Original Council
First appearing in Archie Goodwin's 1970s Manhunter backup series in Detective Comics. This Council is a secret organization bent on world domination, similar to those in the James Bond series. Their leader is a scientist named Dr. Anatol Mykros. The Council resurrects and enhances the wounded 1940s superhero Manhunter (Paul Kirk) and clones him to create an army. When Kirk learns of their true intentions, he rebels and dedicates himself to their downfall. He is aided by Interpol agent Christine St. Clair and martial artist Asano Nitobe, a former agent of the Council. Kirk eventually gives his life destroying the Council's headquarters.
The Council resurfaces years later in the JSA series, having apparently rebuilt their operation. They are now using the supervillain Sportsmaster as the template for their clones. In the JSA Annual #1 (Oct. 2000), the Council's new foe is revealed to be Dr. Mykros' daughter Soseh who assumes the identity of Nemesis. The JSA help Soseh battle her father's empire and even recruit her as a member of the JSA Reserves. Dr. Mykros is finally slain by Black Adam who uses his death as motivation to recruit Nemesis to his own offshoot super-team. The Council has not returned since.
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