Cyclone!
Australian superhero anthology comic series
Cyclone! is an Australian superhero anthology comic book originally published in 1985.
The title features four ongoing stories:
The Dark Nebula, a cosmic superhero title by Tad Pietrzykowski
The Golden Age Southern Cross a superhero title by Tad Pietrzykowski and Glenn Lumsden
The Jackaroo (known as Harry and the New Heroes in the first issue) by Gary Chaloner
The Southern Squadron, a superhero team created by David de Vries with art by de Vries, Gary Chaloner and Glen Lumsden
The initial run of Cyclone! was eight issues, after which the anthology format was dispensed with and was renamed Southern Squadron.
Characters
Southern Squadron
The Southern Squadron was Australia's first published superhero team. The classic lineup of The Southern Squadron comprises the following members:
Lieutenant Christine Smith, a female former member of a special ops force for the Australian SAS, was selected by the Australian military as the commander of the squad of super powered operatives to face unusual situations. She carries no weapons preferring to take those from her enemies in the midst of combat, she wears a uniform made from a polymer fabric developed by the CSIRO that is impervious to small arms fire but does not restrict movement.
Nightfighter, a former Australian soldier, Adam West, volunteered to be part of a program to create a super soldier. A virus introduced into his bloodstream allows him to gain super strength when adrenaline runs through his body (whenever he is angry, stressed, or afraid). He is a beer-swilling ocker from Melbourne, who according to his creator, David de Vries, is a combination of Hulk and Batman.
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