Frog-Man
impersonator
ACTION PACK
Membership: Frog-Man (Eugene Patilio), Prima Donna, Vox;
formerly Frog-Man (Skrull
impersonator)
Purpose: To defend Kentucky from superhuman menaces
Affiliations: Initiative, Hardball (Roger Brokeridge), Moonstomp, SHIELD
Enemies: Frog-Man (Skrull impersonator), Justice (Vance Astrovik)
Base of Operations: Action Pack HQ, Louisville, Kentucky
First Appearance: Avengers: The Initiative#7 (December, 2007)
History: (Avengers: The Initiative#7) - "Frog-Man" returned from a snack run to find Prima Donna moving some heavy equipment and Vox setting up their Negative Zone portal, which they planned to use to send criminals to the Initiative's prison there. Instead, renegade Initiative member Justice jumped through the gate, accompanied by trainee Cloud 9. He blasted all three members of the Action Pack with his psychic powers and escaped by blowing a hole in the wall of their base. They contacted Camp Hammond to report the incident, but the base's personnel were preoccupied at the time by an altercation between the Scarlet Spiders and the Vulturions.
(Avengers: The Initiative#18) - The Action Pack watched as a Skrull impersonating Dum-Dum Dugan revealed the existence of a Skrull infiltrator on every Initiative team.
(Avengers: The Initiative#19) - The severed head of Moonstomp identified "Frog-Man" as a Skrull. The Skrull then unleashed his magnetic powers on his teammates, who battled him alongside Moonstomp and Hardball.
(Spider-Island: Avengers#1 (fb) - BTS) - Action Pack allowed Frog-Man to join them after he returned from Skrull captivity. (See comments)
(Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt#1) - When the Serpent (Cul) began his reign of terror on Earth, Steve Rogers commissioned Prodigy to reassemble the Initiative to handle the fear-induced rioting that was spreading across the country. Action Pack's Vox and Prima Donna were among the Initiative members who gathered in Washington DC to rejoin.
Comments: Created by Dan Slott & Stefano Caselli.
The Action Pack was the fifteenth team established by the 50-State Initiative .
Vox seemed to be the leader, given that he was telling Prima Donna where to put stuff (and that Frog-Man was sent out for snacks). The Initiative entry in volume 5 of the All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z hardcovers confirms this.
I can only assume they kicked the real Frog-Man out after noticing how incompetent he was and took away the Skrull's armor from him because the next time he was seen he was back in his old costume.
--Markus Raymond
Profile by Minor Irritant.
CLARIFICATIONS:
The Action Pack has no known connections to
Prime Donna has no known connections to
Vox has no known connections to
(Avengers: The Initiative#19 - BTS) - At some point in time, a Super-Skrull abducted and replaced Eugene Patilio. This Skrull was chosen by Criti Noll, a Super-Skrull impersonating Yellowjacket, to be a member of Kentucky's Initiative team.
(Avengers: The Initiative#7) - "Frog-Man" was sent out for snacks while Prima Donna and Vox set up their base. Upon his return, the he and his teammates were mind-blasted by Justice.
(Avengers: The Initiative#18) - "Frog-Man" watched the Skrull Dugan's message with her teammates.
(Avengers: The Initiative#19) - Exposed by the Skrull-viewing powers of Moonstomp, "Frog-Man" attacked his teammates with his magnetic powers. He was ultimately defeated.
In addition to possessing the shapeshifting powers of a Skrull, the Frog-Man impersonator also possessed the leaping abilities of Frog-Man and magnetic powers.
--Avengers: The Initiative#7 (Avengers: The Initiative#7, 18)
(Avengers: The Initiative#7) - While moving some heavy equipment (and complaining to Frog-Man and Vox), superhuman supermodel Prima Donna was mind-blasted by Justice.
(Avengers: The Initiative#18) - Prima Donna watched the Skrull Dugan's message with her teammates.
(Avengers: The Initiative#19) - Prima Donna battled "Frog-Man" with Vox, Moonstomp, and Hardball.
(Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt#1) - When the Serpent (Cul) began his reign of terror on Earth, Steve Rogers commissioned Prodigy to reassemble the Initiative to handle the fear-induced rioting that was spreading across the country. Prima Donna was among the Initiative members who gathered in Washington DC to rejoin.
Prima Donna possesses superhuman strength.
--Avengers: The Initiative#7 (Avengers: The Initiative#7, 18, Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt#1
(Avengers: The Initiative#7) - While setting up the Action Pack's headquarters, Vox activated their Negative Zone portal. Renegade Initiative member Justice jumped through the gate, accompanied by trainee Cloud 9. He blasted Vox and the others with his psychic powers and escaped by blowing a hole in the wall of their base.
(Avengers: The Initiative#18) - Vox watched the Skrull Dugan's message with his teammates.
(Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt#1) - When the Serpent (Cul) began his reign of terror on Earth, Steve Rogers commissioned Prodigy to reassemble the Initiative to handle the fear-induced rioting that was spreading across the country. Vox was among the Initiative members who gathered in Washington DC to rejoin.
Vox possesses the ability to emit powerful sonic blasts.
--Avengers: The Initiative#7 (Avengers: The Initiative#7, 18, 19, Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt#1
images: (without ads)
Avengers: The Initiative#7, p10, pan2+3 (main image)
Avengers: The Initiative#19, p2, pan2 (Frog-Man Skrull impersonator)
Avengers: The Initiative#18, p10, pan2 (Prima
Donna)
Avengers: The Initiative#18, p10, pan2 (Vox)
Appearances:
Avengers: The Initiative#7 (December, 2007) - Dan Slott (writer), Stefano
Caselli (artist), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Avengers: The Initiative#18 (December, 2008) - Dan Slott & Christos N. Gage (writers),
Steve Kurth (pencils), Drew Hennessey (inker), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Avengers: The Initiative#19 (January, 2009) - Dan Slott & Christos N. Gage
(writers), Harvey Tolibao and Bong Dazo (art), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt#1 (July, 2011) - Sean McKeever (writer), Mike Norton (artist), Lauren Sankovitch (editor)
Spider-Island: Avengers#1 (November, 2011) - Chris Yost (writer), Mike McKone (artist), Stephen Wacker (editor)
First Posted: 01/06/2009
Last updated: 04/21/2014
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