The phrase “ahead of its time” was used constantly. These discussions often drop comparisons to Watchmen, which would kick off the month after the twelfth and final issue dropped. But in maybe the past ten years or so, word of mouth has picked up about the 1985 miniseries. Michael Straczynski and Gary Frank’s “Supreme Power,” which was nearly two decades ago now. The Squadron Supreme has always been a bit of a blind spot for me. That one ends up being a bit harder to overlook. Also they were later mind controlled by The Over-Mind and turned their Earth into a nightmare dystopia. Superheroes always have to punch each other a little before they find out they’re on the same side. Although they did have a few dust ups with The Avengers. Three years and sixteen issues later, Thomas and Sal’s older brother John introduce us to The Squadron Supreme, who were like the last guys, but significantly less evil. In 1968, Roy Thomas and Sal Buscema introduced The Squadron Sinister, pitting them against Earth’s mightiest heroes in their Avengers run (they pop up at the end of #69).
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