He's not the man our intelligence suggests. He's remade himself. Admirable. His presence...for a moment, he reminded me of a very great man. 
Villains United #1 is an issue of the series Villains United (Volume 1) with a cover date of July, 2005. It was published on May 4, 2005.
Contents
Appearing in "And Empires in Their Purpose"
Featured Characters:
- Secret Six (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Secret Society of Super-Villains
- Lex Luthor
- Black Adam
- Black Manta
- Body Doubles
- Bug
- Byte
- Calculator
- Cheetah
- Cicada
- Deathstroke
- Doctor Psycho
- Fadeaway Man
- Fatality
- Felix Faust
- Gentleman Ghost
- Gorilla Grodd
- H.I.V.E.
- Knockout
- Mister Freeze
- Multiplex
- Phobia
- Plasmus
- Prometheus
- Sabbac (Ishmael Gregor)
- Shadow Thief
- Shrapnel
- Skorpio
- Talia al Ghul
Other Characters:
Locations:
- Africa
- Medikwe Game Preserve
- United States of America
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "And Empires in Their Purpose"
Around the world villains were recruited to join in Lex Luthor's Secret Society of Super-Villains creating a united force of villainy. Few successfully turn down the invitation; among those is Catman who infuriates Doctor Psycho by doing so.
Meanwhile, deep in the Amazon Rainforest the Six fight several H.I.V.E. agents, and afterwards their performances are assessed well except for Fiddler who is executed by Deadshot leaving space for a replacement, Blake. Who upon the team's return is brought into the House of Secrets to meet their benefactor, Mockingbird.
Notes
- This issue is reprinted in the Villains United trade paperback.
Trivia
- Medikwe Game Preserve is inspired by Madikwe Game Reserve.
See Also
Recommended Reading
Links and References
  Crossover The events from this issue or series are related to Infinite Crisis, and/or any of its surrounding events, including Villains United, the OMAC Project, Rann-Thanagar War and Day of Vengeance. This template will automatically categorize articles that include it into the Infinite Crisis crossovers category. Villains United #1 · Villains United #2 · Villains United #3 · Villains United #4 · Villains United #5 · Villains United #6 · Infinite Crisis Special: Villains United #1 |
