Ahh the Great Lakes Avengers....I don't know if they were meant to be created as an intended MU companion to the Giffen/DeMatteis JLI, but that's what it feels like with the Great Lakes Avengers.
Created by John Byrne, and debuting in West Coast Avengers#46(1989), The Great Lakes Avengers seem to be the epitome of comedic relief, and based of their history of ever changing names and lack of respect form the rest of the proper MU, that doesn't look to change anytime soon.
Likewise, Image Comics' Freak Force, created by Erik Larsen, and debuting in Savage Dragon#4(1992) is another motley crew of super-powered individuals that were brought to together for a purpose of joining a special division of the Chicago police department, only for it all to go bust, and the team forced to become bounty hunters.
Now let's check out all of who's going to be in this one, as we check out the rosters for each respective group.
GLA:
-Mr. Immortal
| Abilities | Highly skilled acrobat and athlete Immortality via resurrection |
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| Abilities | Excellent hand to hand combatant Elasticity Flat body Origami shape-shifting |
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| Abilities | Skilled aircraft pilot Superhuman strength and durability Ability to alter size and mass of her body and leap great distances |
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| Team affiliations | Great Lakes Avengers |
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| Abilities | Portal generation Flight via skis Intangibility Ability to bring souls to the afterlife Formerly: Levitation |
| Abilities | Flight via razor-tipped wings Limited sonic powers Emphatic calming Agelessness |
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Freak Force:
-Superpatriot
| Abilities | Superhuman strength, agility, stamina and endurance Regenerative powers Telescopic/Microscopic/Night vision Decreased aging Flight via aid of unpleasant drug Cyborg limbs can stretch, and grow many types of guns and weaponry |
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-Horridus
| Abilities | Her body thorns and teeth can cause much damage. Bulletproof, less so on palms and stomach. Superhuman agility, strength and senses. |
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-Dart
| Abilities | Uses variety of trick darts. Skilled martial artist and gymnast. |
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-Mighty Man
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-Barbaric
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-Ricochet
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Damn..just right off the bat it looks like Freak Force has the edge in this, with superior numbers and powers. Even throwing in Squirrel Girl might not help the GLA's odds much.
The scenario for why these two teams will duke it out is the simple and very cliched, mutual super-hero misunderstandings that are still a hallmark of the big two, as well as in any other superhero publishing company.
Let's say Freak Force are still bounty hunters and someone with a lot of money has put nice-sized bounty of a group of super-powered freaks that just so happen to look A LOT like the GLA, and the GLA don't know about this little development at all.
And....ACTION!!!!!
So,
The Great Lakes Avengers
VS.
Freak Force
Who wins and why?
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