And true to form, they live in a skyscraper with a big 'R' on it - ya know, like Tony Stark's Avengers Tower. … along with the classic Champions of Angor members Blue Jay, Silver Sorceress, and Wandjina (who is renamed Wundajin). The new (and mostly current) roster, first introduced in The Multiversity #1, includes: Retaliators ReturnĪlong with the new team name, the Retaliators' roster also got a bit of overhaul with some new members and new identities for some characters who were part of the original Champions of Angor which still maintain the Marvel homage theme in the team's current incarnation as the Retaliators. The team clashed with the Justice League before coming to an understanding as heroes to team up against a greater threat - a fairly typical formula for superhero crossovers that was even repeated in the official Avengers vs. Quick, a speedster inspired by Quicksilver
Silver Sorceress, a magic user inspired by the Scarlet Witch.Blue Jay, a shrinking hero based on Yellowjacket.Wandjina, a Thor-like weather deity based on Australian Aboriginal mythology.Much like the Squadron Supreme, the Champions of Angor were initially comprised of four members based on then-prominent Avengers including: Marvel writer (and close friend of Friedrich) Roy Thomas introduced Marvel's version of the Justice League, the Squadron Sinister, in 1969, turning them into the Squadron Supreme in 1971 - right at the same time Friedrich was introducing the Champions of Angor in Justice League. Weirdly enough, the team was created as part of a secret crossover between Marvel and DC. The Retaliators were originally introduced in 1971's Justice League #87 by writer Mike Friedrich and artist Dick Dillin under the team name 'the Champions of Angor,' with 'Angor' being the name of their homeworld which would later be defined as Earth-8 in the DC Multiverse.
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