Villains United Vol 1 1

"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 in

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.

Appearing in "And Empires in Their Purpose"

Featured Characters:

• Secret Six (First appearance)
  • Catman
  • Cheshire
  • Deadshot
  • Fiddler (Dies)
  • Parademon
  • Rag Doll II (First appearance)
  • Scandal (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Mockingbird

Antagonists:

• Secret Society of Super-Villains
  • Lex Luthor
  • Black Adam
  • Black Manta
  • Body Doubles
    • Bonny Hoffman
    • Carmen Leno
  • 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
  • Amazon Rainforest
  • Gotham City
  • Kentucky
    • House of Secrets

Items:

• Fiddler's Fiddle

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

• Discuss Villains United Vol 1 1 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Villains United series
• Images from Villains United Vol 1 1

Recommended Reading

• Super-Villains Recommended Reading
  • Secret Society of Super-Villains (Volume 1)
  • Suicide Squad (Volume 1)
  • Villains United
  • Secret Six (Volume 2)
  • Secret Six (Volume 3)
  • Salvation Run
  • Final Crisis

Links and References

• Villains United at Wikipedia.org

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