FIGHT-BRIGADE
Membership: Elongated Armstrong, Fight-Man, Human Wreck, Riot Grrl, Super Mummy
Purpose: To defend Delta City from evildoers (and probably also Fight-Man)
Affiliations: Unrevealed
Enemies: Fight Man
Base of Operations: Delta City
First Appearance: Fight Man#1 (June, 1993)
History: (Fight Man#1 (fb)/All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Fight-Man) - The Fight-Brigade was a team of heroes assembled (via classified ad) to assist Fight-Man in his crusade against evil. Due to Fight-Man's carelessness and stupidity, their infighting threatened to destroy Delta City several times; thus, after six months of action, they broke up and drifted apart.
(Fight-Man#1) - With a contract out on his life placed by the Hooded Eye, Fight-Man contacted his old comrades from the Fight-Brigade for assistance. None of them would help.
Comments: Created by Evan Dorkin & Pam Eklund.
Elongated Armstrong is presumably a play on stretchable '70s action figure Stretch Armstrong.
"Riot grrl" was a '90s feminist...punk...movement...thing. Check Wikipedia, kids.
Riot Grrl's real name was revealed in Civil War: Battle Damage Report, via background information provided by Evan Dorkin. The real names and backgrounds of the rest of the Fight-Brigade were revealed in volume 4 of the All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe hardcovers.
Profile by Minor Irritant.
CLARIFICATIONS:
The Fight-Brigade has no known connections to
Elongated Armstrong has no known connections to
The Human Wreck has no known connections to
Riot Grrl has no known connections to
Super Mummy has no known connections to
(Joseph Armstrong)
(All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Fight-Man) - Scientist Joseph Armstrong was recruited into the Fight-Brigade via classified ad. After it broke up, he became an alcoholic.
(Fight-Man#1) - Elongated Armstrong was contacted by Fight-Man for assistance against the minions of the Hooded Eye. Armstrong refused, claiming that he'd lost his powers the week before. He hadn't.
Elongated Armstrong possesses the ability to stretch his body.
--Fight-Man#1
(Ronald Pulaski)
(All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Fight-Man) - Slob Ronald Pulaski was recruited into the Fight-Brigade via classified ad. After it broke up, he became a mercenary.
(Fight-Man#1) - The Human Wreck was contacted by Fight-Man for assistance against the minions of the Hooded Eye. The Wreck refused, and stated that he was among the people looking to collect the reward. He promised to give some of the reward money to Fight Man's parents.
The Human Wreck wears a super-powered "stunt-suit" and possesses sharp teeth.
--Fight-Man#1
(Erika Graham)
(All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Fight-Man) - Activist/musician Erika Graham was recruited into the Fight-Brigade via classified ad. After it broke up, she divided her time between superheroics and public speaking.
(Fight-Man#1) - Riot Grrl was contacted by Fight-Man for assistance against the minions of the Hooded Eye. Riot Grrl refused, hoping that his enemies would succeed in killing him.
(Civil War: Battle Damage Report) - Tony Stark considered Riot Grrl as a potential Initiative recruit.
Riot Grrl's possesses sonic powers and superhuman speed.
--Fight-Man#1
(All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Fight-Man) - The enigmatic Super-Mummy was recruited into the Fight-Brigade via classified ad. After it broke up, he gave up superheroics to spend more time with his wife and child, who are also mummies.
(Fight-Man#1) - Super Mummy was contacted by Fight-Man for assistance against the minions of the Hooded Eye. Super Mummy refused, as his kid had Little League.
Super Mummy is a powerful animate mummy.
--Fight-Man#1
images: (without ads)
Fight-Man#1, p32, pan 1 (Elongated Armstrong)
Fight-Man#1, p32, pan 4 (Human Wreck)
Fight-Man#1, p32, pan 5 (Riot Grrl)
Fight-Man#1, p32, pan2 (Super Mummy)
Appearances:
Fight-Man#1 (June, 1993) - Evan Dorkin (writer/penciler), Pam Eklund (inker),
Fabian Nicieza (editor)
Civil War: Battle Damage Report (2007) - Anthony Flamini (head writer), Jeff Youngquist (editor)
Last updated: 10/06/08.
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