Loners (Earth-616)
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History
Mickey Musashi never wanted to be a superhero, but a series of circumstances and a sense of begrudging responsibility caused her to walk that path for years as part of the New Warriors. Eventually she realized just how dangerous her 'hobby' was, and quit for good, joining her fellow former teen hero Phil Urich (the only heroic Green Goblin) as a reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Musashi and Urich conceived Excelsior as an outreach organization, a 'support group' for teen heroes. Mickey contacted a number of former team heroes, and their first meeting was at a church in L.A. -- which was interrupted by a phone call from a 'mysterious benefactor' who offered the team $1 million to hunt down the Runaways and "get them off the streets." This story coincided with the Runaways bringing new member Victor Mancha into the fold, who it was discovered was Ultron's son. It took the return of Darkhawk, after a mental breakdown, to defeat Ultron. The last the team was seen, their "mysterious benefactor," now revealed to be Rick Jones, had asked them to continue their heroing duties as the "experienced" team on the West Coast. It was also revealed that Chamber was in fact the reincarnated Geoffrey Wilder, sent by the new Pride to spy on the latest Los Angeles-based team.
Lightspeed, Ricochet, Darkhawk, Turbo, Spider-Woman, and Green Goblin all are part of a self-help group, named The Loners, for teenage super heros who are addicted to their powers. The group is intended to help eachother refrain from using their powers and try live normal daily lives. However, many of the group tend to 'fall off the wagon' and use their powers anyway. Specifically, when Mattie Franklin (Spider-Woman) finds out who took her DNA to produce MGH, she enlists the help of Darkhawk and goes to find out more information. Darkhawk, who just wants to use his powers again, ruins their cover and they run into a woman named Nekra Sinclair who seems to be held captive by the MGH producers.
Paraphernalia
Equipment: None known.
Transportation: The "Excel," an airborne vehicle controlled in the same manner as the Green Goblin's Goblin Glider.
Weapons: None known.
Notes
"Excelsior!" and "True Believers" (the name of the story-arc where Excelsior first appeared) are sayings of Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee.
Trivia
- No trivia.
See Also
- Appearances of Loners (Earth-616)
- Team Gallery: Loners (Earth-616)
- Fan-Art Gallery: Loners (Earth-616)
- Images that include Loners (Earth-616)
Links and References
Art by Jason Pearson
Pictured (clockwise from top): Darkhawk, Ricochet, Lightspeed, Phil Urich, (center) Turbo
Chronological Bibliography
- Runaways Vol. 2 #1-6
- Loners #1-6
