Cavalry (comics)
| The Cavalry | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance |
(Mentioned): Avengers: The Initiative #12 (Shown): Avengers: The Initiative #18 |
| Created by |
Christos Gage Stefano Caselli |
| In-story information | |
| Base(s) | Georgia, United States |
| Member(s) |
Stunt-Master Crime-Buster Red Nine Thor Girl Ultra Girl |
The Cavalry is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team has appeared in publications in particular those associated with The Avengers. The group of heroes first appear as the official Georgia Fifty State Initiative team.
Publication history
The Cavalry were first mentioned in Avengers: The Initiative #12 and first appeared in Avengers: The Initiative #18 where they were created by Christos Gage and Stefano Caselli.
Fictional team biography
The Cavalry begins as one of the superhero teams under the Fifty State Initiative, a government plan enacted following the conclusion of the Civil War storyline. During the Secret Invasion storyline, Delroy Garrett's goggles identified that Cavalry member Thor Girl was actually a Skrull impostor.[1]
During the Fear Itself storyline, the Cavalry (minus Crime-Buster) stops a holdup in Atlanta right before they are among the Initiative teams summoned to a meeting by Prodigy regarding magical hammers that have crashed into the earth.[2]
Members
- Stunt-Master - Leader.[1]
- Crime-Buster - A superhero who uses the equipment of the original Crime-Buster.[1]
- Red Nine - A superhero who wears a costume that grants him super-strength, flight, forcefield generation, and energy bolt projection.[3]
- Thor Girl - Revealed to be a Skull infiltrator.[4]
- Ultra Girl - A mutant Kree with superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, agility, and reflexes, a healing factor, flight, and energy auras.[5]