Morgoth
Created by J.R.R. Tolkein; Super Comics version by Robert E. Wronski, Jr.
Real Name: Not Applicable
Aliases: Morgoth Bauglir, Melkor, Doctor Deadly, Uglon, Uglon the Deadly
Current Occupation: Would be world conqueror
Parents: None
Siblings: The Great Unknown, Allorin Vonski, Zeus, Satan (deceased), the Forbidden Planet (deceased)
Spouse: Mala, Teela (ex-wives)
Children: Voltrus, Pugli, Jon Zan
Group Affiliation: New Power Organization, Powerkid Haters, 7 Deadly Sins
Place of Birth: The Center of the Universe
Current Place of Residence: Unknown
First Appearance: The Fellowship of the Ring, 1954; Super Comics version in Powerkid # 3, November 1982
History:
At the dawn of time, six beings were born, three good and three evil. One of those evil beings eventually found Earth, and was considered a wizard by its denizens. He realized with his powers he could rule this world, and attempted to do so, but was undone by a fellowship of warriors, some unlikely hobbits, a Champion of Earth who wielded the Sword of Power, and one of his own brothers.
The dark one found himself banished to a dark dimension, where he was trapped. He did manage to escape briefly in the 6th century, but was sent back by that era's champion and a time travelling future era champion.
In the 18th century, a scientist on a world whose original name is now lost accidentally opened a rift into the Dark Dimension. The weakened demon came through, and possessed the scientist, Uglon. The villain renamed himself Uglon the Deadly, and quickly conquered this world, which got redubbled Death Planet.
Uglon began to then focus on recapturing Earth, both for revenge, and because he knew that Earth was a mystical nexus which meant ultimate power.
Uglon, as a now world leader, began creating alliances with other worlds. Also, because on Earth he was considered an "Elder God" by some, he used this to his advantage to unite with his brother, known on Earth as Satan among other names, and create a cult that worshiped them called the New Power Organization, which was both a religious group and a terrorist organization.
Uglon had two wives. One, Mala, was his wife before the possession. With her he fathered Voltrus and Pugli, and then banished her to the Dark Dimension. He then took another wife, Teela, with whom he fathered Jon Zan.
In 1982, Uglon decided it was time to take back Earth, but found himself defeated by three new heroes: Powerkid, Zap, and Speedy. The press, having hear him announce himself as Uglon the Deadly, dubbed him Doctor Deadly, a name that stuck, and which for a time the villain even embraced.
Uglon saw that since the champion of this year had allies, he too needed allies. His main allies for several years was Powerkid's other great foe, Karate Spears. But Uglon also created alliances with his past incarnation from ancient past and his 31st century future counterpart. He also created two separate organizations of Powerkid's (and later Powerman's) greatest foes, and created an alliance of alien races who had a common interest in Earth.
Uglon has fought Powerkid/Powerman and other Earth heroes time and again. His one goal is to destroy Powerman out of revenge and to get him out of the way for his ultimate goal of destroying the universe and reshaping it in his image.
Recently, he was separated from Uglon, and has returned to his ancient name of Morgoth. His current whereabouts are unknown.
He is destined to combat Powerman in which their combined energies will freeze them both in suspended animation until the 31nd century.
Comments:
I created the character a year before reading Lord of the Rings. His character and appearance was an amalgamation of such characters as Doctor Doom, Darkseid, and Darth Vader. Later, after reading Tolkein, I incorporated his being Morgoth into his history.
In the early 1980s, he was a frequent foe of Powerkid and the Space Patrol (in the 31st century), and in the Lord of the Chain (occurring concurrent with Lord of the Rings).
In almost every multipart cosmic crisis storyline Super Comics has published, Deadly had been the central villain. In History of the Super Universe, a prophesy was revealed that at the end of time, Powerkid and Doctor Deadly would do battle for the last time. I've teased by showing battles that seemed to be that battle, but weren't, and I did indeed finally show that battle in the 32nd century in the Continuity storyline, but in Crisis, I actually undid the prophesy via interference by time travelers.
Almost every title at some point has had some sot of connection to this character, who is probably the central villain of the whole of the Wronskiverse.
And new he's hiding.. And though he isn't to be part of the next upcoming major storyline directly, his absence will be explained. And after that, some cool changes planned for the character.
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Friday, February 10, 2012
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Hell Child
Hell Child
Created by Robert E. Wronski, Jr.
Real Name: Amy (Last Name Unrevealed)
Current Occupation: Agent of the New Power Organization
Parents: Unnamed
Siblings: Jill (Last Name Unrevealed)
Spouse: None
Children: None
Group Affiliation: Champions, Heroes of Earth, New Power Organization
Place of Birth: Somewhere in the deep South
Current Place of Residence: An undisclosed location
First Appearance: Blackbirds # 6, July 1991
Biography:
Amy was the oldest of two daughters living in the deep south. When she was 14, she began to develop mental powers. She was able to read minds, move objects with her mind, and even make people do her bidding. Her parents thought she was a witch, and kicked her out, calling her a hell child.
Amy decided to head north, towards Orange City, where people with unique abilities were celebrated as heroes. She instead ended up in Greenfield, where agents of Project: Franklin tried to abduct her because of her abilities and age, but she was rescued by the Blackbirds, a team of young heroes who were in constant conflict with Project: Franklin.
Amy was invited to join the team, and seeing the irony, chose the code name Hell Child to use for a heroic identity.
Amy's powers were rapidly growing stronger and stronger, and the power was corrupting her. In fact, one evening, when only her and War Child, the team leader, were at headquarters, Amy used her powers to rape him. Even though War Child was traumatized by the experience, he felt Amy could not be blamed for not being able to keep her powers in control, and they kept her on the team in order to help her.
A few months later, Amy's younger sister Jill showed up, having developed the same powers and also been kicked out of the house. Jill took up the identity of Devil's Daughter. Jill's powers weren't as strong as Amy's and thus did not cause the same problems.
In late 1992, it seemed that the team had been killed on Metor, but indeed they had survived and been captured by the Project, who had experimented on them. The team escaped and based on advice from Powerman, changed their name to the Champions.
In 1995, a mutant named Adam used his powers to take over the Earth. He mind controlled every metahuman on Earth to serve as his honor guard, the Heroes of Earth. However, when the spell was broken, it was discovered that some metas, like Hell Child, were willingly serving Adam's cause, believing in a world where super beings ruled. Hell Child was defeated along with Adam, and her powers were then stripped by Allorin Vonski, along with her memories of ever having powers. In fact, the whole world forget, and because of this, Amy and Jill returned home, their parents having believe the children had just ran away for a few years and were so relieved to have their normal children back.
Thirteen years later, a spell cast by the New Power Organization restored the powers and memories of all super-villains, brought dead ones back to life, and upgrades all of their powers. Amy had her powers back. She had her memories back. She was even more powerful. And she was more evil than ever.
First, she killed her parents and Jill. Then she willingly served as one of two of the New Power's top agents (the other being Powerlord). Hell Child was feared by heroes as she had no problems with killing, and liked to make sure it was going to hurt...physically and emotionally.
The New Power's scheme to reshape Earth as a world of evil failed, however, and Hell Child had to escape and go into hiding. However, not long after, she was abducted along with several other villains and heroes and transported to an alternate dimension by the Protector. They were to do battle for his amusement.
Hell Child killed the heroes Truth and Powergirl during this "secret war", and even killed her teammate Nicole Barstaman. Nicole had very similar powers as Amy. When Amy was mortally wounded, she absorbed Nicole's powers, her memories, and her life force into her, restoring her life and doubling her power. The side effect was that now there are two separate beings residing in one body, though Amy remains dominant.
When the heroes and villains returned to Earth, Hell Child returned to service for the New Power, that had rebuilt itself in her absence. She currently serves as one of the organization's number one agents.
Comments:
This character is actually inspired by one of the nicest, most innocent girls I knew in high school, based on the premise of what those types of powers could do even to the best of people.
Though I never expected when I created this character as a member of the Blackbirds that I would one day maker her one of the most dangerous villains in the Wronskiverse.
Created by Robert E. Wronski, Jr.
Real Name: Amy (Last Name Unrevealed)
Current Occupation: Agent of the New Power Organization
Parents: Unnamed
Siblings: Jill (Last Name Unrevealed)
Spouse: None
Children: None
Group Affiliation: Champions, Heroes of Earth, New Power Organization
Place of Birth: Somewhere in the deep South
Current Place of Residence: An undisclosed location
First Appearance: Blackbirds # 6, July 1991
Biography:
Amy was the oldest of two daughters living in the deep south. When she was 14, she began to develop mental powers. She was able to read minds, move objects with her mind, and even make people do her bidding. Her parents thought she was a witch, and kicked her out, calling her a hell child.
Amy decided to head north, towards Orange City, where people with unique abilities were celebrated as heroes. She instead ended up in Greenfield, where agents of Project: Franklin tried to abduct her because of her abilities and age, but she was rescued by the Blackbirds, a team of young heroes who were in constant conflict with Project: Franklin.
Amy was invited to join the team, and seeing the irony, chose the code name Hell Child to use for a heroic identity.
Amy's powers were rapidly growing stronger and stronger, and the power was corrupting her. In fact, one evening, when only her and War Child, the team leader, were at headquarters, Amy used her powers to rape him. Even though War Child was traumatized by the experience, he felt Amy could not be blamed for not being able to keep her powers in control, and they kept her on the team in order to help her.
A few months later, Amy's younger sister Jill showed up, having developed the same powers and also been kicked out of the house. Jill took up the identity of Devil's Daughter. Jill's powers weren't as strong as Amy's and thus did not cause the same problems.
In late 1992, it seemed that the team had been killed on Metor, but indeed they had survived and been captured by the Project, who had experimented on them. The team escaped and based on advice from Powerman, changed their name to the Champions.
In 1995, a mutant named Adam used his powers to take over the Earth. He mind controlled every metahuman on Earth to serve as his honor guard, the Heroes of Earth. However, when the spell was broken, it was discovered that some metas, like Hell Child, were willingly serving Adam's cause, believing in a world where super beings ruled. Hell Child was defeated along with Adam, and her powers were then stripped by Allorin Vonski, along with her memories of ever having powers. In fact, the whole world forget, and because of this, Amy and Jill returned home, their parents having believe the children had just ran away for a few years and were so relieved to have their normal children back.
Thirteen years later, a spell cast by the New Power Organization restored the powers and memories of all super-villains, brought dead ones back to life, and upgrades all of their powers. Amy had her powers back. She had her memories back. She was even more powerful. And she was more evil than ever.
First, she killed her parents and Jill. Then she willingly served as one of two of the New Power's top agents (the other being Powerlord). Hell Child was feared by heroes as she had no problems with killing, and liked to make sure it was going to hurt...physically and emotionally.
The New Power's scheme to reshape Earth as a world of evil failed, however, and Hell Child had to escape and go into hiding. However, not long after, she was abducted along with several other villains and heroes and transported to an alternate dimension by the Protector. They were to do battle for his amusement.
Hell Child killed the heroes Truth and Powergirl during this "secret war", and even killed her teammate Nicole Barstaman. Nicole had very similar powers as Amy. When Amy was mortally wounded, she absorbed Nicole's powers, her memories, and her life force into her, restoring her life and doubling her power. The side effect was that now there are two separate beings residing in one body, though Amy remains dominant.
When the heroes and villains returned to Earth, Hell Child returned to service for the New Power, that had rebuilt itself in her absence. She currently serves as one of the organization's number one agents.
Comments:
This character is actually inspired by one of the nicest, most innocent girls I knew in high school, based on the premise of what those types of powers could do even to the best of people.
Though I never expected when I created this character as a member of the Blackbirds that I would one day maker her one of the most dangerous villains in the Wronskiverse.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Heroes of Earth
Heroes of Earth
Created by Robert E. Wronski, Jr.
Members:
Allorin Vonski
Doctor Deadly
Unknown
Peter Lebane
Danny "Blacky" Falkner
Doctor Mystery
Wonder Dog
Powerkid/Powerman
Angela, Princess of Another World
Zap, Master of Power II
Luke Devlin
Speed Demon
John Barstaman
Justice I
Space Hero
Phil Kowalski
Kristen Sherman
Captain Hero
Shon Crest
Volt Man
Powerwoman
Starfire
Lady Shiva
Captain Zippy
Barbara Van Helsing
Powerkid II
Zap, Master of Power III
War Child
Icicle
Green Flame
Super Guy
Hell Child
Devil's Daughter
Mouse
Marvel
Justice III
First Appearance: Powerkid Police # 25, September 1984
Biography:
The team that has gone by the name Heroes of Earth has gone under a few different incarnations.
The first team actually began on an alternate world called Earth-5 by some. Allorin Vonski (one of the cosmic ones of Earth-B, the main Wronskiverse) knew of an upcoming Crisis that would threaten all of existence throughout the multliverse. He realized this other Earth needed it's own team of champions, much like Earth-B's Powerkid Police. Unlike Earth B, Earth-5 is a world without super-beings, but in their place are magical beings and nonpowered heroes.
The team Vonski chose consisted of Doctor Deadly, a hero whose mystical powers he used to protect the galaxy; the Unknown, a vigilante who operates in Worcester and was inspired by Vonki's brother the Great Unknown; Peter Lebane, a private investigator whose cases pit him against super criminals; Blacky Falkner, former sidekick of the Unknown and later parter of Lebane; Doctor Mystery, a very mysterious international adventurer; and Wonder Dog, a robotic dog who was a gift to Doctor Mystery from another vigilante who operated in a big city in the 1970s.
This team traveled to Earth-B to seek out the Powerkid Police, so they could join forces in the upcoming Crisis. The Heroes of Earth were part of the events of the Crisis on Infinite Earths. While they were on Earth-B with the Powerkid Police their world was destroyed by anti-matter. (Actually, that's not really true, but it was what they believed.)
They were present on the Monitor's satellite, and battled the Anti-Monitor on the moon of Qward.
And they then joined with Earth-B's heroes to stop Doctor Deadly (the bad one) from destroying all reality.
In the aftermath, the Heroes of Earth found themselves without a home, stranded on a world where they did not exist. In order to help their transition, he maxed his powers by altering reality so that these heroes had always existed on Earth-B.
Following this, the Heroes of Earth, who had only joined forces for the Crisis, disbanded.
Doctor Deadly retired, after having seen a world where his name is used for evil.
The Unknown had the hardest time adapting. Unlike the other heroes, the Unknown existed on both worlds. Thus, Earth-5's Unknown was a duplicate. He had no place. He later joined a team called the Mystery Men and tragically died on a mission.
Peter Lebane also had a duplicate, but Vonski's spell had actually merged the two together since their lives had been so close to being the same (whereas the two Unknowns had a lot of different adventures). Following this, Peter rejoined the police force.
Blacky also merged with his other universe version. When he reached adulthood, he would join the police force.
Doctor Mystery and Wonder Dog had no counterparts, so their lives and history were fully integrated, though Doctor Mystery and his partner seemed to disappear for many years, not returning until the rise of Adam.
Just over a year after the Crisis, a new version of the team would form, which would be the most well remembered.
In the fall of 1986, Doctor Deadly (the bad one) was at it again, with another attempt to conquer Earth. Several heroes gathered together to defeat him. Since the Powerkid Police had recently disbanded, Allorin Vonski proposed the forming of a new Heroes of Earth to fill the void. Not all heroes involved in that adventure joined, but those who did were Luke Devil, Angela (Princess of Booer), Powerkid, Zap, and Speed Demon. Shortly after, scientist John Barstaman was recruited, and then the new vigilante called Justice. Three Space Heroes from the late 21st century came back in time to join the team as well. The final addition to this version of the team was a new hero called Captain Hero.
The team moved into an underground section of the corporate headquarters of Allen Industries, owned by Matthew Allen, an alter ego of Allorin Vonski. It was based in Hadenville, OH, which Vonski claimed was a mystical nexus.
In late 1988, the team went through some major changes. Powerkid retired from heroing after hurting emotionally from the betrayal of society during the time when super heroes were banned in America. Zap had lost his powers for unknown reasons (which were later revealed to be due to the death of his father, Zeus.) Justice took a leave to focus on finding the headquarters of the New Power Organization. And the Space Heroes had to return to their own time to deal with a threat from some evil (fake robot) Time Lords.
And then betrayal. Captain Hero turned out to be an agent of Doctor Deadly, meant to infiltrate the team to steal the Universal Transponder, a device old as time that has the power to create or destroy. Captain Hero did steal the transponder, but not before attacking Barstaman, where he ripped out his tongue and pulled off his arms and legs, which where all later replaced with robotics.
While most of the team left to Death Planet to retrieve the device, Speed Demon remained behind to help Vonski, who was distracted by something he couldn't reveal (which was actually a matter involving the near destruction of his race.) That was when, Shon Crest the Speed Demon found himself face to face with Shon Crest the Speed Demon.
It turned out that the person who had been on team, was not Shon Crest, but really his clone, who had also been called Jamie Crest. Shon, who had been thought dead, was so outraged at the identity theft he killed his clone brother, who then just dematerialized, since he was a magical clone created by Vonski.
Crest then replaced his clone on the team.
In 1991, Powerman, Zap, and Volt Man were temporarily on the team, until Powerman "died" (he got better) and Zap and Volt Man lost their powers. Then with the break up of Justice League International, Vonski saw a void to fill, and got international UN status for his team, and the Heroes of Earth then gained bases all over the world, with their main headquarters in Canberra, Australia. They also gained a very large membership, as every hero on Earth was made a member of the team, so that any one can be called to service when needed.
But they still had a core team, which now had consisted of Allorin Vonski, Luke Devlin, Angela, and Barstaman. Crest had left to take on his personal mission against the evil Master.
But their core membership was added to by Starfire, former member of the Teen Titans, and the martial artist Lady Shiva. They were also joined by a new hero called Captain Zippy, who was a heroic vampire. Barstaman even helped him overcome his aversion to sunlight. Also joining the team was Barbara Van Helsing, a vampire hunter who was watching Zippy closely to see if he was truly reformed. And Powerwoman was a member of the Boor race who joined under the recommendation of Powerman.
In the summer of 1991, Maureen Wrigley went crazy and blew up the Canberra headquarters, and this led the UN to revoke the Heroes' international status. The team was forced to move into a new headquarters...the home of John Barstaman's parents and five siblings (which included his sister Rachel aka Marvel). It was crowded and chaotic to say the least.
Sadly, this new team was killed by the Powerkid Haters at the end of 1992.
Three years later, the mutant Adam rose to power and took over the world. He reinstituted the Heroes of Earth as his personal honor guard. The new team was the former members of the Champions, led by the new Powerkid and the new Zap. The team served the evil Adam against their will due to his powerful mind control. However, when Powerman returned from a self imposed exile, he was able to free the Heroes from Adam's control, and Adam was defeated. The team was disbanded.
Two years ago, the classic team was reformed. During the Crisis of the year before, the Cosmic Ones had to resurrect all deceased super-heroes. Thus, Vonski, Luke Devlin, Angela, Marvel, Captain Zippy, Barbara Van Helsing, and the new Justice (Michelle Wrigley, formerly Powerkid II) joined together with headquarters back in Allen Industries in Hadenville. Though Michelle has retired from heroics, the remainder of the team is still active today.
Comments:
When I first created the Heroes of Earth, this was my first ever two part story. (I had done stories that later had sequels and stories that hinted at things to come, but never one story in two parts.) Their first appearance in the Powerkid Police was an homage to the JLA/JSA crossovers. I had no idea of course that the Crisis on Infinite Earths was coming and that this would unintentionally serve as a prelude.
Earth-5, the world they came from, was made different from my super-hero world by being the world of non powered vigilantes, detectives, and magic users.
The next incarnation was inspired by Keith Giffen's Justice League, which came out of Legends. This heroes of earth came out of a four month crossover event called Heroes, which took place in Doctor Deadly Vs., Powerkid, Vonski Presents, Star Patrol, Super Spotlight, and Heroes. At the end, Heroes continued on as Heroes of Earth (after one issue in between titled Heroes of the People.)
This series lasted from 1986 to 1992. They went international in 1991, as a tribute to the JLI that was going through it's "Breakdowns" storyline, and an homage to the All-Star Squadron, in that I allowed every hero on Earth to be a member. It truly was the heroes of earth.
The destruction of their headquarters was actually part of a storyline going on at the time in Powerman, but for the Heroes, it had comical repercussions as a normal family had to share their home with a super-hero team. (Perhaps funnier to me, since the Barstamans were based on a very real family that I was very close to.)
In December 1992, the team was killed as part of an event called Death of the Super Universe, which had a huge death count, but it's comics, so almost everyone has returned.
The four issue mini-series Timeline in 1998 was the next use of the name, but the team was very different.
And recently, I took advantage of the aftermath of Crisis to revive the Heroes of Earth as part of the Super Explosion. And it's been a lot of fun to have the old gang back together again.
Created by Robert E. Wronski, Jr.
Members:
Allorin Vonski
Doctor Deadly
Unknown
Peter Lebane
Danny "Blacky" Falkner
Doctor Mystery
Wonder Dog
Powerkid/Powerman
Angela, Princess of Another World
Zap, Master of Power II
Luke Devlin
Speed Demon
John Barstaman
Justice I
Space Hero
Phil Kowalski
Kristen Sherman
Captain Hero
Shon Crest
Volt Man
Powerwoman
Starfire
Lady Shiva
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Captain Zippy
Barbara Van Helsing
Powerkid II
Zap, Master of Power III
War Child
Icicle
Green Flame
Super Guy
Hell Child
Devil's Daughter
Mouse
Marvel
Justice III
First Appearance: Powerkid Police # 25, September 1984
Biography:
The team that has gone by the name Heroes of Earth has gone under a few different incarnations.
The first team actually began on an alternate world called Earth-5 by some. Allorin Vonski (one of the cosmic ones of Earth-B, the main Wronskiverse) knew of an upcoming Crisis that would threaten all of existence throughout the multliverse. He realized this other Earth needed it's own team of champions, much like Earth-B's Powerkid Police. Unlike Earth B, Earth-5 is a world without super-beings, but in their place are magical beings and nonpowered heroes.
The team Vonski chose consisted of Doctor Deadly, a hero whose mystical powers he used to protect the galaxy; the Unknown, a vigilante who operates in Worcester and was inspired by Vonki's brother the Great Unknown; Peter Lebane, a private investigator whose cases pit him against super criminals; Blacky Falkner, former sidekick of the Unknown and later parter of Lebane; Doctor Mystery, a very mysterious international adventurer; and Wonder Dog, a robotic dog who was a gift to Doctor Mystery from another vigilante who operated in a big city in the 1970s.
This team traveled to Earth-B to seek out the Powerkid Police, so they could join forces in the upcoming Crisis. The Heroes of Earth were part of the events of the Crisis on Infinite Earths. While they were on Earth-B with the Powerkid Police their world was destroyed by anti-matter. (Actually, that's not really true, but it was what they believed.)
They were present on the Monitor's satellite, and battled the Anti-Monitor on the moon of Qward.
And they then joined with Earth-B's heroes to stop Doctor Deadly (the bad one) from destroying all reality.
In the aftermath, the Heroes of Earth found themselves without a home, stranded on a world where they did not exist. In order to help their transition, he maxed his powers by altering reality so that these heroes had always existed on Earth-B.
Following this, the Heroes of Earth, who had only joined forces for the Crisis, disbanded.
Doctor Deadly retired, after having seen a world where his name is used for evil.
The Unknown had the hardest time adapting. Unlike the other heroes, the Unknown existed on both worlds. Thus, Earth-5's Unknown was a duplicate. He had no place. He later joined a team called the Mystery Men and tragically died on a mission.
Peter Lebane also had a duplicate, but Vonski's spell had actually merged the two together since their lives had been so close to being the same (whereas the two Unknowns had a lot of different adventures). Following this, Peter rejoined the police force.
Blacky also merged with his other universe version. When he reached adulthood, he would join the police force.
Doctor Mystery and Wonder Dog had no counterparts, so their lives and history were fully integrated, though Doctor Mystery and his partner seemed to disappear for many years, not returning until the rise of Adam.
Just over a year after the Crisis, a new version of the team would form, which would be the most well remembered.
In the fall of 1986, Doctor Deadly (the bad one) was at it again, with another attempt to conquer Earth. Several heroes gathered together to defeat him. Since the Powerkid Police had recently disbanded, Allorin Vonski proposed the forming of a new Heroes of Earth to fill the void. Not all heroes involved in that adventure joined, but those who did were Luke Devil, Angela (Princess of Booer), Powerkid, Zap, and Speed Demon. Shortly after, scientist John Barstaman was recruited, and then the new vigilante called Justice. Three Space Heroes from the late 21st century came back in time to join the team as well. The final addition to this version of the team was a new hero called Captain Hero.
The team moved into an underground section of the corporate headquarters of Allen Industries, owned by Matthew Allen, an alter ego of Allorin Vonski. It was based in Hadenville, OH, which Vonski claimed was a mystical nexus.
In late 1988, the team went through some major changes. Powerkid retired from heroing after hurting emotionally from the betrayal of society during the time when super heroes were banned in America. Zap had lost his powers for unknown reasons (which were later revealed to be due to the death of his father, Zeus.) Justice took a leave to focus on finding the headquarters of the New Power Organization. And the Space Heroes had to return to their own time to deal with a threat from some evil (fake robot) Time Lords.
And then betrayal. Captain Hero turned out to be an agent of Doctor Deadly, meant to infiltrate the team to steal the Universal Transponder, a device old as time that has the power to create or destroy. Captain Hero did steal the transponder, but not before attacking Barstaman, where he ripped out his tongue and pulled off his arms and legs, which where all later replaced with robotics.
While most of the team left to Death Planet to retrieve the device, Speed Demon remained behind to help Vonski, who was distracted by something he couldn't reveal (which was actually a matter involving the near destruction of his race.) That was when, Shon Crest the Speed Demon found himself face to face with Shon Crest the Speed Demon.
It turned out that the person who had been on team, was not Shon Crest, but really his clone, who had also been called Jamie Crest. Shon, who had been thought dead, was so outraged at the identity theft he killed his clone brother, who then just dematerialized, since he was a magical clone created by Vonski.
Crest then replaced his clone on the team.
In 1991, Powerman, Zap, and Volt Man were temporarily on the team, until Powerman "died" (he got better) and Zap and Volt Man lost their powers. Then with the break up of Justice League International, Vonski saw a void to fill, and got international UN status for his team, and the Heroes of Earth then gained bases all over the world, with their main headquarters in Canberra, Australia. They also gained a very large membership, as every hero on Earth was made a member of the team, so that any one can be called to service when needed.
But they still had a core team, which now had consisted of Allorin Vonski, Luke Devlin, Angela, and Barstaman. Crest had left to take on his personal mission against the evil Master.
But their core membership was added to by Starfire, former member of the Teen Titans, and the martial artist Lady Shiva. They were also joined by a new hero called Captain Zippy, who was a heroic vampire. Barstaman even helped him overcome his aversion to sunlight. Also joining the team was Barbara Van Helsing, a vampire hunter who was watching Zippy closely to see if he was truly reformed. And Powerwoman was a member of the Boor race who joined under the recommendation of Powerman.
In the summer of 1991, Maureen Wrigley went crazy and blew up the Canberra headquarters, and this led the UN to revoke the Heroes' international status. The team was forced to move into a new headquarters...the home of John Barstaman's parents and five siblings (which included his sister Rachel aka Marvel). It was crowded and chaotic to say the least.
Sadly, this new team was killed by the Powerkid Haters at the end of 1992.
Three years later, the mutant Adam rose to power and took over the world. He reinstituted the Heroes of Earth as his personal honor guard. The new team was the former members of the Champions, led by the new Powerkid and the new Zap. The team served the evil Adam against their will due to his powerful mind control. However, when Powerman returned from a self imposed exile, he was able to free the Heroes from Adam's control, and Adam was defeated. The team was disbanded.
Two years ago, the classic team was reformed. During the Crisis of the year before, the Cosmic Ones had to resurrect all deceased super-heroes. Thus, Vonski, Luke Devlin, Angela, Marvel, Captain Zippy, Barbara Van Helsing, and the new Justice (Michelle Wrigley, formerly Powerkid II) joined together with headquarters back in Allen Industries in Hadenville. Though Michelle has retired from heroics, the remainder of the team is still active today.
Comments:
When I first created the Heroes of Earth, this was my first ever two part story. (I had done stories that later had sequels and stories that hinted at things to come, but never one story in two parts.) Their first appearance in the Powerkid Police was an homage to the JLA/JSA crossovers. I had no idea of course that the Crisis on Infinite Earths was coming and that this would unintentionally serve as a prelude.
Earth-5, the world they came from, was made different from my super-hero world by being the world of non powered vigilantes, detectives, and magic users.
The next incarnation was inspired by Keith Giffen's Justice League, which came out of Legends. This heroes of earth came out of a four month crossover event called Heroes, which took place in Doctor Deadly Vs., Powerkid, Vonski Presents, Star Patrol, Super Spotlight, and Heroes. At the end, Heroes continued on as Heroes of Earth (after one issue in between titled Heroes of the People.)
This series lasted from 1986 to 1992. They went international in 1991, as a tribute to the JLI that was going through it's "Breakdowns" storyline, and an homage to the All-Star Squadron, in that I allowed every hero on Earth to be a member. It truly was the heroes of earth.
The destruction of their headquarters was actually part of a storyline going on at the time in Powerman, but for the Heroes, it had comical repercussions as a normal family had to share their home with a super-hero team. (Perhaps funnier to me, since the Barstamans were based on a very real family that I was very close to.)
In December 1992, the team was killed as part of an event called Death of the Super Universe, which had a huge death count, but it's comics, so almost everyone has returned.
The four issue mini-series Timeline in 1998 was the next use of the name, but the team was very different.
And recently, I took advantage of the aftermath of Crisis to revive the Heroes of Earth as part of the Super Explosion. And it's been a lot of fun to have the old gang back together again.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
The Bible
In the Wronskiverse, the events of the bible, but the stories in the bible are not exactly accurate...in the Wronskiverse, a fictional universe that is not real and thus should not be taken seriously.
Read more: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/important-biblical-events-timeline.html#ixzz1KDlJ1tPt
At the dawn of time, six cosmic beings were born, three of good, three of evil. The being who would become known as the Great Unknown joined with his good brothers to battle his evil brothers. However, they found themselves equal and chose to go their separate ways.
After billions of years, one of the Universal Protectors, who would one day be called Allorin Vonski, settled on Earth, in Africa. He helped create a paradise and invited humans to live there. He also used this as a place to hide the Universal Transponder.
When Vonski's evil brother Evil came in the form of a snake and tricked two of the humans, Adam and Eve, into helping him steal the Transponder. Vonski was able to stop this from happening, but he was so upset he banished the humans from his paradise, moved the paradise across the world to where Orange City, Massachusetts currently exists, and changed his paradise into the Forbidden Forest.
When Vonski's evil brother Evil came in the form of a snake and tricked two of the humans, Adam and Eve, into helping him steal the Transponder. Vonski was able to stop this from happening, but he was so upset he banished the humans from his paradise, moved the paradise across the world to where Orange City, Massachusetts currently exists, and changed his paradise into the Forbidden Forest.
This all happened around 52,000 BC. Two thousand years later, Vonski's anger with humanity and the influence of his brother Evil had gotten to the point that he punished the Earth by creating a global flood.
Around 2000 b.c.e.: Abraham and Sarah leave for their Promised Land in Canaan (Genesis 12–25)
Read more: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/important-biblical-events-timeline.html#ixzz1KDkpA7uR
Read more: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/important-biblical-events-timeline.html#ixzz1KDkpA7uR
Around 1260 B.C., the Great Unknown is angered by the evil of humanity, but also sees the potential for good. He chooses his first Champion of Earth in Moses, by giving him a mystical staff and advising him as he battled Ramses to free the slaves of Egypt.
Around 1000 b.c.e.: David begins ruling as Israel’s King (2 Samuel)
Around 950 b.c.e.: King Solomon, David’s son, builds the Temple in Jerusalem (1 Kings 6–8)
Around 925 b.c.e.: Israel splits into two kingdoms: Israel and Judah (1 Kings 12)
721 b.c.e.: The northern kingdom of Israel is conquered and exiled by the Assyrians, becoming the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel (2 Kings 17)
Around 622 b.c.e.: King Josiah enacts many religious reforms (2 Kings 22–23)
586 b.c.e.: The southern kingdom of Judah is conquered and exiled by the Babylonians, which begins the Exilic Period (2 Kings 25)
538 b.c.e.: King Cyrus of Persia allows the Jews to return to their homeland, which begins the Postexilic Period (2 Chronicles 36:22–23)
515 b.c.e.: The rebuilt Temple is dedicated under the leadership of the Judean governor, Zerubbabel, which begins the Second Temple Period (Ezra)
Around 425 b.c.e.: Nehemiah repairs the walls of Jerusalem, and Ezra and Nehemiah enact religious reforms (Nehemiah)
Around 165 b.c.e.: The Hasmoneans, under Judah Maccabee, rededicate the Temple, which is today celebrated as “Hanukkah” (1 Maccabees 4)
Read more: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/important-biblical-events-timeline.html#ixzz1KDlJ1tPt
In 8 A.D., the Great Unknown chose an twelve year old boy in Israel who was the son of the angel Gabriel, who had raped a woman named Mary. He granted him with amazing powers, but the boy named Jesus used his powers only is pacifistic ways. He was killed in 33 A.D. He could have saved himself but he refused to use his powers to harm others.
Around 46–64 (or 67) c.e.: The apostle Paul’s missionary journeys and letter writing (Acts 13–28 and Pauline Epistles)
Read more: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/important-biblical-events-timeline.html#ixzz1KDm4KV5W
Read more: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/important-biblical-events-timeline.html#ixzz1KDm4KV5W
70 c.e.: The destruction of the Jewish Temple by the Romans
Read more: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/important-biblical-events-timeline.html#ixzz1KDmCCuGZ
Read more: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/important-biblical-events-timeline.html#ixzz1KDmCCuGZ
Around 95 c.e.: Revelation, the final book of the New Testament, is completed
Read more: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/important-biblical-events-timeline.html#ixzz1KDmFefzS
Read more: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/important-biblical-events-timeline.html#ixzz1KDmFefzS
Saturday, April 16, 2011
The Great Unknown
The Great Unknown
Created by Robert E. Wronski, Jr.
Partially based on a real historical being
Real Name: Has gone by a few different names, including the Great Unknown, God, Yahweh, Jehovah, Allah, I am, the Alpha and Omega
Current Occupation: Protector of the Universe
Parents: None (was born in the Big Bang)
Siblings: Allorin Vonski, Zeus, Morgoth, Evil (deceased), the Forbidden Planet (deceased)
Spouse: None
Children: None
Group Affiliation: Universal Protectors
Place of Birth: The center of the Universe, where Oa now exists
Current Place of Residence: A cave on the planet Kookoorongba
First Historical Appearance: The Bible
First Super Comics Appearance: Adventures on Other Worlds # 1 (September 1978)
Biography:
At the dawn of time, six cosmic beings were born, three of good, three of evil. The being who would become known as the Great Unknown joined with his good brothers to battle his evil brothers. However, they found themselves equal and chose to go their separate ways.
The Great Unknown first found a world called Heaven. The race of this world, called Angels, worshiped the Great Unknown and made him their ruler. This race became highly evolved over billions of years. All was well, until one of the Great Unknown's brothers came to this world. Calling himself Lucifer Morningstar, he corrupted Heaven, creating a civil war in a bid to rule. However, the Great Unknown and his warriors were the greater force, and defeated the evil ones.
As punishment, the Great Unknown created a pocket dimension called Hell where he banished Lucifer and his minions. These angels eventually evolved into demons. Over time, Lucifer would find a way to turn the prison into a realm that he ruled. He was able to leave anytime, as was his demons. However, Lucifer found a way to capture the souls of Earth humans who were evil, and those who willingly trade their souls to him, each one giving him greater power.
Meanwhile, the Great Unknown to protect his angels, sent Heaven into it's own dimension. Heaven also became home to human souls after death, but only those who wanted to go.
Around 51,000 years in the past, the Great Unknown came to Earth, where his two good brothers had already made a home. At the request of Vonski, the Great Unknown became guard to the Sword of Power.
Around 1260 B.C., the Great Unknown is angered by the evil of humanity, but also sees the potential for good. He chooses his first Champion of Earth in Moses, by giving him a mystical staff and advising him as he battled Ramses to free the slaves of Egypt.
This began a trend in which the Great Unknown would continue to create champions on Earth. Not all of the champions have been chronicled as of yet, but we do know of some of them.
In 8 A.D., the Great Unknown chose an twelve year old boy in Israel who was the son of the angel Gabriel, who had raped a woman named Mary. He granted him with amazing powers, but the boy named Jesus used his powers only is pacifistic ways. He was killed in 33 A.D. He could have saved himself but he refused to use his powers to harm others.
After this, the Great Unknown, saddened, left Earth, and settled on the planet Kookoorongba. He would keep watching Earth and creating champions, but he also started manipulating events off of Earth.
On Kookoorongba, he started giving people of a heroic quality super-powers, turning them into the police force called the Powermen. It was the people of Kookoorongba who named him the Great Unknown. They worshiped him and allowed him to rule them. He also created the Council, a group represented by various alien species. This council then created the Interstellar Peace Organization, a police force composed of aliens from throughout the universe.
In the 6th century, in the kingdom of Camelot, the Great Unknown granted a knight with a mystical sword, turning him into the Purple Knight.
In the 17th century, a French Musketeer is also given a mystical sword, becoming the Scarlet Swordsman.
In the 19th century, another Frenchman became the second Scarlet Swordsman.
In the 1960s, the Universal Protectors became aware of a coming Crisis, in which the Universal Destroyers would take advantage. And so the trio each decided to create their own champion out of the sons of three sisters.
The Great Unknown chose Christopher Kowalky, born in 1972. His mother was Maureen Hasser, the middle sister. Only this wasn't exactly true. Christopher was actually born on the planet Hanguk. His father was from Earth, a member of the Interstellar Peace Organization. His mother was a native woman. When the planet was invaded by Booer, the father took Chris to Earth. He met Maureen and she married the space hero and raised the child as her own. What nobody knew was that the Great Unknown had orchestrated the whole thing.
In 1979, when Chris was 6, the Great Unknown set things in motion. He sent a ball of energy towards Earth which struck Chris, granting him amazing powers. Chris would choose the name Superboy, but would go on to be called Super-Bob, Powerkid, and Powerman.
Just after this, the Great Unknown observed a man about to commit suicide. He implanted an idea into his head, which inspired the man to not kill himself, but instead become the costumed vigilante called the Unknown. (This implanted message also got bounced into the alternate reality of Earth-5, where the man's counterpart in that reality also received the message and also became the Unknown.)
The Great Unknown then sent Krazel, one of his best Powermen and IPO agents, to visit Chris and train him.
In 1983, Powerkid finally went to Kookoorongba and visited the Great Unknown. After this, the Great Unknown began communicating directly with Powerkid via mental telethapy.
At the end of 1988, Cronstar, a time travelling robot, hatched a plan that threatened to destroy reality. Powerman joined with past Champions of Earth, to form the History's Heroes. Though the heroes defeated Cronstar, it was not before there was a negative effect which caused the Great Unknown to survive only by merging with Powerman. During a one year period, Chris maintained control of his body when normal, but when he became Powerman, the Great Unknown would take control. Fortunately, after a year, the Great Unknown gained enough power back to leave Powerman's body and reform on his own.
After the separation, the Great Unknown stopped communicating with Powerman. Recently, in 2008, Chris Kowalsky's son, Connor, who had become the new Powerkid, found he can communicate with the Great Unknown. The Great Unknown revealed to Connor that he tries to communicate with Chris and also Chris' sister Michelle, who had also served as Powerkid in the 1990s, but they choose to ignore him.
During the Crisis of 2008 to 2009, the Great Unknown and his good brothers created a massive spell the resurrected many dead super-heroes and also restored the memories and powers of other heroes that had lost both from a spell cast by Allorin Vonski in 1998.
Currently the Great Unknown continues to guide Connor Kowalsy as the new Powerkid. Though there is no recored stories of the Great Unknown in the future, his legacy will continue on. Powerman will live on as an immortal with the powers granted to him by Powerman at least into the 32nd century. The council he created will still exist in the 31st century, running the United Federation of Planets (or United Planets) and the Star (or Space) Patrol. The Interstellar Peace Organization will become the Star Patrol. In the late 21st century, the IPO will create the Ticon Force.
Comments:
When I first created the Great Unknown in 1978, he was inspired by Orson from Mork and Mindy. When Adventures on Other Worlds ended, the Great Unknown faded from my memory, until 1983. In 1983, I reintroduced the Great Unknown and his connection to Krazy-El and Kookoorongba. In 1985, in the History of the Super Universe, I created the mythology that explained his relationship to his cosmic brothers.
In 1988, my friend John Barstow started scripting and editing Powerman. He decided to take the relationship between Powerman and the Great Unknown, and create a mini-series off of it called Past Imperfect. This is when we were introduced to the concept of there being previous champions. He also created the merging, which I was then left to try to write stories about.
After a year of writing stories of the Great Unknown as the main character, I think I got fed up with him.
I used him just once in 1992, in a story that revealed that the Great Unknown was God.
However, after that, I stopped using him for almost 20 years. However, since the new Powerkid series is about nostalgia, it was only logical to make the Great Unknown a supporting character.
Created by Robert E. Wronski, Jr.
Partially based on a real historical being
Real Name: Has gone by a few different names, including the Great Unknown, God, Yahweh, Jehovah, Allah, I am, the Alpha and Omega
Current Occupation: Protector of the Universe
Parents: None (was born in the Big Bang)
Siblings: Allorin Vonski, Zeus, Morgoth, Evil (deceased), the Forbidden Planet (deceased)
Spouse: None
Children: None
Group Affiliation: Universal Protectors
Place of Birth: The center of the Universe, where Oa now exists
Current Place of Residence: A cave on the planet Kookoorongba
First Historical Appearance: The Bible
First Super Comics Appearance: Adventures on Other Worlds # 1 (September 1978)
Biography:
At the dawn of time, six cosmic beings were born, three of good, three of evil. The being who would become known as the Great Unknown joined with his good brothers to battle his evil brothers. However, they found themselves equal and chose to go their separate ways.
The Great Unknown first found a world called Heaven. The race of this world, called Angels, worshiped the Great Unknown and made him their ruler. This race became highly evolved over billions of years. All was well, until one of the Great Unknown's brothers came to this world. Calling himself Lucifer Morningstar, he corrupted Heaven, creating a civil war in a bid to rule. However, the Great Unknown and his warriors were the greater force, and defeated the evil ones.
As punishment, the Great Unknown created a pocket dimension called Hell where he banished Lucifer and his minions. These angels eventually evolved into demons. Over time, Lucifer would find a way to turn the prison into a realm that he ruled. He was able to leave anytime, as was his demons. However, Lucifer found a way to capture the souls of Earth humans who were evil, and those who willingly trade their souls to him, each one giving him greater power.
Meanwhile, the Great Unknown to protect his angels, sent Heaven into it's own dimension. Heaven also became home to human souls after death, but only those who wanted to go.
Around 51,000 years in the past, the Great Unknown came to Earth, where his two good brothers had already made a home. At the request of Vonski, the Great Unknown became guard to the Sword of Power.
Around 1260 B.C., the Great Unknown is angered by the evil of humanity, but also sees the potential for good. He chooses his first Champion of Earth in Moses, by giving him a mystical staff and advising him as he battled Ramses to free the slaves of Egypt.
This began a trend in which the Great Unknown would continue to create champions on Earth. Not all of the champions have been chronicled as of yet, but we do know of some of them.
In 8 A.D., the Great Unknown chose an twelve year old boy in Israel who was the son of the angel Gabriel, who had raped a woman named Mary. He granted him with amazing powers, but the boy named Jesus used his powers only is pacifistic ways. He was killed in 33 A.D. He could have saved himself but he refused to use his powers to harm others.
After this, the Great Unknown, saddened, left Earth, and settled on the planet Kookoorongba. He would keep watching Earth and creating champions, but he also started manipulating events off of Earth.
On Kookoorongba, he started giving people of a heroic quality super-powers, turning them into the police force called the Powermen. It was the people of Kookoorongba who named him the Great Unknown. They worshiped him and allowed him to rule them. He also created the Council, a group represented by various alien species. This council then created the Interstellar Peace Organization, a police force composed of aliens from throughout the universe.
In the 6th century, in the kingdom of Camelot, the Great Unknown granted a knight with a mystical sword, turning him into the Purple Knight.
In the 17th century, a French Musketeer is also given a mystical sword, becoming the Scarlet Swordsman.
In the 19th century, another Frenchman became the second Scarlet Swordsman.
In the 1960s, the Universal Protectors became aware of a coming Crisis, in which the Universal Destroyers would take advantage. And so the trio each decided to create their own champion out of the sons of three sisters.
The Great Unknown chose Christopher Kowalky, born in 1972. His mother was Maureen Hasser, the middle sister. Only this wasn't exactly true. Christopher was actually born on the planet Hanguk. His father was from Earth, a member of the Interstellar Peace Organization. His mother was a native woman. When the planet was invaded by Booer, the father took Chris to Earth. He met Maureen and she married the space hero and raised the child as her own. What nobody knew was that the Great Unknown had orchestrated the whole thing.
In 1979, when Chris was 6, the Great Unknown set things in motion. He sent a ball of energy towards Earth which struck Chris, granting him amazing powers. Chris would choose the name Superboy, but would go on to be called Super-Bob, Powerkid, and Powerman.
Just after this, the Great Unknown observed a man about to commit suicide. He implanted an idea into his head, which inspired the man to not kill himself, but instead become the costumed vigilante called the Unknown. (This implanted message also got bounced into the alternate reality of Earth-5, where the man's counterpart in that reality also received the message and also became the Unknown.)
The Great Unknown then sent Krazel, one of his best Powermen and IPO agents, to visit Chris and train him.
In 1983, Powerkid finally went to Kookoorongba and visited the Great Unknown. After this, the Great Unknown began communicating directly with Powerkid via mental telethapy.
At the end of 1988, Cronstar, a time travelling robot, hatched a plan that threatened to destroy reality. Powerman joined with past Champions of Earth, to form the History's Heroes. Though the heroes defeated Cronstar, it was not before there was a negative effect which caused the Great Unknown to survive only by merging with Powerman. During a one year period, Chris maintained control of his body when normal, but when he became Powerman, the Great Unknown would take control. Fortunately, after a year, the Great Unknown gained enough power back to leave Powerman's body and reform on his own.
After the separation, the Great Unknown stopped communicating with Powerman. Recently, in 2008, Chris Kowalsky's son, Connor, who had become the new Powerkid, found he can communicate with the Great Unknown. The Great Unknown revealed to Connor that he tries to communicate with Chris and also Chris' sister Michelle, who had also served as Powerkid in the 1990s, but they choose to ignore him.
During the Crisis of 2008 to 2009, the Great Unknown and his good brothers created a massive spell the resurrected many dead super-heroes and also restored the memories and powers of other heroes that had lost both from a spell cast by Allorin Vonski in 1998.
Currently the Great Unknown continues to guide Connor Kowalsy as the new Powerkid. Though there is no recored stories of the Great Unknown in the future, his legacy will continue on. Powerman will live on as an immortal with the powers granted to him by Powerman at least into the 32nd century. The council he created will still exist in the 31st century, running the United Federation of Planets (or United Planets) and the Star (or Space) Patrol. The Interstellar Peace Organization will become the Star Patrol. In the late 21st century, the IPO will create the Ticon Force.
Comments:
When I first created the Great Unknown in 1978, he was inspired by Orson from Mork and Mindy. When Adventures on Other Worlds ended, the Great Unknown faded from my memory, until 1983. In 1983, I reintroduced the Great Unknown and his connection to Krazy-El and Kookoorongba. In 1985, in the History of the Super Universe, I created the mythology that explained his relationship to his cosmic brothers.
In 1988, my friend John Barstow started scripting and editing Powerman. He decided to take the relationship between Powerman and the Great Unknown, and create a mini-series off of it called Past Imperfect. This is when we were introduced to the concept of there being previous champions. He also created the merging, which I was then left to try to write stories about.
After a year of writing stories of the Great Unknown as the main character, I think I got fed up with him.
I used him just once in 1992, in a story that revealed that the Great Unknown was God.
However, after that, I stopped using him for almost 20 years. However, since the new Powerkid series is about nostalgia, it was only logical to make the Great Unknown a supporting character.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Crisis
Crisis was a 12 issue mini-series that ran from May 2008 to April 2009. It had crossovers in every Super Comics title of the time period.
The New Power Organization returned with a plan to destroy all reality (the entire multiverse) and replace it with a one shaped in evil. To do this, they needed both the Universal Transponder and the Sword of Power, and planned on increasing their chances by going into the past and the future to steal it over and over at different points.
For such a grand plan, they needed an army of villains. This was, however, a time when most super-villains were either dead, or had been stripped of their power and their memories. Morgoth and Satan worked with Kane on such a powerful spell that they restored the memories and powers of all living villains, and raised many of the major villains of the past 30 years back from the dead. Then to top it off, they gifted each villain with a power upgrade, making each one more powerful than ever.
When Allorin Vonski, the Great Unknown, and Zeus learned of this, they quickly did the same thing for heroes. They raised deceased super-heroes, and brought back retired and depowered heroes.
Then the race was on, and heroes and villains traveled to various times in the past, present, and future to obtain their prize or save it.
This series during this portion of the story ended up featuring every Super Comics character ever created. But it didn't end there.
One such important mission needs to be mentioned, because it's impact on the mythology of the Wronskiverse. We had learned in 1985's History of the Super Universe that at the end of time, Powerkid would fight Doctor Deadly, and the battle would destroy the universe.
Then in the series New Earth, published in 1994 and taking place in 3182, Powerman and Dr. Deadly have that battle, and are about to do the deed, when the cosmic being Barsto travels to that point to absorb the energy of the two, pursued from 1994 by Allorin Vonski. The interference caused the four to merge into the being called Continuity. This did end the universe. Eventually, Continuity is killed due to the sacrifice of NighTrain, but Vonski is able to separate himself, as revealed later.
Well, in Crisis, the New Power sends a team to the future to steal the power emitted during the event to fuel the machine they are creating. The team sent is Voltrus, Hellchild, Man-Killer, Spearon, Lightning Master, Powerlord, Dikrewop, and Nicole Barstaman. But just as they arrive in the future, they are followed by Powerman, Powerkid, Powergirl, Zap, Zap Mom, Girl Zap, Zappette, and Krazel. The heroes overcome the villains, but their presence interferes with predestined events, so that the universe does not end. The universe continues to live on beyond 3182.
The bad guys do manage to get the sword and universal transponder. The villains move their operation off the Earthly plane and into Hell. Soon the universe and multiverse start to feel the effects of the end, and Allorin Vonski reaches out to heroes of other worlds, including Earth-0 (the DC Universe), Earth-616 (the Marvel Universe), Earth-26 (the world of Captain Carrot, Animal Town, and Mighty Mouse), Earth-818793 (the Wold Newton Universe), Earth-5 (the world of Power Woman), Kearth-K (where Powerman is evil), Earth-B2 (Powerman operated during World War II), Earth-Z (where only characters created by Phil Sheridan exist), and Earth-Prime (home of Super Comics creator Robert E. Wronski, Jr.)
The final battle was in Hell. The Machine was destroyed, the transponder was recovered. Powerlord maintained the Sword. Morgoth was freed from occupying the body of the scientist Uglon for the first time in centuies. And Satan was killed, which caused the destruction of Hell. All heroes and villains managed to flee from Hell thanks to Vonski, the Great Unknown and Zeus. Because Hell was destroyed, the souls trapped there returned to Earth as ghosts, and all demons became homeless and have now taken to spending all their time on Earth now.
Following Crisis, with the return of many heroes and villains, many new titles were started or returned, including National Heroes, Heroes of Earth, Forgotten Ones, and Bad Guys.
The New Power Organization returned with a plan to destroy all reality (the entire multiverse) and replace it with a one shaped in evil. To do this, they needed both the Universal Transponder and the Sword of Power, and planned on increasing their chances by going into the past and the future to steal it over and over at different points.
For such a grand plan, they needed an army of villains. This was, however, a time when most super-villains were either dead, or had been stripped of their power and their memories. Morgoth and Satan worked with Kane on such a powerful spell that they restored the memories and powers of all living villains, and raised many of the major villains of the past 30 years back from the dead. Then to top it off, they gifted each villain with a power upgrade, making each one more powerful than ever.
When Allorin Vonski, the Great Unknown, and Zeus learned of this, they quickly did the same thing for heroes. They raised deceased super-heroes, and brought back retired and depowered heroes.
Then the race was on, and heroes and villains traveled to various times in the past, present, and future to obtain their prize or save it.
This series during this portion of the story ended up featuring every Super Comics character ever created. But it didn't end there.
One such important mission needs to be mentioned, because it's impact on the mythology of the Wronskiverse. We had learned in 1985's History of the Super Universe that at the end of time, Powerkid would fight Doctor Deadly, and the battle would destroy the universe.
Then in the series New Earth, published in 1994 and taking place in 3182, Powerman and Dr. Deadly have that battle, and are about to do the deed, when the cosmic being Barsto travels to that point to absorb the energy of the two, pursued from 1994 by Allorin Vonski. The interference caused the four to merge into the being called Continuity. This did end the universe. Eventually, Continuity is killed due to the sacrifice of NighTrain, but Vonski is able to separate himself, as revealed later.
Well, in Crisis, the New Power sends a team to the future to steal the power emitted during the event to fuel the machine they are creating. The team sent is Voltrus, Hellchild, Man-Killer, Spearon, Lightning Master, Powerlord, Dikrewop, and Nicole Barstaman. But just as they arrive in the future, they are followed by Powerman, Powerkid, Powergirl, Zap, Zap Mom, Girl Zap, Zappette, and Krazel. The heroes overcome the villains, but their presence interferes with predestined events, so that the universe does not end. The universe continues to live on beyond 3182.
The bad guys do manage to get the sword and universal transponder. The villains move their operation off the Earthly plane and into Hell. Soon the universe and multiverse start to feel the effects of the end, and Allorin Vonski reaches out to heroes of other worlds, including Earth-0 (the DC Universe), Earth-616 (the Marvel Universe), Earth-26 (the world of Captain Carrot, Animal Town, and Mighty Mouse), Earth-818793 (the Wold Newton Universe), Earth-5 (the world of Power Woman), Kearth-K (where Powerman is evil), Earth-B2 (Powerman operated during World War II), Earth-Z (where only characters created by Phil Sheridan exist), and Earth-Prime (home of Super Comics creator Robert E. Wronski, Jr.)
The final battle was in Hell. The Machine was destroyed, the transponder was recovered. Powerlord maintained the Sword. Morgoth was freed from occupying the body of the scientist Uglon for the first time in centuies. And Satan was killed, which caused the destruction of Hell. All heroes and villains managed to flee from Hell thanks to Vonski, the Great Unknown and Zeus. Because Hell was destroyed, the souls trapped there returned to Earth as ghosts, and all demons became homeless and have now taken to spending all their time on Earth now.
Following Crisis, with the return of many heroes and villains, many new titles were started or returned, including National Heroes, Heroes of Earth, Forgotten Ones, and Bad Guys.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Allorin Vonski
Allorin Vonski
Created by Robert E. Wronski, Jr.
Based upon real historical figures, celebrities, and characters created by J.R.R Tolkein, John Broome, Carmine Infantino, Sy Barry, J.K. Rowling, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Marv Wolfman, and George Perez.
Real Name: Born with no name, he has taken to naming himself various names over time, and other times has accepted the names placed upon him. In his life he has been known as God, I Am, Allorin Vonski, Gandolph, McKormack, Shron, Merlin, the Stranger, Albus Dumbledore, Matthew Allen, the Phantom Stranger, the Watcher, the Ancient One, and the Monitor.
Current Occupation: Watcher of realities
Parents: Was born in the big bang with no parents. His adoptive parents were Dracula and Aphrodite.
Siblings: The Great Unknown, Zeus, Evil (deceased), Morgoth, the Forbidden Planet (deceased)
Spouse: None
Children: The Protector
Group Affiliation: Universal Protectors, Heroes of Earth
Place of Birth: The center of the Universe, where Oa currently exists
Current Place of Residence: A residence that exists outside of time and space but has portals to various places throughout time, space, and dimension.
First Appearance: The real being is technically older than time, if that makes sense. The character's first appearance in fiction is the Bible.
First Super Comics Appearance; Vonski Presents # 1 (September 1983)
Biography:
At the dawn of time, six cosmic being were born...three of good, three of evil.
The good and evil immediately formed into the Universal Protectors and Universal Destroyers and began a battle. However, they were at a stalemate and all went their separate ways.
During the war, a device had been created by the Destroyers called the Universal Transponder, a device so powerful it could destroy the universe, but it was captured by the Protectors.
After billions of years, one of the Universal Protectors, who would one day be called Allorin Vonski, settled on Earth, in Africa. He helped create a paradise and invited humans to live there. He also used this as a place to hide the Universal Transponder.
When Vonski's evil brother Evil came in the form of a snake and tricked two of the humans, Adam and Eve, into helping him steal the Transponder. Vonski was able to stop this from happening, but he was so upset he banished the humans from his paradise, moved the paradise across the world to where Orange City, Massachusetts currently exists, and changed his paradise into the Forbidden Forest.
The Forest became an enchanted place that was a portal to various places in time, space and dimension, and a place that magic still existed even after it left most of the world.
This all happened around 52,000 BC. Two thousand years later, Vonski's anger with humanity and the influence of his brother Evil had gotten to the point that he punished the Earth by creating a global flood.
A thousand years later, Vonski was much more attached to humanity again, and the other creatures of Earth, especially the Elves and Hobbits. At this time, around 49,000 BC, another of the evil brothers, Morgoth, had found Earth and was attempting to conquer it. Vonski was known as a wizard at the time, and posed under three different personas. Using these three identities, he helped man, elves, hobbits, and dwarves fight against Morgoth. As Gandolph, he was part of the fellowship that was to bring a magical powerful ring to Mordor to be destroyed. He was thought killed, but actually grew more powerful. He then helped build the armies of man. Meanwhile, he posed as McCormack, where he chose one boy to go on his own mission to Mordor. He found this Bobbie, a librarian, and gave him the Sword of Power, a mystical sword of his own creation, to accomplish his quest. Later, he would reappear to Bobbie, after his death and rebirth, as Shron.
After Morgoth was defeated, Vonski took the Elves, and hobbit Bilbo Baggins and brought them to the Forbidden Forest.
About 47,000 BC, Allorin Vonski first uses this name, as he becomes a scientist and sorcerer in Atlantis.
After that, Vonski stepped back and chose not to interfere, until around 1260 BC, when another of Vonski's brothers, this time a good one, came to Earth. Unlike Vonski who had taken a human form, his brother had not taken a corporeal form. This is the being we now call the Great Unknown.
The Great Unknown had taken an interest in human affairs. While Vonski had taken the role of advisor and watcher, the Great Unknown felt the need to look for and create champions amongst the mortals to fight for good. In this case, he looked at the situation of Egypt, of the oppressive evil ruler, and the people who were his slaves. At first, Vonski chooses not to get involved, as this is human against human. However, the Great Unknown felt that humanity needed a push, if the right one is chosen to push.
The Great Unknown chose a Jewish slave adopted as Egyptian royalty named Moses as his first ever Champion of Earth. He drew the man to Mount Sinai, where he appeared as a flame and identified himself as "I am." He told him it was his destiny and endowed the man with mystical abilities and guided him in his mission to free his people, even giving him a mystical staff.
It was only after Moses had freed his people that Vonski stepped in. He saw that the Great Unknown's method worked, and wanted to help guide humanity, and gave to Moses ten commandments for which his people should follow.
The next recorded interaction with humanity for Vonski was in the 6th century in England. A young boy named Arthur came across Vonski's Sword of Power, now called Excalibur, lodged in a stone. Vonski had trapped it there, in his own attempt to find a chosen one. Whoever pulled the sword out was to be Vonski's chosen one, and this young Arthur did so.
Vonski took the name Merlin to guide Arthur in his destiny of becoming king of Camelot.
Next, during the 19th century, Vonski chose to become closer to humanity and joined the southern army during the American Civil War. Following the war, he spent the next 35 years roaming the American Southwest as a gunfighting hero called the Stranger.
In the 1930s, in his attempt to better understand humanity, Vonski chose to turn himself into a baby, and age at a normal rate. He chose Dracula and Aphrodite to raise him, so that he can learn of love and evil. During that time, he is renamed Matthew Allen. When he reaches adulthood, he regains his powers, and creates a business that will make him a billionaire. Additionally, feeling bad for not being around during World War II, he takes on the identity of the Phantom Stranger.
In the 1960s, under his other identity as Albus Dumbledore, he takes over as headmaster of Hogwarts School for Magic. His Forbidden Forest also connects to Hogwarts in England. That same decade, the Fantastic Four learn of his existence as the Watcher, and as the Ancient One, Vonski trains Doctor Stephen Strange in the mystic arts.
In the late 1960s, the three Universal Protectors sensed their evil brothers were coming together, a time of crisis was impending. Each decided to choose their own champion, and three sisters were to become the mothers of those champions.
One of those sisters was Colleen Hasser, who had married Shon Crest, the super-hero called the Speedster. Colleen was pregnant with his child. The Speedster was killed in battle with a foe, and Colleen then gave birth to his child, though she died in the process. The child, also named Shon Crest, absorbed the memories of his father, though they would come to him slowly over time.
Vonski took Crest in and raised him as his son and trained him to master his super-speed and also to master mystic arts.
In the 1970s, Vonski has a relationship that produces a child, though Vonski did not stay in the child's life. In fact, shortly after birth, the child was abducted by Darkseid's minions to be raised on Apokolips by Granny Goodness. Darkseid figures the child of a cosmic being will be worth having. Vonski learns of this, but does nothing.
In the early 1980s, Morgoth returned and attacked Earth. Coincidentally, young Shon, now 18, had left home to make it on his own. He fulfilled his destiny by becoming the heroic Speedy, joining with his cousins Powerkid and Zap as the Super-Trio.
Seeing this as the time of Crisis, Vonski began monitoring all heroes and villains and keeping files on all of them. He began recording adventures of heroic stories. And then, he decided to create a team of heroes from an alternate universe that Vonski labeled Earth-5. He called them the Heroes of Earth.
The Heroes of Earth teamed up with the Powerkid Police to stop Morgoth from stealing the Universal Transponder again, during a greater Crisis on Infinite Earths. The larger crisis involved a being from the Anti-Matter Universe who tried to destroy the positive matter universes. Vonski and his teams joined with heroes from other universes to save reality.
Following the Crisis, his Heroes of Earth disbanded, but Vonski gathered together a new team of Heroes of Earth again to oppose Morgoth. This one would become permanent, even setting up headquarters in Allen International (Vonki's billion dollar company) headquarters in Hadenville, OH.
In 1991, Vonski was able to expand the role of his team, establishing a relationship with the United Nations. This was in response to the troubles affecting at the time the Justice League International. Embassies were set up world wide, with the main headquarters moved to Canberra, Australia. Taking a page from the All-Star Squadron of the 1940s, every hero on Earth was accepted as a member, thus truly becoming the Heroes of Earth.
Around this time, Vonski's biological son learned he had the power of teleportation and used it to escape from Apokolips. He teleported onto the kitchen table of Joel and Mei-Lei Kent in Smallville, Kansas. The Kents happened to be the parents of current Superman Sam Kent, and they called him up. Superman ended up taking the lad to Metropolis where he became a father figure for the boy he renamed Bob Kent.
Eventually, Vonski and his son would meet, and Vonski would truthfully say that he had not cared about his son's fate. Bob Kent, who had taken the hero name the Tele-Kid, felt rejected by his father, and by the heroic community, as neither the Justice League nor the Teen Titans had let him join them. He left the universe for other realities. When he returned he had only been gone a month, but for him it had been centuries. He now called himself the Protector, and created his own super team called the Blackbirds.
Vonski continued to be the go to guy when the world or all reality was threatened. However, he chose to let humanity usually fight for themselves and only assisted in guiding and pushing heroes in the right direction, and only fighting himself when the threat was something on his level.
That is why, in 1995, Allorin Vonski allowed Adam, a mutant, to take over the Earth. (Also, Adam's powers included the ability to ward off and be immune to magic.) But once the heroes had stopped him (three years later), Vonski only then stepped in under Powerman's request.
Powerman felt the world would be better without super-heroes, and thus Allorin, who agreed, created a spell on a global scale that would remove all super-powers from all meta-humans, and erase the existence of super-heroes and super-villains from everyone's memories, except for a select few.
However, this spell was broken in 2007 when Powerman killed President Bush. This brought back everyone's memories, and thus the powers. Powerman had been one of the few spared, and had been in retirement and away. But he returned and went crazy and evil. Vonski stepped in when he felt his spell was gone, and soon discovered that Morgoth had possessed Powerman. Vonski battled Morgoth to free Powerman.
Recently, it's been revealed that Vonski is the Monitor of Earth-20 (which is the Wronskiverse aka Earth-B, renumbered after Infinite Crisis).
Vonski has recently had to create a spell that took the combined efforts of him, and his good brothers. He revived all dead heroes, and enhanced everyone's powers. This was in reaction to a similar spell created by their evil brothers.
Vonski recently faked his death at Hogwarts, and continues to run his corporation and lead a new version of the Heroes of Earth.
Comments:
When I created Allorin Vonski in 1983, he was just "Vonki". He was just an anthology host for a horror anthology series. He hosted stories featuring Vampire Man and the Creature Commandos. In the Vonski segments, there were references and appearances showing that his parents were Dracula and Venus.
In 1984, I wanted to do my own "Crisis on Two Earths" story. I already had the Powerkid Police of Earth-B as my version of the Justice League, so I just needed the other team. I decided to create Earth-5, a world where heroes were all unpowered vigilantes or magic heroes. This team was the Heroes of Earth, and Vonski was it's leader. This was the first time we saw Vonski actually using real powers, rather than the tiny tricks he performed in his own series.
During 1985's The Crisis Within, Vonski was shown to be the Earth-B version of the Monitor featured in Crisis on Infinite Earths. We learn then that Vonski Presents, Super Files, and History of the Super Universe are all part of Vonski's keeping files on everyone and everything.
In writing History of the Super Universe in 1985, I revealed the relationships of the Univeral Protectors and their origin, and how they were related to the Super-Trio. When I created Speedy, I did not reveal (or even know) of his connection to Vonski. Additionally, History revealed that Vonski was involved in Lord of the Rings. When I created McCormack (who debuted the same month as Vonski) I hadn't planned on them being the same person, but it just turned out that way.
In 1986, Vonski became one of those go-to characters for time-space problems. But once the Heroes of Earth was established, he was a regular on that series as leader up until 1992.
Then from 1993 to 1995, he went back to being a minor character who played a major role. Then in 1995, he vanished. In 1998, he showed up for the last issue of Timeline, then disappeared into obscurity until 2007, when I began my slow relaunch of Super Comics. Vonski showed up for the return of Powerman/debut of Powerkid, and then went away again, until Crisis. Now he is a regular member of the Heroes of Earth.
On the characters that I've merged him with. The biblical/God stuff I came up with in 1991 - 1992 in Vonski Presents and Powerman. The Harry Potter reference is a recent reveal in Heroes of Earth. Merlin was mentioned in History of the Super Universe. The Phantom Stranger role was mentioned again in 1991 - 1992. His being the Watcher and Ancient One were revealed during Crisis.
About Vonski's personality. Vonski is a lot like House. He's a brilliant man who cares about humanity, and has amazing god-like powers. In fact, he is one of two people who are worshiped as God. He is very singular in purpose. He feels that if something needs to be done, then he will do it, and he feels he shouldn't have to explain his actions. He's very cold. He's arrogant and rude. And yet, he would sacrifice himself to save others if need be.
Note that Vonki's history doesn't sync with real history, nor does the biblical references truly match up with the bible, and his conflations with other characters don't work in their canon. The Wronskiverse is not the real universe, or the main reality of characters like Dumbledore, so it doesn't matter.
Vonski's role in the TVCU is soon to diminish, but he will return, as a major player in the Wronskiverse in the future.
Created by Robert E. Wronski, Jr.
Based upon real historical figures, celebrities, and characters created by J.R.R Tolkein, John Broome, Carmine Infantino, Sy Barry, J.K. Rowling, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Marv Wolfman, and George Perez.
Real Name: Born with no name, he has taken to naming himself various names over time, and other times has accepted the names placed upon him. In his life he has been known as God, I Am, Allorin Vonski, Gandolph, McKormack, Shron, Merlin, the Stranger, Albus Dumbledore, Matthew Allen, the Phantom Stranger, the Watcher, the Ancient One, and the Monitor.
Current Occupation: Watcher of realities
Parents: Was born in the big bang with no parents. His adoptive parents were Dracula and Aphrodite.
Siblings: The Great Unknown, Zeus, Evil (deceased), Morgoth, the Forbidden Planet (deceased)
Spouse: None
Children: The Protector
Group Affiliation: Universal Protectors, Heroes of Earth
Place of Birth: The center of the Universe, where Oa currently exists
Current Place of Residence: A residence that exists outside of time and space but has portals to various places throughout time, space, and dimension.
First Appearance: The real being is technically older than time, if that makes sense. The character's first appearance in fiction is the Bible.
First Super Comics Appearance; Vonski Presents # 1 (September 1983)
Biography:
At the dawn of time, six cosmic being were born...three of good, three of evil.
The good and evil immediately formed into the Universal Protectors and Universal Destroyers and began a battle. However, they were at a stalemate and all went their separate ways.
During the war, a device had been created by the Destroyers called the Universal Transponder, a device so powerful it could destroy the universe, but it was captured by the Protectors.
After billions of years, one of the Universal Protectors, who would one day be called Allorin Vonski, settled on Earth, in Africa. He helped create a paradise and invited humans to live there. He also used this as a place to hide the Universal Transponder.
When Vonski's evil brother Evil came in the form of a snake and tricked two of the humans, Adam and Eve, into helping him steal the Transponder. Vonski was able to stop this from happening, but he was so upset he banished the humans from his paradise, moved the paradise across the world to where Orange City, Massachusetts currently exists, and changed his paradise into the Forbidden Forest.
The Forest became an enchanted place that was a portal to various places in time, space and dimension, and a place that magic still existed even after it left most of the world.
This all happened around 52,000 BC. Two thousand years later, Vonski's anger with humanity and the influence of his brother Evil had gotten to the point that he punished the Earth by creating a global flood.
A thousand years later, Vonski was much more attached to humanity again, and the other creatures of Earth, especially the Elves and Hobbits. At this time, around 49,000 BC, another of the evil brothers, Morgoth, had found Earth and was attempting to conquer it. Vonski was known as a wizard at the time, and posed under three different personas. Using these three identities, he helped man, elves, hobbits, and dwarves fight against Morgoth. As Gandolph, he was part of the fellowship that was to bring a magical powerful ring to Mordor to be destroyed. He was thought killed, but actually grew more powerful. He then helped build the armies of man. Meanwhile, he posed as McCormack, where he chose one boy to go on his own mission to Mordor. He found this Bobbie, a librarian, and gave him the Sword of Power, a mystical sword of his own creation, to accomplish his quest. Later, he would reappear to Bobbie, after his death and rebirth, as Shron.
After Morgoth was defeated, Vonski took the Elves, and hobbit Bilbo Baggins and brought them to the Forbidden Forest.
About 47,000 BC, Allorin Vonski first uses this name, as he becomes a scientist and sorcerer in Atlantis.
After that, Vonski stepped back and chose not to interfere, until around 1260 BC, when another of Vonski's brothers, this time a good one, came to Earth. Unlike Vonski who had taken a human form, his brother had not taken a corporeal form. This is the being we now call the Great Unknown.
The Great Unknown had taken an interest in human affairs. While Vonski had taken the role of advisor and watcher, the Great Unknown felt the need to look for and create champions amongst the mortals to fight for good. In this case, he looked at the situation of Egypt, of the oppressive evil ruler, and the people who were his slaves. At first, Vonski chooses not to get involved, as this is human against human. However, the Great Unknown felt that humanity needed a push, if the right one is chosen to push.
The Great Unknown chose a Jewish slave adopted as Egyptian royalty named Moses as his first ever Champion of Earth. He drew the man to Mount Sinai, where he appeared as a flame and identified himself as "I am." He told him it was his destiny and endowed the man with mystical abilities and guided him in his mission to free his people, even giving him a mystical staff.
It was only after Moses had freed his people that Vonski stepped in. He saw that the Great Unknown's method worked, and wanted to help guide humanity, and gave to Moses ten commandments for which his people should follow.
The next recorded interaction with humanity for Vonski was in the 6th century in England. A young boy named Arthur came across Vonski's Sword of Power, now called Excalibur, lodged in a stone. Vonski had trapped it there, in his own attempt to find a chosen one. Whoever pulled the sword out was to be Vonski's chosen one, and this young Arthur did so.
Vonski took the name Merlin to guide Arthur in his destiny of becoming king of Camelot.
Next, during the 19th century, Vonski chose to become closer to humanity and joined the southern army during the American Civil War. Following the war, he spent the next 35 years roaming the American Southwest as a gunfighting hero called the Stranger.
In the 1930s, in his attempt to better understand humanity, Vonski chose to turn himself into a baby, and age at a normal rate. He chose Dracula and Aphrodite to raise him, so that he can learn of love and evil. During that time, he is renamed Matthew Allen. When he reaches adulthood, he regains his powers, and creates a business that will make him a billionaire. Additionally, feeling bad for not being around during World War II, he takes on the identity of the Phantom Stranger.
In the 1960s, under his other identity as Albus Dumbledore, he takes over as headmaster of Hogwarts School for Magic. His Forbidden Forest also connects to Hogwarts in England. That same decade, the Fantastic Four learn of his existence as the Watcher, and as the Ancient One, Vonski trains Doctor Stephen Strange in the mystic arts.
In the late 1960s, the three Universal Protectors sensed their evil brothers were coming together, a time of crisis was impending. Each decided to choose their own champion, and three sisters were to become the mothers of those champions.
One of those sisters was Colleen Hasser, who had married Shon Crest, the super-hero called the Speedster. Colleen was pregnant with his child. The Speedster was killed in battle with a foe, and Colleen then gave birth to his child, though she died in the process. The child, also named Shon Crest, absorbed the memories of his father, though they would come to him slowly over time.
Vonski took Crest in and raised him as his son and trained him to master his super-speed and also to master mystic arts.
In the 1970s, Vonski has a relationship that produces a child, though Vonski did not stay in the child's life. In fact, shortly after birth, the child was abducted by Darkseid's minions to be raised on Apokolips by Granny Goodness. Darkseid figures the child of a cosmic being will be worth having. Vonski learns of this, but does nothing.
In the early 1980s, Morgoth returned and attacked Earth. Coincidentally, young Shon, now 18, had left home to make it on his own. He fulfilled his destiny by becoming the heroic Speedy, joining with his cousins Powerkid and Zap as the Super-Trio.
Seeing this as the time of Crisis, Vonski began monitoring all heroes and villains and keeping files on all of them. He began recording adventures of heroic stories. And then, he decided to create a team of heroes from an alternate universe that Vonski labeled Earth-5. He called them the Heroes of Earth.
The Heroes of Earth teamed up with the Powerkid Police to stop Morgoth from stealing the Universal Transponder again, during a greater Crisis on Infinite Earths. The larger crisis involved a being from the Anti-Matter Universe who tried to destroy the positive matter universes. Vonski and his teams joined with heroes from other universes to save reality.
Following the Crisis, his Heroes of Earth disbanded, but Vonski gathered together a new team of Heroes of Earth again to oppose Morgoth. This one would become permanent, even setting up headquarters in Allen International (Vonki's billion dollar company) headquarters in Hadenville, OH.
In 1991, Vonski was able to expand the role of his team, establishing a relationship with the United Nations. This was in response to the troubles affecting at the time the Justice League International. Embassies were set up world wide, with the main headquarters moved to Canberra, Australia. Taking a page from the All-Star Squadron of the 1940s, every hero on Earth was accepted as a member, thus truly becoming the Heroes of Earth.
Around this time, Vonski's biological son learned he had the power of teleportation and used it to escape from Apokolips. He teleported onto the kitchen table of Joel and Mei-Lei Kent in Smallville, Kansas. The Kents happened to be the parents of current Superman Sam Kent, and they called him up. Superman ended up taking the lad to Metropolis where he became a father figure for the boy he renamed Bob Kent.
Eventually, Vonski and his son would meet, and Vonski would truthfully say that he had not cared about his son's fate. Bob Kent, who had taken the hero name the Tele-Kid, felt rejected by his father, and by the heroic community, as neither the Justice League nor the Teen Titans had let him join them. He left the universe for other realities. When he returned he had only been gone a month, but for him it had been centuries. He now called himself the Protector, and created his own super team called the Blackbirds.
Vonski continued to be the go to guy when the world or all reality was threatened. However, he chose to let humanity usually fight for themselves and only assisted in guiding and pushing heroes in the right direction, and only fighting himself when the threat was something on his level.
That is why, in 1995, Allorin Vonski allowed Adam, a mutant, to take over the Earth. (Also, Adam's powers included the ability to ward off and be immune to magic.) But once the heroes had stopped him (three years later), Vonski only then stepped in under Powerman's request.
Powerman felt the world would be better without super-heroes, and thus Allorin, who agreed, created a spell on a global scale that would remove all super-powers from all meta-humans, and erase the existence of super-heroes and super-villains from everyone's memories, except for a select few.
However, this spell was broken in 2007 when Powerman killed President Bush. This brought back everyone's memories, and thus the powers. Powerman had been one of the few spared, and had been in retirement and away. But he returned and went crazy and evil. Vonski stepped in when he felt his spell was gone, and soon discovered that Morgoth had possessed Powerman. Vonski battled Morgoth to free Powerman.
Recently, it's been revealed that Vonski is the Monitor of Earth-20 (which is the Wronskiverse aka Earth-B, renumbered after Infinite Crisis).
Vonski has recently had to create a spell that took the combined efforts of him, and his good brothers. He revived all dead heroes, and enhanced everyone's powers. This was in reaction to a similar spell created by their evil brothers.
Vonski recently faked his death at Hogwarts, and continues to run his corporation and lead a new version of the Heroes of Earth.
Comments:
When I created Allorin Vonski in 1983, he was just "Vonki". He was just an anthology host for a horror anthology series. He hosted stories featuring Vampire Man and the Creature Commandos. In the Vonski segments, there were references and appearances showing that his parents were Dracula and Venus.
In 1984, I wanted to do my own "Crisis on Two Earths" story. I already had the Powerkid Police of Earth-B as my version of the Justice League, so I just needed the other team. I decided to create Earth-5, a world where heroes were all unpowered vigilantes or magic heroes. This team was the Heroes of Earth, and Vonski was it's leader. This was the first time we saw Vonski actually using real powers, rather than the tiny tricks he performed in his own series.
During 1985's The Crisis Within, Vonski was shown to be the Earth-B version of the Monitor featured in Crisis on Infinite Earths. We learn then that Vonski Presents, Super Files, and History of the Super Universe are all part of Vonski's keeping files on everyone and everything.
In writing History of the Super Universe in 1985, I revealed the relationships of the Univeral Protectors and their origin, and how they were related to the Super-Trio. When I created Speedy, I did not reveal (or even know) of his connection to Vonski. Additionally, History revealed that Vonski was involved in Lord of the Rings. When I created McCormack (who debuted the same month as Vonski) I hadn't planned on them being the same person, but it just turned out that way.
In 1986, Vonski became one of those go-to characters for time-space problems. But once the Heroes of Earth was established, he was a regular on that series as leader up until 1992.
Then from 1993 to 1995, he went back to being a minor character who played a major role. Then in 1995, he vanished. In 1998, he showed up for the last issue of Timeline, then disappeared into obscurity until 2007, when I began my slow relaunch of Super Comics. Vonski showed up for the return of Powerman/debut of Powerkid, and then went away again, until Crisis. Now he is a regular member of the Heroes of Earth.
On the characters that I've merged him with. The biblical/God stuff I came up with in 1991 - 1992 in Vonski Presents and Powerman. The Harry Potter reference is a recent reveal in Heroes of Earth. Merlin was mentioned in History of the Super Universe. The Phantom Stranger role was mentioned again in 1991 - 1992. His being the Watcher and Ancient One were revealed during Crisis.
About Vonski's personality. Vonski is a lot like House. He's a brilliant man who cares about humanity, and has amazing god-like powers. In fact, he is one of two people who are worshiped as God. He is very singular in purpose. He feels that if something needs to be done, then he will do it, and he feels he shouldn't have to explain his actions. He's very cold. He's arrogant and rude. And yet, he would sacrifice himself to save others if need be.
Note that Vonki's history doesn't sync with real history, nor does the biblical references truly match up with the bible, and his conflations with other characters don't work in their canon. The Wronskiverse is not the real universe, or the main reality of characters like Dumbledore, so it doesn't matter.
Vonski's role in the TVCU is soon to diminish, but he will return, as a major player in the Wronskiverse in the future.
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