Much later, Gen 13 would become a permanent part of the DC Universe with DC’s New 52 event. They battled each other at first, and then teamed up to fight Trance and Emplate. In Gen 13/Generation X, the Gen-actives met the young mutants. In Spider-Man/Gen 13, Spidey and the kids worked together to take down the antihero Glider. This is not the first time Gen 13 ran into Marvel heroes. Then it’s revealed that Fairchild has done a bunch of these missions for Ivana, with Ivana erasing her memory after each one. Fairchild goes on a mission and captures an enemy of Ivana’s to clear the debt. Trivia time: For what its worth, this month’s issue of Gen 13 has the evil Ivana coming after Fairchild, saying Fairchild owes her a favor. Sharp-eyed readers will recognize this as a parody of a famous Justice League cover. the robot.Ĭommercial break: Marvel and Wildstorm used this drawing to promote the comic at the time. the robot has a cameo, helping out in the FF’s lab. Another Burnout-centric storyline had him reuniting with and later rescuing a childhood friend, who is now a lingerie model. He dislikes this at first, but when the team is separated from Lynch for a while, Burnout is driven to find Lynch so they can be reunited. During the original series’ run, most of Burnout’s drama was him learning that Lynch is his long-lost father. And in this issue, when he touches Ben, Grunge absorbs Ben’s rocky skin.įlame on: We’ve never seen Johnny knocked out from absorbing too much heat, but then we have to remember that this whole story is an alternate universe.įantastic fifth wheel: As the quiet one, Burnout doesn’t have as much character development as the rest of Gen 13. Coffee and potato soup doesn’t strike me as “nighttime snack” material.Ĭlobberin’ time: Unlike Marvel’s Absorbing Man, Grunge can absorb more than just rock and metal. Reed concedes to her rather than continue to argue.įade out: Sue’s prepares a nighttime snack of coffee and potato soup for her and Reed’s Fantasticar flight. Unstable molecule: As both leader and scientist, Fairchild talks to Reed on his level twice in this issue, putting him in his place. The final panel is Lynch seeing a news report about the incident on TV. Rainmaker says that’s only as long as their mentor Lynch never learns of this. Nearby, Johnny and Burnout shake hands, each admitting they are a “hothead.” Freefall shoots Johnny down with a simple “It’s a shame I have to leave.” As the two teams go their separate ways, Grunge wants to celebrate, saying they got out of trouble pretty easily. Reed tries to hold the kids responsible for the damage to the Baxter Building, but Fairchild says the “scenario” would have taken place out in the ocean without endangering the city of the FF had never abducted Queelocke. Instead of battling to the death, they start, as Rainmaker puts it, “loving.” Everyone’s reactions to this are really funny, and worth the cost of the comic.Īfter the two aliens are done “completing the process,” as Reed puts it, the monster disappears and Queelocke is back to normal. Queelocke and the monster confront each other in Central Park. No matter what they do, they can’t stop Queelocke from marching forward. The FF and Gen 13 work together to stop Queelocke, who has also grown to Godzilla size. This is the same mentality as the old-school Superman/Spider-Man team up, where we get right to the action without having to bother with the characters finding portals to other universes, etc. It’s set in an alt-universe where the FF and Gen 13 have always co-existed. The comic pretty much forgets about Queelocke after the first few issues, but the creators of Gen 13/Fantastic Four remembered him.įirst things first: This comic isn’t bothered one bit with continuity. It’s a monkey-like creature from another dimension Gen 13 picked up on one of their early adventures. 2 #15, he was made an official fifth member of the FF.Īlso of note is Queelocke, Freefall’s alien pet. Burnout is of particular interest to Fantastic Four readers because in another alternate timeline in vol. Burnout, the quiet one, a wannabe musician with fire powers.Rainmaker, an overly serious socially conscious type who can control the weather. Grunge, the perpetually horny party animal, who can absorb the properties of anything he touches.Freefall, the youngest, a bubbly teen with gravity-defying powers.Fairchild, the team leader, who has superhuman strength and is a budding scientist.
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