Derek Mont-Ros asked me if he could fill in some more details on The Allies, and I'm always happy to have anyone share more information on the Awesome Universe. And with the Allies making an appearance in the fan-created Youngblood #12, now seemed like a great time. So here is his guest post.
The Allies first appeared in Youngblood: Strikefile #1.
The group was Image's answer to the Avengers and the Justice League of America and consisted of Glory (in her first appearance), the "Golden Age" Die-Hard (there's a debate if this Die-Hard is the one fans have come to know in the modern stories or another Allies member named Free Agent) and Super Patriot (at first having Superman powers, but later more like Captain America).
Later on in Brigade #3, Supreme #0, and Battlestone #1, more members appeared, including Battlestone, Supreme, Roy Roman and Mighty Man.
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| Brigade #3 |
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| Supreme #0 |
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| Battlestone #1 |
In the '90s, Alan Moore created new characters to fit the obvious DC pastiche theme he had created. With characters such as Professor Night, Storybook Smith, Doc Rocket, Alleycat, Fisherman, Black Hand and Wax Man, he created (in continuity) a pre-Allies team called the Allied Supermen of America.
The modern Allies also appeared in the Fighting American miniseries and Holiday Special story, with Thor (not Marvel).
In the early and late '90s two attempts were made to give the Allies their own story. Back when Extreme was still part of Image Comics, an advertisement appeared in Brigade #22 for an Allies series, but it never came out. A series was planned from Moore's Allies proposal, and advertisements were shown in Supreme: The Return. At a 1997 comic convention, an Awesome Allies Preview book was produced but only included sketches of Thor and Loki and a poster. Eric Stephenson was quoted about the series, which you can read
here.
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| The advertisement in Brigade #22 |
Their last, full appearance was in Youngblood: Imperial #1 and featured Thor, Troll, Free Agent (previously mentioned), and Diehard 2.0.
They were referenced in the recent Glory series.
Their latest cameo was in Youngblood 2017 #2.
Thanks Derek! I'm sure we'll see more of The Allies in future comics, and maybe one day we'll actually get to read Moore's Allies proposal.
