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CHILDREN INC.

Membership: Ms Calleja (first name unrevealed), Ms Pearl (first name unrevealed), various others, including armed security and "killer robots"

Purpose: Illegal international trafficking of children, fraudulent raising of funds

Affiliations: None

Enemies: Johnny Blaze, Cardiac, Clara Menninger, Vengeance (Michael Badilino), Miranda Woods, Timothy Woods

Base of Operations: International, headquarters in Manhattan, New York City, USA

First Appearance: Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance#22 (May, 1994)

 

History:

(Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance#22 (fb) - BTS) - Children Inc. had established itself as a charity that helped underprivileged children, advertising on TV and scoring donations, including from Johnny Blaze and Roxanne. However, the charitable facade covered international child trafficking and abuse that was eventually uncovered by Cardiac. Meanwhile, the kidnapped Timmy Woods, a young friend of Blaze's, ended up a captive there.

(Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance#22) - Blaze sought to help Miranda Woods find her son. Clara Menninger had psychic visions that directed Blaze to Children Inc. There he demanded to speak to someone senior. Cardiac's sudden attack brought out the organization's well-armed security personnel, who fired on Cardiac and demanded Blaze leave. Blaze enlisted the aid of Badilino, who transformed into Vengeance when the two arrived at Children Inc's headquarters. Cardiac's continued destruction led the two to the sub-basements, where they encountered and fought "killer robots." Cardiac, Vengeance and Blaze destroyed them, with Cardiac then showing the two the locked rooms holding children. Blaze and Vengeance evacuated the children, including Timmy, while Cardiac completely demolished the building into fiery rubble.

Comments: Created by Howard Mackie (writer), Henry Martinez & Robert Walker (pencils), and Bud Larosa & Keith Williams (inks).

Blaze initially refers to the organization as "Child Inc." even though he's walking through the foyer to the giant plaque that says "Children Inc."

Profile by Grendel Prime.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Children Inc. has no known connections to


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Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance#22, p6, pan3 (main image)
Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance#22, p9, pan1 (security guards)


Appearances:
Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance#22 (May, 1994) - Howard Mackie (writer), Henry Martinez & Robert Walker (pencils), Bud Larosa & Keith Williams (inks), Bobbie Chase (editor)


Last updated: 07/15/12.

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