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TheAlliance of Evilis a group ofsupervillainsappearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.
| The Alliance of Evil | |
|---|---|
 TheAlliance of Evilfeatured (right) on the cover ofX-Factor#5 (June 1986). | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | X-Factor#5 (June 1986). |
| Created by | Bob Layton Jackson Guice |
| In-story information | |
| Member(s) | Frenzy Tower Stinger Timeshadow |
Publication history
editThe Alliance of Evil first appeared inX-Factor#5-6 (June–July 1986), and was created by writerBob Laytonand artistJackson Guice.Two of its members, Tower and Frenzy, had appeared before the rest of the team.
The team subsequently appears inX-Factor#33 (October 1988), andNew Mutants Annual#7 (1991).
The Alliance of Evil received an entry in theOfficial Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89#1.
Fictional team biography
editThe Alliance of Evil was onceApocalypse's personal strike force, and carried out his bidding. Their first mission was to find and capture Michael Nowlan, amutantwith the ability to heighten other mutants' powers. When Nowlan tried to leave, they kidnapped his girlfriend, Suzy, to use as bait.X-Factorfound Nowlan and vowed to protect him. When the Alliance traced him down, they threatened Suzy to make him power them up. The Alliance fought and defeated X-Factor, bringing Nowlan back to their master. X-Factor eventually found their hideout, and on Apocalypse's orders Nowlan powered up the Alliance again. When Suzy tried to escape, Stinger's bolts accidentally kill her. Nowlan killed himself, and Apocalypse abandoned the Alliance of Evil and escaped.[1]
Much later, the Alliance of Evil caused a commotion over theMutant Registration Act.X-Factor saw them on the news and immediately attacked the Alliance. They were defeated by X-Factor and taken into custody byFreedom Force.[2]
The group, minus Timeshadow, later encountered theNew Mutants,along with Harness andPiecemeal.They were defeated, and when questioned later, Frenzy admitted to being hired byA.I.M.to bodyguard Harness and Piecemeal. She was then dropped out of a helicopter.[3]
The group eventually disbanded. Frenzy went on to join the ranks ofMagneto'sAcolytesand later the X-Men themselves, Tower was killed by theX-Cutioner,[4]Stinger was seen befriending Iceman on the X-Men's home island of Utopia,[5] and Timeshadow has not been seen since.
Members
editEmployers
edit- Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur)
- Piecemeal (Gilbert Benson)- son of Harness
Agents
edit- Frenzy (Joanna Cargill)- field leader of the Alliance, a super-strong mutant with steel-hard skin and resistance to temperature extremes. At first glance, she seems like your typical strongwoman, but she is actually quite intelligent. She later went on to joinMagnetoand hisAcolytes,and eventually mind-controlled to join theX-Men.She had returned to the Acolytes after Exdous reformed the group, having retained her mutant powers, but now resides on Utopia.[6]
- Tower (Edward Pasternak)- a mutant with the ability to increase his size and strength. He is probably the most reckless out of the group, and isn't very bright. Tower was killed by the mutant-huntingX-Cutioner.[7]Resurrected by Selene.[8]
- Stinger (Wendy Sherman)- a young valley girl with electricity control. Recently seen on Utopia.[9]
- Timeshadow- who had the mutant power to phase into time, allowing himself to teleport in a way, or appear to be in several places at once. His current status and whereabouts are unknown.
- Source (Michael Nowlan)- A drug addict mutant who radiated pulses of energy that supercharged superhuman abilities or drove them out of their owner's control. This energy was highly addictive. Nowlan was captured and forced to "join". Currently deceased.[10]