Commission on Superhuman Activities
The Commission on Superhuman Activities is an organization that features in Marvel Comics.
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History
The Commission on Superhuman Activities (CSA) was an organisation that was set up in the United States of America.
The organization was created by the President of the United States of America. It was a speciallu appointed task force, which had been requested to supervise the American citizens possessing superhuman powers and coordinate government projects aimed at creating government controlled superhumans. They have an office set in Washington, DC. A number of members of the Commission when created were involved with various government projects regarding superhumans: Project Wideawake, former and current Avengers liaisons, Freedom Force liaison and super soldier projects.
The organization is best known for its failed attempt to train John Walker into becoming the new Captain America.
The team, Freedom Force, was the primary operational unit until injuries depleted the team. X-Factor was formed from various X-Men related mutants to replace Freedom Force.
In addition to mutant-related activities, Freedom Force also acted on behalf of the Commission against other superhumans. After a 'whistle blower' claimed the Avengers were involved in criminal activities against the government, Freedom Force was deployed against the East and West Coast branches, and brought them into custody. The Commission held a mock trial hearing at the Vault where they reviewed the allegations against the Avengers. (Avengers Annual v1 #15) After Freedom Force imploded, Val Cooper created a new government-sponsored mutant agency called X-Factor. X-Factor did not appear to be as directly connected to the C.S.A. as Freedom Force, perhaps because of the influence of Charles Xavier in its inception. (X-Factor v1 #71)
The Commission on Superhuman Activities was also responsible for 'firing' Steve Rogers as Captain America. The Commission asserted that the U.S. government held the legal rights to the name, costume, and shield of Captain America, and used this to attempt to force Steve Rogers into working for them. Instead, Rogers quit and turned in his costume and shield, leading the Commission to search for a new Captain America. (Captain America v1 #332)
Julia Carpenter was a college friend of Val Cooper's who volunteered for a government experiment that gave her super-powers as the second Spider-Woman. Julia was initially recruited into Freedom Force, but betrayed the group to help the Avengers escape from the Vault. (Avengers Annual v1 #15)
It was revealed to had been responsible for Conrad Josten to become Smuggler and for Josten to get attached to the Darkforce dimension. The Commission also recently set up the Thunderbolts into fighting the New Avengers, as they didn't trust the group at first. But now, the Commission has once again joined forces with both the Thunderbolts and the Avengers in the hopes of rounding up all the villains that escaped during a mass breakout from the maximum-security prison The Raft.
With the SHA in effect, the CSA reassigned the Thunderbolts as a team of special marshals charged with ensuring compliance of the law. To achieve this, they placed Norman Osborn in charge of the Thunderbolts initiative where he used a team largely consisting of supervillains controlled via nano-chains into apprehending superhumans in breach of the law. (Thunderbolts v1 #110) After the Thunderbolts captured Jack Flag, they were then provided a new list of targets by the CSA. (Thunderbolts v1 #111)
U.S.Agent was recruited by the C.S.A. to head up STARS, the superhuman arm of the US Department of Corrections. (Maximum Security v1 #1)
Overview
For a time, the Thunderbolts served as special marshals and superhuman operatives for the Commission. (Thunderbolts v1 #110)
Members
- Valerie Cooper :
- Henry Peter Gyrich :
- Anna Marie Hoag :
- Douglas Rockwell :
- Raymond Sikorski :
- Brian Rinehart :
- Wesley Werner :
- Dallas Riordan :
- Jack Kubrick :
Notes
- The Commission on Superhuman Activities was created by Mark Gruewald and Paul Neary where they made their first appearance in Captain America v1 #331 (July, 1987).
- It received an entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89 #2.
- In Thunderbolts v1 #110, the CSA was referred to as the Commission on Superhuman Affairs.
Appearances
- Uncanny X-Men v1: (1985)
- Captain America v1: (1987)
- Maximum Security v1:
- Thunderbolts v1:
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