The Ultraforce is a fictional superhero

Superhero

A superhero is a type of stock character, possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers", dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas —...

 group that appears in comic book

Comic book

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s published by Malibu

Malibu Comics

Malibu Comics was an American comic book publisher active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for its Ultraverse line of superhero titles. The company's headquarters was in Calabasas, California. Malibu imprints included Aircel Comics and Eternity Comics...

, and later Marvel

Marvel Comics

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, as well as an animated series produced by DIC

DiC Entertainment

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. Their purpose was to protect the public and keep other Ultras from getting out of line. The membership consisted of various "ultras" (superheroes) in Malibu's Ultraverse

Ultraverse

The Ultraverse was the name given to a comic book imprint published by the American company Malibu Comics. The Ultraverse was a shared universe in which a variety of characters — known within the comics as "Ultras" — acquired super-human abilities.-History:...

, including the super-strong Prime

Prime (comics)

Prime is a superhero created by Bob Jacob, Gerard Jones, Len Strazewski, and Norm Breyfogle. He debuted in Prime #1 under Malibu Comics' Ultraverse imprint, and was one of its flagship characters along with Mantra and Hardcase . The character design was credited to Bret Blevins...

; Topaz, warrior queen of Gwendor; Prototype

Prototype (comics)

Prototype was the name of two characters from Malibu Comics' Ultraverse. The original Prototype was Bob Campbell, who was replaced by the second Prototype, Jimmy Ruiz...

, Ultra-Tech's armored spokesperson; the undead Ghoul

Ghoul (Ultraverse)

Ghoul is a character from Malibu Comics' Ultraverse continuity. He was created by Steve Gerber, R.R. Phipps, Dave Olbrich, Chris Ulm, and Tom Mason. Ghoul first appeared in Exiles #1.-Fictional character biography:...

, the last surviving member of the Exiles; Hardcase

Hardcase

Hardcase is a comic book series written by James Hudnall for Malibu Comics’ Ultraverse imprint, which lasted 26 issues. The series was about Tom Hawke, who became one of the first publicly known Ultras ....

, one of the first public Ultras; and the mysterious Contrary

Contrary (comics)

Contrary was a character from Malibu Comics' Ultraverse. She was created by Gerard Jones and Martin Egeland and first appeared in the series Freex, though she was better known as the founder of Ultraforce....

, who organized the team and provided their technology.

Post-Black September

After the event known as "Black September" (when Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics

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 purchased Malibu), the Ultraforce was re-created into a new team. Hardcase and Contrary were removed from the team, and from the memories of their former teammates. Prototype

Prototype (comics)

Prototype was the name of two characters from Malibu Comics' Ultraverse. The original Prototype was Bob Campbell, who was replaced by the second Prototype, Jimmy Ruiz...

 (Jimmy Ruiz) was also removed, though he was replaced by his predecessor in the Prototype armor, Bob Campbell. New members included the mysterious Lament and Wreckage. Marvel's Black Knight

Black Knight (Dane Whitman)

Dane Whitman is a fictional comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, the company's third person to bear the name Black Knight. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist John Buscema, he first appeared in The Avengers #47 Dane Whitman is a fictional comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics...

 became the leader of the new group. This series lasted only 15 issues and ended after the Malibu line was shut down by Marvel.

Roster

The names listed are those used while the character was associated with Ultraforce. "First appearance" is the place where the character first appeared as a member of the team. It is not necessarily the first appearance of the character in print, nor the story depicting how the character joined the team. All information is listed in publication order first, then alphabetical.

Pre-Black September

Character	Real name	First appearance	Notes
Contrary Contrary (comics) Contrary was a character from Malibu Comics' Ultraverse. She was created by Gerard Jones and Martin Egeland and first appeared in the series Freex, though she was better known as the founder of Ultraforce....	Unknown		Allegedly was "Wetware Mary".
Ghoul Ghoul (Ultraverse) Ghoul is a character from Malibu Comics' Ultraverse continuity. He was created by Steve Gerber, R.R. Phipps, Dave Olbrich, Chris Ulm, and Tom Mason. Ghoul first appeared in Exiles #1.-Fictional character biography:...	Johnathon Martin	Exiles #1
Hardcase Hardcase Hardcase is a comic book series written by James Hudnall for Malibu Comics’ Ultraverse imprint, which lasted 26 issues. The series was about Tom Hawke, who became one of the first publicly known Ultras ....	Tom Hawke	Hardcase #1
Pixx Pixx Pixx was a fictional character from Malibu Comics, created by Gerard Jones and Jeff Parker. She first appeared in Giant-Size Freex #1.Penny Burka was a normal child until her powers surfaced, causing her to uncontrollably project hallucinatory images to those around her. Her terrified parents...	Penny Burka	Giant-Size Freex #1
Prime Prime (comics) Prime is a superhero created by Bob Jacob, Gerard Jones, Len Strazewski, and Norm Breyfogle. He debuted in Prime #1 under Malibu Comics' Ultraverse imprint, and was one of its flagship characters along with Mantra and Hardcase . The character design was credited to Bret Blevins...	Kevin Green	Prime #1
Prototype Prototype (comics) Prototype was the name of two characters from Malibu Comics' Ultraverse. The original Prototype was Bob Campbell, who was replaced by the second Prototype, Jimmy Ruiz...	Jimmy Ruiz	Prototype #1
Topaz Topaz (comics) Topaz is a character from Malibu Comics' series, Ultraforce. She first appeared in Giant-Size Mantra #1.Topaz was a warrior Queen from the extradimensional matriarchal realm of Gwendor...	N/A	Giant-Size Mantra #1
Black Knight Black Knight (Dane Whitman) Dane Whitman is a fictional comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, the company's third person to bear the name Black Knight. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist John Buscema, he first appeared in The Avengers #47 Dane Whitman is a fictional comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics...	Dane Whitman
Siren
The Night Man Night Man Night Man is an American action/adventure/sci-fi series that aired in syndication from September 15, 1997 to May 17, 1999. The series is loosely based on a comic book published by Malibu Comics and was created by Steve Englehart and developed for television by Glen A...	Johnny Domino
Electrocute	Candy (android)	Strangers #1
Zip-Zap	Leon Balford	Strangers #1
Grenade	Hugh Fox	Strangers #1
Spectral	Dave Castiglone	Strangers #1
Atom Bob	Bob Hardin	Strangers #1

Post-Black September

Character	Real name	First appearance	Notes
Black Knight	Dane Whitman
Prime	Kevin Green
Prototype	Bob Campbell
Topaz	N/A
Ghoul	Johnathon Martin
Hellblade	Jefferson Kotto
Amber Hunt Amber Hunt Amber Hunt is a fictional character from Malibu Comics' Exiles comic book series, created by Steve Gerber. She is a pyrokinetic super hero in the Ultraverse and was once host to the Phoenix Force.-Fictional character biography:...	N/A
Iron Clad	Spencer Collins
Lament	Sarah Walks Unseen
Maxis	Dar'u Sorrin
Ripfire
Wreckage

Animated series

There was a short-lived Ultraforce cartoon based on the first version of Ultraforce, produced by DIC Entertainment

DiC Entertainment

DIC Entertainment was an international film and television production company. In addition to animated television shows such as Ulysses 31 , Inspector Gadget , The Littles , The Real Ghostbusters , Captain Planet and the Planeteers , and the first two seasons of the English adaptation of...

, that aired for 13 episodes.

There was also an Ultraforce action figure line produced by Galoob

Galoob

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.

Ultraforce episodes

• 1. Prime Time
• 2. The Stuff of Heroes
• 3. Armageddon
• 4. Lord Pumpkin's Pie
• 5. You Can't Go Home Again
• 6. Wrack & Ruin
• 7. Night and the Nightman
• 8. Prime Ambition
• 9. A Veiled Threat
• 10. Pump It Up
• 11. Primal Scream
• 12. Everything That Rises Must Converge
• 13. Jumpin' at the boneyard

Voice cast

Philip Akin Philip Akin Philip Akin is a Canadian actor who has been active for over thirty years in stage, film, and television. He has had featured roles in major American films such as The Sum of All Fears, S.W.A.T., and Get Rich or Die Tryin’...	Amos Crawley	Janet-Laine Green Janet-Laine Green Janet-Laine Green) is a Canadian actress, director, producer and teacher, active for over 25 years. Best known for her roles in She's the Mayor, Seeing Things and This is Wonderland, this Toronto-based film and television personality has also been a voice actor for animated series such as Jacob...
Rick Bennett Rick Bennett Eric John "Rick" Bennett is a retired American ice hockey left winger. He was drafted 54th overall by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and played a total of 15 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers.-External links:...	Murray Cruchley Murray Cruchley Lee Murray is the stage name of Murray Cruchley, a Canadian actor and radio personality.-Roles:* City on Fire - Tony Miller* Death Ship - Parsons* The Agency - New Copywriter* Scanners - Programmer 1...	Katie Griffin Katie Griffin Katie Griffin is a Canadian actress, voice actress, and singer. She is most famous for voicing Alex in Totally Spies! and Sailor Mars in Sailor Moon. She is also the voice of Yoko in Team Galaxy and Laugh-a-Lot Bear in Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot and as a plush toy...
Robert Bockstael Robert Bockstael Robert Theodore Bockstael was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a businessman by career....	Diane D'Aquila Diane D'Aquila Diane D'Aquila is an United States-born Canada-based actor. She has appeared in both television and film roles, but is best-known for her stage appearances at the Stratford Festival. She originated the role of Elizabeth I of England in Timothy Findley's play, Elizabeth Rex...	Graham Haley Graham Haley Graham Haley was born in Africa. After numerous years odd-jobbing, Graham began acting in theater, radio, film, and television. He immigrated to Canada in 1978, where he founded The Comedy Bank. This association led him all the way to a comedy series on Canadian radio.Graham is best known for his...
Sally Cahill Sally Cahill Sally Cahill is a Canadian voice actor and onscreen actress.She is known for providing the voice of Ada Wong in Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 4 and The Darkside Chronicles...	Catherine Disher Catherine Disher Catherine Wilder Disher is a Canadian actress who won a Gemini Award for Best Actress for her role in the Canadian mini-series Snakes & Ladders, and was nominated for her role as Dr...	Tom Harvey
Patrick Chilvers	Shirley Douglas Shirley Douglas Shirley Jean Douglas, OC is a Canadian television, film and stage actress and activist. Her acting career combined with her family name has made her recognisable in Canadian film, television and politics.-Personal life:...	Dan Hennessey Dan Hennessey Dan Hennessey is a Canadian voice actor who, early on in his career, performed with a children's comedy troupe,...
Jessie Collins	Michael Fletcher Michael Fletcher Michael Edward Fletcher is a professional Canadian football linebacker who most recently played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League...	David Hewlett David Hewlett David Ian Hewlett is an English-born Canadian actor best known for his role as Dr. Meredith Rodney McKay on the science fiction television shows Stargate SG1 and Stargate Atlantis.-Early life:...
Alyson Court Alyson Court Alyson Stephanie Court is a Canadian actress who first appeared in the 1985 children's film Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird, and played summer camper Dawn in the animated film Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation the following year...	David Fox David Fox (actor) David Fox is a Canadian actor.Fox was born in Swastika, Ontario. He is best known for his role as schoolteacher Clive Pettibone in Road to Avonlea, and for a variety of roles on television...	Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans...
Eve Crawford	Tamara Gorski Tamara Gorski Tamara Gorski is a Canadian actress. She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.- Filmography :-External links:*...	Don Francks Don Francks Donald Harvey Francks or Iron Buffalo is a Canadian actor, vocalist and jazz musician.- Life and work :Francks was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is a drummer, poet, native nations champion, motorcyclist, author and peace activist...
David Keeley	Susan Roman Susan Roman Susan Roman is a Canadian voice actress best known for voice acting the role of Lita/Sailor Jupiter in the North American DiC dub of the anime, Sailor Moon. She is one of the few voice actors to remain throughout the entire run of the series...	Bruce Tubbe
Lorne Kennedy	Rino Romano Rino Romano Rino Romano is a Canadian voice actor who has portrayed Batman in the animated series The Batman, Spider-Man in Spider-Man Unlimited, and Tuxedo Mask in the English dub of the anime Sailor Moon...	Marlow Vella
Shannon Lawson	Camilla Scott Camilla Scott Camilla Scott is a Canadian actress and television host.-Biography:Scott's first job was a cashier at the Canadian grocery chain Dominion when she was age 15...	Johnny White Johnny White Johnny White , was an American racecar driver.Born in Warren, Michigan, White died in Indianapolis, Indiana. He drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1963 and 1964 seasons, with 11 career starts, including the 1964 Indianapolis 500...
Kristina Nicoll	Chuck Shamata	Chris Wiggins Chris Wiggins Chris Wiggins is an English actor.He started out as a banker in his home country before he began his acting career in Canada, where he moved in 1952....
Jeff Max Nicholls	Norm Spencer Norm Spencer Norman "Norm" Spencer is a Canadian voice actor, most notable for being the English voice of the X-Men character Cyclops throughout many incarnations of the character in the 1990s, including the X-Men cartoon show, several X-Men video games, and as the character in crossover episodes for other...	Peter Wildman Peter Wildman Peter Wildman is a Canadian actor, voice actor, musician, writer and member of the Frantics comedy troupe. He voiced Buzz Sherwood on The Red Green Show, Mojo on the X-Men Animated Series and Sergeant Murphy in the series The Busy World of Richard Scarry....
Nicole Oliver Nicole Oliver -Education:She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from York University, and additional training from the British American Drama Academy in Oxford and London.-Career:...	John Stocker	Rod Wilson Rod Wilson Rodriques Wilson is an American football linebacker. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at South Carolina...
Max Piersig	Stuart Stone	Jaimz Woolvett Jaimz Woolvett Jaimz Woolvett is a Canadian actor. He was born on April 14, 1967 in Hamilton, Ontario in Canada. Woolvett's highest-profile role was The Schofield Kid, a near-sighted, aspiring gun-fighter in Clint Eastwood's Academy Award-winning Western Unforgiven . He has a younger brother, Gordon Michael...
Toby Proctor Toby Proctor Toby Proctor is a Canadian voice actor. He voiced Darien/Tuxedo Mask in the English dub of the Sailor Moon anime in 54 episodes of the first season. His other roles include Alex Flash Gordon in Flash Gordon and Copycat Ken in Ranma 1/2.-References:...	Sunny Besen Thrasher Sunny Besen Thrasher Sunny Besen Thrasher was a Canadian child actor who starred as Paul Edison in Nelvana's live-action series, The Edison Twins, and supplied voices in the first two Care Bears movies....	Richard Yearwood Richard Yearwood Richard Yearwood is an English-Canadian voice-over artist, director, producer, and character actor, who performs the voice of Donkey Kong in Donkey Kong Country, and other roles....

External links

• Unofficial Profile at Marvunapp.com
• Ultraforce Action Figure Guide