streak - A S.H.I.E.L.D. Super-Agent and at the same time a double-agent working for the Corporation.
Marvel Man - A S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, Wendell Elvis Vaughn became a Super-Agent after he was given the Quantum wrist-bands formerly used by the Crusader. After the Super-Agents split-up, Wendell stayed on as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent for a time. Wendell later took the codename Quasar.
Texas Twister - A S.H.I.E.L.D. Super-Agent, Texas Twister once tried out for membership in the Frightful Four (see Frightful Four Wannabes), but later he joined the Super-Agents, and he was the first to leave the team; he later joined the Rangers..
Vamp - A S.H.I.E.L.D. Super-Agent and at the same time a double-agent working for the Corporation, as Vamp she used belt which gave her more strength.
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Last updated: 08/01/02.
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