The Twelve

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Official Team Name

The Twelve

Team Aliases

Unknown

Status

Defunct

Identity

Secret

Alignment

Good

Universe

Earth-616

Affiliations

Current Members
Black Widow, Blue Blade, Captain Wonder, Dynamic Man, Electro, Fiery Mask, Laughing Mask, Mastermind Excello, Mister E, Phantom Reporter, Rockman, Witness

Allies

Professor Zogg

Enemies

Nazis

Origin

Origin

During a raid on Berlin, these adventurers were randomly taken prisoner by the Nazis and held in suspended animation, with the intent of studying them to learn of their abilities as a weapon against the Allies.

Creators

J. Michael Straczynski, Chris Weston

First appearance

Last appearance

Twelve #0
(December, 2007)

Twelve #12
(June, 2012)

History

1940's

Twelve superhumans randomly kidnapped by the Nazis during World War II in order to study their powers for the Nazis' "Master Race" efforts. The superhumans were put in cryonic suspended-animation until the present day, when a construction project in Berlin, Germany inadvertently uncovers them. The series explores the culture shock of people from the 1940's being revived in the present day.

Modern Times

The Twelve attempt to adjust to modern life in various ways: The Blue Blade becomes a entertainer and celebrity; the Phantom Reporter continues his career in the newspaper industry and starts a column for the Daily Bugle, Dynamic Man starts to work again with the FBI and other law-enforcement agencies; the Black Widow reconnects as the "Instrument of Vengeance" for unknown party and begins to on missions again; and the powerful Rockman distraught being cut off from an underground Kingdom of Abyssmia that may or may not exist. He spends his time pounding the floor in the basement of the mansion were they are housed. On ballistics evidence, police arrest the Laughing Mask for a 1940's murder. Mister E is shunned by his family and Jewish community for hiding his ethnic background. The Witness continues his battle with crime. Captain Wonder, lost his family and friends but continues fighting crime and helping people. Mastermind Excello uses his vast wealth which has accumulated due to compound interest to retire in a mansion in upstate New York. Not much is known about the Fiery Mask but has been scene helping other heroes fight crime.

In addition, the daughter of the creator of the robot Electro reclaims possession of the robot.

Some time after their arrival the Phantom Reporter, gun in hand, stands over the body of the Blue Blade, regretting the man's death.

The Twelve

• Blue Blade - (Roy Chambers)
• Black Widow - (Claire Voyant)
• Witness - (U)
• Fiery Mask - (Jack Castle)
• Laughing Mask - (Dennis Burton)
• Phantom Reporter - (Richard Jones)
• Mister E - (Victor Jay)
• Rockman - (Dennis Burton)
• Mastermind Excello - (Earl Everett)
• Captain Wonder - (Jeff Jordan)
• Dynamic Man (Android) - (alias Curt Cowan)
• Electro (Robot)

Paraphernalia

Equipment: None known.
Transportation: None known.
Weapons: None known.

Notes

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Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• 8 Appearances of Twelve (WWII) (Earth-616)
• 2 Images that include Twelve (WWII) (Earth-616)
• Team Gallery: Twelve (WWII) (Earth-616)
• Fan-Art Gallery: Twelve (WWII) (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Twelve Series
• Newsarama Announcement about the series
• Marvel News article on the series
  

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