BLUE EAGLE

Real Name: James Dore Jr.

Identity/Class: Alternate Reality (Earth-712/"Earth-S") human;
    citizen of the USA, presumed deceased, no criminal record

Occupation: Adventurer, government agent, airplane mechanic

Group Membership: Squadron Supreme (Amphibian/Kingsley Rice, Ape X/Xina, Arcanna Jones, Doctor Anton Decibel, Foxfire/Olivia Underwood, Golden Archer/Wyatt McDonald, Haywire/Harold Danforth, Hyperion/"Mark Milton," Inertia/Edith Freiberg, Lady Lark/Linda Lewis, Lamprey/Donald McGuiggin, Nuke/Albert Gaines, Power Princess/Zarda Shelton, Quagmire/Jerome Michaels, Shape/Raleigh Lund, Dr. Spectrum/Joseph Ledger, Thermite/Sam Yurimoto, Tom Thumb/Thomas Thompson, Whizzer/Stanley Stewart), Utopia Program

Affiliations: A.I.D.A. (Artificial Intelligence Data Analyzer), Brain-Child (Arnold Sutton), Seward Braxton, L.L. Burbank, Andrew, Drusilla, Katrina Jones, Philip Jones, Nelson Rockefeller, Howard Shelton, Madeline and Tina Stewart, warden Daniel Yates;
    formerly Brand Corporation of Earth-616 (Buzz Baxter, Hugh Jones, unidentified others)

Enemies: Freedom Force (Lewis, unidentified others), Master Menace (Emil Zebediah Burbank), Null the Living Darkness, Scarlet Centurion (Nathaniel Richards), Serpent Crown;
    formerly Institute of Evil (Ape X/Xina, Doctor Anton Decibel, Foxfire/Olivia Underwood, Lamprey/Donald McGuiggin, Quagmire/Jerome Michaels, Shape/Raleigh Lund);
    formerly Avengers of Earth-616 (Beast/Hank McCoy, Goliath/Clint Barton, Hellcat/Patsy Walker, Quicksilver/Pietro Maximoff, Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff, Vision/'Victor Shade'), Chorus (Al Gentle, Theodore Kroeber, Philip le Guin, Georgia Orr, Over-Mind (through control), Ursula Richards, Mindy Williams), Defenders of Earth-616 (Clea, Devil-Slayer/Eric Simon Payne,Gargoyle/Isaac Christians, Hellcat/Patsy Walker, Hulk/Bruce Banner, Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff, Silver Surfer/Norrin Radd, Son of Satan/Daimon Hellstrom, Doctor Stephen Strange, Sub-Mariner/Namor McKenzie, Valkyrie/Brunnhilde, Vision/'Victor Shade'), August Masters

Known Relatives: Adrienne Dore (mother), James Dore Sr. (father, deceased)

Aliases: "Jimmy" (nickname used by Adrienne Dore), American Eagle, Cap'n Hawk, Condor

Base of Operations: Hibernacle, Squadron City, Great American Desert;
    formerly Squadron Supreme's mountain HQ, Northern Moreland;
    formerly Over-Mind's Moonbase;
    formerly Squadron Supreme satellite Rocket Central;
    formerly Squadron Supreme Headquarters, Cosmopolis;
    formerly a mansion in Mayflower, Freedonia

First Appearance: (As American Eagle) Avengers I#85 (February, 1971);
    (as Cap'n Hawk) Avengers I#145 (November, 1975);
    (as Blue Eagle) Squadron Supreme I#2 (October, 1985)

Powers/Abilities: Blue Eagle possessed no known superhuman abilities. A gifted athlete and experienced hand-to-hand combatant, he used a pair of wings enhanced with anti-gravity technology designed by his father. The wings allowed him to fly with great maneuverability and at speeds up to dozens of miles per hour. The wings are powered by an unrevealed energy source and provide sufficient thrust to carry at least two normal sized adults. As Blue Eagle, he wore a costume designed by his father that allowed him to comfortably withstand the rigors and frigid temperatures of high speed air travel. As Cap'n Hawk, he wielded a wide variety of handheld weapons like swords, clubs, and an elongated mace with a sickle at the end. As Blue Eagle, his gear included a bulletproof shield shaped like an eagle.

Height:  6'2"
Weight: 195 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown

History:

(Squadron Supreme I#2 (fb) - BTS) - James Dore Jr. was born as the only son of Adrienne and James Dore Sr., better known as the golden age superhero American Eagle. The family lived a comfortable life in a sizeable mansion in Mayflower, Freedonia.

(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition I#12) - James Dore studied to become an airplane mechanic.

(Squadron Supreme #I#2 (fb) - BTS) - When James Dore Sr. retired as the American Eagle, his son eventually inherited the name, costume and the special winged flying suit.

(Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition I#12) - American Eagle became the Squadron Supreme's third recruit.

(Avengers I#86 (fb) - BTS) - At an unrevealed point in time, American Eagle and most of the Squadron Supreme fell under the mental influence of Brain-Child.

    Believing the heroes to be communist agents, American Eagle led his teammates against them. He proved incapable of hurting the intangible Vision, but managed to beat back Goliath by tag-teaming with Nighthawk. They were unprepared for Vision's counterattack, which left them open to Goliath knocking them both out. The Avengers then realized the launch of Brain-Child One would cause the natural disaster they'd witnessed while shifting to Earth-712. Hoping to stop the end of the world, they took one of the Squadron's fliers to Atomic City with only Nighthawk as a hostage. American Eagle and the others were left behind unconscious.

(Avengers I#86 - BTS) - On the way to Atomic City, the Avengers recounted how they arrived on Earth-712, including the unintentional fight with American Eagle and the rest of the Squadron Supreme.

(Squadron Supreme I#2 (fb) - BTS) - James Dore and his father held opposing political views, which eventually led to a huge falling out. Feeling he could no longer uphold his father's legacy, he adopted the new costumed identity of Cap'n Hawk (see comments).

(Web of Spider-Man Annual I#5/6 (fb) - BTS ) - Workmen on an oil rig uncovered Earth-712's counterpart of the Serpent Crown. Oil company executive Gregory Hungerford Gideon fell under the sway of Set and formed the Serpent Cartel by taking over the minds of other prominent business leaders and President Nelson Rockefeller. The Cartel also managed to take control of all the members of the Squadron Supreme, except for Power Princess and Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond).

(Avengers I#148 (fb) - BTS) - The Avengers were brought to Earth-712 as part of Rockefeller's scheme; however they'd managed to escape the Squadron, capturing that reality's Serpent Crown in the process.

(Avengers I#148) - Dore, as Captain Hawk, was aboard the Squadron's orbital satellite headquarters Rocket Central when news came in about the Avengers' escape. Hawk, using the base's scanners, picked up the otherdimensional refugees who had split up to avoid capture. Cap'n Hawk went out with Tom Thumb and Amphibian to capture Beast and the team's new recruit Hellcat. He managed to surprise them by dropping out of ths sky, slamming his mace into the sidewalk to startle Hellcat, still a novice as a superhero. Beast easily overpowered Hawk and briefly knocked him out, but the flying Squadroner soon recovered and came back wielding a sword. Beast goaded Hawk into flying towards him at full speed, only to duck away at the last moment, causing James Dore to slam into a building.

(Avengers I#148 - BTS) - The Avengers learned of a dimensional portal in Capitol City's White House and managed to sneak inside, with Beast capturing President Rockefeller and taking his place while the others started work on the portal.

(Avengers I#148) - Cap'n Hawk joined the Squadron at the White House for a meeting with "President Rockefeller," who stunned the team by telling them the Avengers weren't the problem, their entire corrupt system of government was. According to the "President," all he wanted was power and all he did was manipulate people into giving it to him. Beast then revealed his identity before quickly rushing to his teammates, who were ready to return to Earth-616. Rather than immediately chase their enemies, the Squadron decided to heed Beast's words and take care of their own world first.

(Thor I#280 - BTS) - Director L.L. Burbank was working on a movie about the Squadron Supreme, which led his evil brother Emil (alias Master Menace) to hatch his latest scheme against the heroes. Emil hid on the set with an experimental blaster that could potentially kill Hyperion. When Emil spotted his archenemy on set, he immediately fired, only to realize this was actually Hyperion's bio-duplicate, created by Reality-616's Grandmaster. He proposed a partnership and led the duplicate Hyperion to his lab, where he instructed the super-strong villain how to assemble a giant attack robot he had lying around.

(Thor I#280) - Piloting the robot with the false Hyperion by his side, Emil returned to the movie set. The villains launched an attack on Earth-712's Hyperion, the Squadron Supreme, and the visiting Thor, but proved no match for them. As soon as the robot was downed, Cap'n Hawk was on hand to personally yank Emil Burbank out of it.

(Defenders I#114 (fb) - BTS) - Reality-616's Over-Mind and the demonic Null the Living Darkness inadvertently traveled to Earth-712. The latter used the former to take over the mind of President Kyle Richmond.

(Defenders I#112 (fb)) - With Null guiding his actions, the Over-Mind used Richmond to contact and then take control of other world leaders. Months later, the Over-Mind traveled with Richmond to the Squadron's Rocket Central base, where he fought and defeated Cap'n Hawk and the rest of the Squadron. The mental manipulators took control of all the heroes, except for Hyperion, who managed to flee to Earth-616.

(Defenders I#112 (fb)) - Null and the Over-Mind had the Squadron construct a Moonbase from which they planned to launch a fleet to conquer the cosmos.

(Defenders I#112-113 - BTS) -  Hyperion enlisted the aid of the Defenders and their allies Vision and the Scarlet Witch to help free his planet.

(Defenders I#112-114) - The heroes made their way to the Over-Mind's Moonbase. In the fight that ensued, Cap'n Hawk tried to take down Nighthawk, who downed him with a single punch. The fight only ended when Null's involvement was revealed. Together with the Defenders, Hawk assisted the Squadron in vanquishing the malevolent entity with some help from the group of telepaths later known as Chorus. Hawk silently participated and allowed the Chorus to focus his mind and soul with the others to form a single force strong enough to vanquish Null.

(Squadron Supreme I#1 - BTS) - Freed from outside control, Cap'n Hawk and the Squadron left Moonbase for Earth to find that the world was in shambles, in no small part because of what they did as Null's pawns. They went to work to help out as best they could. Cap'n Hawk and Arcanna were sent on an aerial survey of the north. After seeing all the chaos and despair, Hawk agreed to Arcanna's proposal to briefly stop at Niagara Falls "to see something beautiful for a change".

(Squadron Supreme I#1) - Apologizing for the delay because of their side-trip, Hawk and Arcanna met up with Power Princess and Nuke, who had been surveying the south. After comparing notes, they spotted a group of civilians looting a nearby truck that contained food. The Squadron moved in to intervene, but soon realized this wasn't a criminal gang: they were ordinary citizens simply trying to survive in desperate times. Hawk ordered his teammates to move out, but they had to step in again when the military arrived and opened fire on the civilians. Afterwards, they returned to the Squadron's temporary mountain headquarters in Northern Moreland. After hearing all the disheartening reports on the state of the planet, Hyperion couldn't help but feel it was all their fault. Nuke felt they shouldn't be blamed for things the Over-Mind made them do, but Dore and the other members felt they needed to help fix the world. Inspired by Power Princess, they voted on launching the Utopia Program: the Squadron would solve all of mankind's problems--even death--within a year.

(Squadron Supreme I#1 - BTS) - While Hawk and the other Squadron members voted in favor of the Utopia Program, Nighthawk (President Kyle Richmond) quit the team in protest.  Planning to launch the Utopia initiative with a public unmasking during a televised press conference, the individual Squadron members were given some downtime to check on their families and prepare them for the changes ahead.

(Squadron Supreme I#1) - Cap'n Hawk returned to his parents' home in Mayflower, thinking it felt strange to see the old place after all this time. Inside, he was reunited with his mother Adrienne, who greeted him warmly only to reveal his father had passed a week ago when his heart medicine ran out. She gave him a letter James Dore Sr. had written, telling him how proud he was of him despite all of their differences. With the letter came a package containing a new uniform his father designed and his mother created. A few days later, Dore wore his new outfit when he and the rest of the Squadron went to Capitol City to announce the Utopia Program. He unmasked along with his teammates.

(Squadron Supreme I#2 (fb) - BTS) - James Dore abandoned the name Cap'n Hawk and started calling himself Blue Eagle.

(Squadron Supreme I#2 (fb) - BTS) - During the first month of the Utopia Program, Blue Eagle and the other Squadders spent their time taking on missions to deal with the most urgent of problems.

(Squadron Supreme I#2) - Blue Eagle attended a Squadron meeting that got interrupted by a hologram of their old enemy the Scarlet Centurion, who had come to gloat and boast before Hyperion chased him off. Afterwards, Eagle wondered if anyone had heard from Kyle Richmond, though no one had. After the meeting, he stayed to play poker with some of his teammates. The next day Eagle was on convoy duty with Arcanna and Nuke, making sure supply trucks with food shipments would safely reach Cosmopolis. While they were waiting for the convoy to cross George Orwell bridge, Dore told Arcanna the reason for his name change: the strained relationship with his father and how his passing had inspired him to make a fresh start as Blue Eagle. Their talk was interrupted when the trucks were besieged by a mob of desperate citizens. When the mob failed to listen to reason, Nuke flew off the handle and whipped up a nuclear whirlwind that caused widespread panic and a dangerous stampede. Lady Lark was forced to knock her young teammate out of the sky, leaving Blue Eagle to catch him. Embarrassed, Nuke asked them to not report this incident to Hyperion.

(Squadron Supreme I#2 - BTS) - Blue Eagle and Lady Lark did not mention Nuke's recklessness and aggression in the field.

(Squadron Supreme I#3) - Blue Eagle attended the team's daily briefing in which Nuke's unexplained absence was brought up--this had been the 28th consecutive meeting their junior member missed, prompting Hyperion and Power Princess to send Doctor Spectrum out to look for him.

(Squadron Supreme I#4 (fb) - BTS) - As part of the Utopia Program, the Squadron began to disarm the military: going from base to base to gather up weapons and ordnance. Over time, Lady Lark began to develop feelings for Blue Eagle, even though she was still with Golden Archer.

(Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe I#1 - BTS) - Blue Eagle once allowed Lady Lark to try out his anti-gravity wings.

(Squadron Supreme I#4) - Blue Eagle and Lady Lark led the charge against general Chapman, who was staging an insurrection against the Utopia Program at Fort Largo. Along with the Squadron, they made short work of the resistance. Later that day, the team had a meeting in which Tom Thumb presented them with the next step to end all crime: a behavior modification machine designed to reprogram the minds of convicted criminals. Blue Eagle was all for it, dismissing some of his teammates concerns about the ethics of the b-mod device. As far as he was concerned, once citizens violate the laws of society, they forfeit the right to the sanctity of their mind. In the end, only Arcanna and Amphibian voted against using the machine.

(Squadron Supreme I#4 - BTS) - When Lady Lark rejected Golden Archer's marriage proposal, he quickly turned to anger when he realized she had feelings for "that winged weirdo Blue Eagle". Later that night, Archer drugged Lark and secretly used the b-mod device on her to make sure she loved him and only him.

(Squadron Supreme I#5 (fb) - BTS) - Suspecting foul play, Tom Thumb changed the b-mod protocols to make sure Squadron members were impervious to its effects.

(Squadron Supreme I#5 (fb) - BTS) - Golden Archer was kidnapped by the Institute of Evil. After being subjected to Doctor Decibel's truth-inducing sonic devices, he willingly revealed sensitive information such as his teammates' real names, the location of their headquarters, and addresses of their loved ones. The Institute then went out to capture the heroes' families, including Blue Eagle's mother Adrienne Dore. 

(Squadron Supreme I#5) - Blue Eagle was present during the daily Squadron briefing where Golden Archer's continued absence was brought up. Hyperion's chief concern was that the Archer's disappearance added to their growing manpower shortage. They needed every man on deck now that they were rolling out the b-mod devices to prisons across the country. Blue Eagle and Arcanna were then sent to deliver the device to the New Babylon state penitentiary, where Dore talked to the inmates about the procedure: Those who agreed to undergo the treatment were guaranteed an immediate parole.

(Squadron Supreme I#5 - BTS) - With the heroes away for the day, the Institute of Evil used the information they gained from the Archer to invade Squadron headquarters, easily overpowering Tom Thumb, who was working in his lab. The villains waited in ambush for the heroes, keeping Tom Thumb and the family members in a pen.

(Squadron Supreme I#5) - Tom Thumb's sentient computer system AIDA alerted Blue Eagle and the others to the situation. The team attacked their enemies, with Eagle making sure he stayed clear from Lamprey because the energy-draining enemy could short-circuit his wings with a touch. The heroes were forced to surrender once they saw the Institute had their loved ones. Unaware of Thumb's recent changes to the device, Institute leader Ape X decided it would be fitting irony to b-mod device the Squadron and turn them evil. After the treatment, the Squadron played along until they saw an opening to take out the Institute and free their loved ones. Blue Eagle immediately went to check on his mother, who assured him she was fine.

(Captain America I#314 - BTS) - Visiting Earth-616 in hopes of recruiting its heroes to his cause, Nighthawk told Captain America what the Squadron had been up to. In the end, Professor Imam assured him that all the forces Nighthawk needed to oppose the Squadron were in his home dimension. Imam gave the hero a crystal that could help him locate powerful individuals.

(Squadron Supreme I#6 (fb) - BTS) - The Squadron voted to subject the members of the Institute of Evil to b-modification and put them to work to help build the team's new base: Squadron City. Over time, Blue Eagle began to notice how odd and obsessive Lady Lark's behavior had become, leading him to suspect she had been subjected to b-modding as well.

(Squadron Supreme I#6 (fb) ) - A month after the initial incident with the Institute, the Squadron was still delivering b-mod devices to prisons. Whizzer and Blue Eagle went to Huxley State prison where they got into an argument with Warden Daniel Yates, who flat out refused the heroes to "use that infernal brainwashing machine" on his prisoners.

(Squadron Supreme I#6) - After returning to Squadron City, things grew tense between Lady Lark and the Eagle when he brought up her obsessive, lovesick behavior towards Golden Archer. Lark grew furious and used her sonic powers to forcefully shove him aside.

(Squadron Supreme I#6) - Later that day, Blue Eagle and the Whizzer recounted the incident with Warden Yates at the regular Squadron meeting. This led to an uncomfortable discussion about potentially using the b-mod device against people who simply didn't agree with the Utopia program. They also voted to induct the brainwashed Institute of Evil as full members of the Squadron. Right before the meeting could conclude, Blue Eagle decided to bring up his suspicions that Lady Lark had been b-modded by Golden Archer. The team was shocked, especially when the Archer admitted to the fact without even attempting to deny his guilt. What followed was a tense vote that ended in a tie which Hyperion broke by voting to expel the Archer. Blue Eagle's actions left Archer's close friends Lady Lark and Dr. Spectrum furious at him.

(Squadron Supreme I#7) - Blue Eagle attended the emergency meeting of the Squadron when Hyperion seemingly suffered injuries and amnesia trying to stop a meteor (secretly he had been replaced by the Grandmaster-created bio-duplicate). A few days later, Eagle was present at the memorial service for Power Princess' husband Howard Shelton, who had seemingly perished from a heart attack, but in reality the Hyperion duplicate had quietly suffocated the elderly man so he could be with Power Princess.

(Squadron Supreme I#8 (fb) - BTS) - The prim and proper Blue Eagle grew annoyed with new recruit Quagmire, who continued to exhibit lewd, brutish behavior despite of the b-modding. Prior to visiting a chemical factory, Eagle told Quagmire he'd be in big trouble if he caught him in any sort of squirrely behavior.

(Squadron Supreme I#8) - Blue Eagle lost his temper during the factory tour when Quagmire tried to seduce one of the female scientists. He took Quagmire aside and went off on him, even slugging the former villain out of frustration. Shocked at his own behavior, Eagle flew away to cool off.

(Squadron Supreme I#8 - BTS) - During the time Blue Eagle was offsite, a valve exploded in the plant. Quagmire heroically risked his own life saving thirty workers, but he was exposed to lethal doses of tranquilizing chemicals that left him comatose and unresponsive.

(Squadron Supreme I#8) - When he returned, Blue Eagle felt terrible about slacking off. He offered to fly Quagmire to the nearest hospital himself. Later that day, he was present at the Squadron meeting where they discussed Quagmire's fate. The meeting was interrupted when the real Hyperion burst through a wall to confront the imposter. Blue Eagle and the others tried to intervene, but were unable to stop the two supermen, whose confrontation only ended with the death of the duplicate.

(Squadron Supreme I#9) - Blue Eagle made it a point to visit the comatose Quagmire in the Squadron City medical complex. He continued to feel lousy about not being there during the factory accident. Blue Eagle was rooting for the former villain to pull through, just so that he could make it up to him.

(Squadron Supreme I#10 (fb) ) - Blue Eagle attended the funeral service for his fellow Squadron member Tom Thumb, who had succumbed to cancer.

(Squadron Supreme I#10) - Blue Eagle and Lamprey were sent to visit the Pavlovia Institute, the nation's first Decriminalization Center, where up to 100 prisoners a day could be processed and subjected to b-modification. On the way there, Blue Eagle was once again lost in thought over Quagmire's fate, leading Lamprey to comment that he'd prefer to have at least a little conversation. Blue Eagle apologized, but before they could have an actual chat, they arrived at the National Decriminalization Institute. Director Seward Braxton gave them a tour, impressing Eagle with their set up, especially because it would free the Squadron up from having to conduct every b-mod session personally.

(Squadron Supreme I#10 - BTS) - During their visit to a Cosmopolis civil services center, Shape and Whizzer were approached by Moonglow and Redstone, superpowered beings who wanted to join the Squadron (in reality they had been sent by Nighthawk to infiltrate the team).

(Squadron Supreme I#10) - Redstone and Moonglow were taken to Squadron City, where the team discussed whether or not to grant them trial membership. Much to everyone's horror, Blue Eagle suggested to subject them to b-modification to ensure their loyalty. He was outvoted and the newcomers were allowed in on a provisional basis. Just then, they were alerted by Dr. Decibel that Quagmire's powers had activated, and the hospital complex was getting flooded by the otherworldly dark goop he generated. Blue Eagle helped evacuate patients and personnel while Hyperion went inside to deal with Quagmire. Unplugging him caused both the gunk and the comatose Quagmire to instantly vanish. All that was left was an empty bed and the dead body of Dr. Decibel, who had inadvertently drowned in the muck.

(Squadron Supreme I#11 (fb) - BTS) - In the weeks that followed, more of Nighthawk's Redeemers infiltrated the Squadron simply by signing up: the group's ranks swelled to include the likes of Haywire, Inertia and Thermite, who were all acting like model recruits so they could quickly gain full membership. The naturally suspicious Blue Eagle took a liking to some of them, even considering Redstone a potential friend.

(Squadron Supreme I#11) - Blue Eagle led Redstone, Moonglow and Shape in a game of capture the flag against Dr. Spectrum's team. After nine rounds, Eagle's group came out on top. On the way back to Squadron City, the newcomers were informed by Whizzer that they would be officially inducted as full-fledged members of the Squadron Supreme.

(Squadron Supreme I#11 - BTS) - Hours after being granted full membership, Moonglow used her new access to the Squadron's computers to steal the designs of the b-mod device, sending it to Nighthawk's newest ally Master Menace, who soon devised a contraption that countered the b-mod procedure.

(Squadron Supreme I#11 - BTS) - Over the next several weeks, the Redeemers kidnapped former members of the Institute of Evil to undo their reprogramming. Once restored to their senses, all the villains agreed to work with Nighthawk and the Redeemers to make the Squadron pay. Blue Eagle caught wind of this on a mission to Harbor City with Shape, Redstone and Moonglow. When his three companions suddenly took off, he followed them to a warehouse by the docks, where Shape was about to be restored by Nighthawk, Master Menace and the Redeemers. Pinball and Black Archer spotted Eagle and managed to get the drop on him.

(Squadron Supreme I#11) - Blue Eagle was tied up and brought before Nighthawk and Master Menace, who was all too eager to subject the hero to his b-mod device. Nighthawk initially resisted, but soon realized there was no alternative other than killing his former teammate. He agreed to a compromise: only use the b-mod device to make Blue Eagle forget what he saw, not make him loyal to their cause. Nighthawk couldn't watch as James Dore was put in the machine, still struggling to break free.

(Squadron Supreme I#12) - Blue Eagle helped escort Tom Thumb's cryogenically preserved remains to the newly finished Hibernacle, all the while trying to connect with Redstone, who was suspicious about the Eagle's sudden attempts to be chummy; but he played along, suspecting it might be some kind of loyalty test. Later that day, Blue Eagle and the full membership attended the opening of the Hibernacle in the nation's capital. When they returned home to Squadron City, they found Nighthawk and the Redeemers waiting for them. When the new recruits switched sides, Blue Eagle reminded everyone that he told them the newcomers should have been brainwashed.

As soon as Doctor Spectrum created a distraction, Blue Eagle flew into action, knocking out Lamprey, whom he considered their most dangerous opponent. As the fighting continued, Blue Eagle managed to retrieve his combat gear: now fully equipped with his shield, helmet and mace, he engaged several opponents, including Black Archer, whom he fatally wounded with a blow to the back of the head when he incorrectly assumed the Archer had killed Doctor Spectrum.

  Now enraged, Blue Eagle flew off to deal with the traitor Nighthawk. Before he could reach him, he was attacked by Lamprey, who was supercharged after feeding energy off of Hyperion. He drained the power from Blue Eagle's wings, causing him to fall to the ground. Dore tried to glide to the surface by manually manipulating the wings, even deciding to use his former ally Pinball as a landing cushion. However, the crash was still severe enough to break his neck.

(Squadron Supreme I#12 - BTS) - After the fight ended, with Hyperion surrendering in the Squadron's name, Blue Eagle was rushed to the hospital. However, he was pronounced dead on arrival.

(Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe I#1 (fb) - BTS) - Blue Eagle's body was placed in the Squadron City's Hibernacle, in hopes of one day finding a way to restore him to life. He was placed right next to his victim Black Archer, who was frequently visited by his friend Dr. Spectrum.

(Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe I#1) - Spectrum took Lady Lark to see Black Archer. Shocked to see his lifeless body, Lark broke down and started wailing, inadvertently shorting out nearby equipment with her sonic powers. When she asked how he died, Spectrum spared the still-lovesick Lark the gruesome details of the Archer's demise. He also insisted that the Black Archer would have wanted her to continue living.

(Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe I#1 - BTS) - While going through the Archer's personal belongings, Lady Lark found Blue Eagle's wings. Eager to make her lover proud, she donned them and returned to active duty with the Squadron.

(Squadron Supreme: New World Order I#1 - BTS) - In the absence of the Squadron Supreme, a conglomerate of corporations known as the Global Directorate took over the government. Their enforcers were a paramilitary group called the Blue Eagles, named after the conservative leaning Squadron member with costumes similar to his.

(Squadron Supreme: New World Order I#1  - BTS) - When Doctor Spectrum first encountered a squad of Blue Eagles, he was aghast at their claim they were continuing Dore's legacy. Spectrum assured them: "You may have stolen his colors and learned to parrot some of his more reactionary rhetoric, but if you understood the first thing about the man, you'd have noticed none of his costumes included jackboots."

Comments: Created by Roy Thomas, John Buscema, Frank Giacoia.

    For a character that only made a relative handful of appearances, Blue Eagle definitely went through plenty of code-names. Not sure why Steve Englehart decided to change his alias from the perfectly fine 'American Eagle' to 'Cap'n Hawk'--it makes him sound like a breakfast cereal mascot.

    Speaking of code-names: the Squadron Supreme entry in the 1983 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe has James Dore listed as "Condor" with a slightly different costume and a more garish helmet with feathers. This look and name were never used in any actual stories: the Squadron Supreme wasn't even seen between their 1982 appearances in Defenders and the start of their 1985 limited series. Defenders-writer J.M. DeMatteis revealed in a foreword to a discontinued Marvel Masterworks edition that Mark Gruenwald had been laying the groundwork for that series since the very early '80s: "Mark Gruenwald generously allowed me to use three new Squadron members he'd created -- Arcanna, Nuke, and Power Princess -- and even provided designs for their costumes." If anything, the Handbook appearance of "Condor" is more proof of Gruenwald laying the groundwork for this particular project.

    The exact nature of the "political differences" that caused the rift between James and his father was never touched on. Given the fact Blue Eagle was a hard-liner willing to ignore societal values and ethics to achieve his vision of "justice," it stands to reason he was a lot more conservative than his old man. Perhaps that also explains the "Cap'n Hawk": in political terms a 'hawk' is someone who favors a strong military policy. It's only fitting that the militaristic goon squad the Blue Eagles were eventually named after him.

    Seeing as most of Earth-712's inhabitants are (loosely) based on DC characters, it's obvious American Eagle/Cap'n Hawk/Blue Eagle started out as a pastiche of Hawkman. He went through about as many name changes as Katar Hol/Carter Hall et al.

    Blue Eagle, as part of the Squadron Supreme, received entries in The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe I#10 and The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition I#12.

    Thanks to Loki for providing the Official Handbook images.

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