ANGEL(Earth-76623)
ANGEL
(Earth-76623)
Real Name: Angel
Identity/Class: Alternate Reality (Earth-76623 circa 2274 A.D.) human
Occupation: Scavenger
Group Membership: Cubs
Affiliations: Billy, Jessica 6
Enemies: Logan 5,
Sandmen, city people in general
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: The outskirts of an
unidentified city
First Appearance: Logan's Run#7 (July, 1977)
Powers/Abilities: Angel was an experienced
scavenger and warrior, skilled in both armed (including at least daggers
and blaster weapons) and unarmed combat, and she was also a skilled
tactician.
Used to fighting for anything she
needed in life, she was tough and resourceful, but she was also
honorable.
History:
(Logan's Run#7) - After Logan 5 had destroyed the computers that
had previously controlled their lives, other Sandmen attempted to take
back control of the city, at which point they were assaulted by a number
of Cubs, youths resisting the Sandmen and government control. The Cub's
projected Muscle - a drug that sped up the abilities of youths but -- at
too strong a dose -- threatened to shake apart the bodies of those above a
certain age.
Angel warned Cub-leader Billy not to let the Sandmen
lead him away from the Muscle pods, but Billy told her that he did what he
liked, such as cutting Sandmen. Angel advised him that cutting one Sandman
was fine, but getting ambushed by six others around the corner was not,
and she recommended he stick close to the rest of the group. As she joined
a group of Cubs in taking down another Sandman, she encouraged Billy that
they had the few Sandmen down or on the run and that they should make
their move.
City folk attempted to oppose the Cubs, but the teens
who had been scavengers, having to fight for everything in their lives,
overwhelmed the young adults who had lived in a society where everything
had been provided for them.
Holding a knife to one of the Sandmen's throats, Angel
told him to lead them to the Food Dispensers, and he directed them across
the court to Compound C. Unable to stop them, some of the city folk
nonetheless followed them When Angel, Jimmy and their captive
Sandman reached the Food Dispensers, the Sandman tried to comply with
their demands to get them food but found that the computer was dead and
couldn't provide anything. Although other Cubs raged, accusing the Sandman
of lying and and voicing that he should be dying, Angel told her allies to
look at the Sandman, as he was too scared to lie.
When Jessica 6, joined by the Old Man, investigated the commotion, the Cubs, who were conditioned to fear age, were disturbed at the site of the Old Man. Sandman reinforcements subsequently arrived, the Cubs were forced to flee, but they took Jessica and the Old Man with them. The Cubs used "drug gas" (Muscle?) to deter pursuers, but one of the pursuing Sandmen followed, smacking the Old Man with his blaster to get him out of the way and then clipping Angel. Billy rushed on with Jessica, figuring that others would help Angel get back and preferring to ensure that Jessica remained their hostage; Angel assured her allies that she was alright and that they had just "fleshed" her.
Later, as Angel expressed pain while Billy wrapped her
wounded arm, Jessica told him that he was wrapping the wound too tightly
and took over. When Billy told her to get away, Angel told Billy that if
he moved against Jessica, she would cut him. Billy told Jessica that she
was going soft, but she told him that he tried to harm Jessica, he would
see how soft she was. She counseled him that citizens could be made to see
their cause, but not if they started cutting them.
Soon after, Logan 5 was caught by other Cubs as he approached their location to rescue Jessica, and when Billy confronted him, Logan threw a gas pellet and then dropped to the ground, pulling Jessica with him, to avoid the gas.
When Billy confronted Logan, the two
agreed to single combat, with Logan being allowed to depart with Jessica
if he won. Ultimately, despite Billy's Muscle-enhanced speed, Logan
defeated him. When Billy tried to shoot Logan anyway, Angel blasted the
weapon out of Logan's hands, insisting that he keep his word. As Logan and
Jessica departed, Angel advised them that the Subs would find out where
the city's food was hidden.
Sandmen subsequently arrived and assaulted the Cubs,
who escaped through various means.
Comments: Created by John Warner and Tom Sutton.
Courtesy of Loki, who recommended Angel to represent the Logan's Run series:
The 1976 movie is based on a
1967 novel of the same name by William F. Nolan and George Clayton
Johnson, but the movie has some significant differences from its source
material, and the comic is based on the movie version rather than the
novel. The last two issues of the comic appear to be new stories.
For the movie, story changes were
made, including raising the age of "last day" from 21 to 30 and
introducing the idea of the "Carousel" for eliminating 30-year-olds,
rather than using poison gas as in the novel.
Earth-76623 Circa 2274 A.D., the remnants of human civilization live in a sealed city beneath a cluster of geodesic domes, a utopia run by computer. The citizens live a hedonistic lifestyle, but to control the population, when they turn 30, they must enter the "Carousel," a public ritual that destroys their bodies, under the pretense they would be "Renewed" or reborn. Each person has embedded in their hand a "life-clock" crystal that changes color as they age, up to their "Last Day". Residents who attempt to flee the city are known as "Runners", and the team of huntsmen known as "Sandmen" are tasked to pursue and terminate them. Logan’s Run (1976); (Marvel) Logan’s Run #1 (1977)
The look and theme of this story
really reminded me of a Star-Lord story from the 1970s.
This profile was completed 03/06/2026, but its publication was delayed as it was intended for the Appendix 25th anniversary 's celebratory event.
Profile by Snood.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Angel should be distinguished from:
First posted: 09/18/2026
Last updated: 04/16/2026
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