Authority (Wildstorm)

Superman and the Authority in Action Comics v1 #1036.

The Authority are a superhero team that features in Wildstorm/DC Comics.

History

Wildstorm

The Authority were a team of superhumans who positioned themselves as protectors of the Earth. They were formed after the decimation of StormWatch and the destruction of SkyWatch in an alien infestation. As a result, former member of StormWatch Black, Jenny Sparks, created the Authority alongside her teammates Swift and Jack Hawksmoor where their goal was to change the world through any means necessary. Among their members were the Engineer, the latest Doctor, Apollo and Midnighter. The Authority made their first public appearance to stop Kaizen Gamorra, an old enemy of StormWatch, who wanted to take advantage of StormWatch's breakup to take revenge upon the world. (The Authority v1 #1)

DC

Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. The Authority

Superman came to recruit Manchester Black after he ended up paralyzed during a police raid where he brought him to the Fortress of Solitude to repair Black's spine and explained to him his idea. (Superman and the Authority v1 #1)

Members

• Jenny Sparks :
• Apollo :
• Midnighter :
• Swift :
• Jack Hawksmoor :
• Engineer :
• Doctor :
• Eminence of Blades :
• Superman :
• Manchester Black :
• Natasha Irons :
• Enchantress :
• Lightray :

Notes

• The Authority was created by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch where they made their first appearance in The Authority v1 #1 (May, 1999).
• In an interview, Ellis commented that, "One of the reasons I turned their Stormwatch into The Authority is that I found out that, despite the fact that no-one was buying Stormwatch, they kept it going because they liked reading it in the [Wildstorm] office and wanted to keep me employed. And I felt so bloody awful about that, and at the same time had been so struck by Bryan Hitch’s Stormwatch issues, that the train of thought that led to The Authority began."

Appearances

• The Authority v1: (1999)
• Superman and the Authority v1:
• Action Comics v1:

External Links

• DC Database Entry

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