A
Los Angeles-based
super-hero team published by
Marvel Comics
in the
1970s.
The team was financed by one of its members, Warren Worthington III
also known as the Angel. He along with his former X-Men teammate
Bobby Drake (Iceman) were joined by Hercules, the legendary
Greek demi-god, Black Widow, an ex-Soviet spy, and Ghost Rider, a
demon-possessed motorcycle stuntman. This unlikely team
of super-heroes existed as a team for a very short time in the mid-to-late
1970s.
The team was later joined by Darkstar, a member of the Soviet
Super Soldiers and Black Goliath, a scientist who could grow
into a giant. These additions did nothing to add to the appeal of the
book, which soon passed the way of the dodo.