Origins
The team was introduced in Justice League of America #87 (Feb 1971), written by Mike Friedrich and published at the same time as his friend Roy Thomas was introducing the Justice League pastiche Squadron Supreme in Avengers. They came from the alien planet of Angor. When Angor was attacked by a spacefaring robot, they defeated it, and tracked it back to its home planet. At the same time, the JLA was tracking a robot which attacked Earth. The two teams both assumed the other was the enemy, and fought.
The Champions of Angor in this story were:
- Wandjina - The team leader. Named after an Australian weather spirit, he has super-strength and weather control powers. Pastiche of Thor.
- Silver Sorceress (civilian identity later revealed as Laura Neilsen) - A powerful, but unpredictable, magic user, with a costume incorporating a curious headdress. Pastiche of the Scarlet Witch.
- Blue Jay (civilian identity later revealed as Jay Abrams) -Hero with the ability to shrink in size, and fly. Pastiche of Yellowjacket.
- Jack B. Quick (civilian identity later revealed as Harry Christos; later takes the name Captain Speed) - Speedster, with brief flight abilities. Pastiche of Quicksilver.
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