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Major Force
Major Force, from the cover of Checkmate #16 (March 1989), art by Gil Kane.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceCaptain Atom (vol. 2) #12 (February 1988)
Created byCary Bates and Greg Weisman (writers)
Pat Broderick (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoClifford Zmeck
SpeciesMetahuman
Place of originEarth
Team affiliationsInjustice League
S.H.A.D.E.
Suicide Squad
Notable aliasesBoltan, Black Jack
AbilitiesSuperhuman strength, speed, endurance and stamina
Invulnerability
Healing factor
Can project and control dark matter and dark quantum energy
Dark matter transmutation
Retroactive immortality
Flight
Vuldarian shapeshifting
Restoration empowerment
(Black Jack)
See: New 52/Rebirth

Major Force (Clifford Zmeck) is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Major Force is the evil foil personality of the superhero Captain Atom.[1] In recent years, he also serves as an enemy to Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner, Guy Gardner, and Hal Jordan).

Publication history

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Major Force first appeared in Captain Atom (vol. 3) #12 (February 1988) and was created by Cary Bates, Greg Weisman, and Pat Broderick.[2]

Fictional character biography

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Early life

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Major Force is a criminal who is serving a life sentence when the government offers to use him in experiments with Dilustel metal.[3] He becomes an arch-enemy of Captain Atom and occasionally battles the Green Lantern Corps as well.

Crime and punishment

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In Green Lantern (vol. 3) #54 (August 1994), Major Force kills Alexandra DeWitt, girlfriend of Green Lantern Kyle Rayner, and leaves her body in a refrigerator for Kyle to find.[4] Guy Gardner kills Major Force, but he proves to be nigh-immortal due to his nature as an energy being and returns on multiple occasions, gaining shapeshifting abilities after being enhanced with Vuldarian DNA.[5][6][7]

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

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In Superman/Batman, Major Force joins a government task force led by Captain Atom alongside Power Girl, Starfire, Katana, John Stewart, and Black Lightning. He is apparently killed when Atom absorbs his energy.[8]

In Green Lantern (vol. 3) #180 (October 2004), Major Force returns and apparently kills Kyle Rayner's mother Maura. Kyle decapitates him and takes his head into space before learning that Maura is alive.[9]

"One Year Later"

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Main article: One Year Later

Major Force reappears in Battle for Blüdhaven as the leader of project S.H.A.D.E. and becomes Hal Jordan's enemy before Captain Atom kills him.[10] However, he is later revealed to have survived and joins the Secret Society of Super Villains.[11]

The New 52

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In The New 52 continuity reboot, Major Force is a government agent working under General Wade Eiling, with a special rank that allows him to represent all branches of the military. He seeks to protect Firestorm from villains and convince him to work for the government. However, Major Force comes to view Firestorm as a threat to national security and becomes his enemy.[12][13]

Powers and abilities

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Major Force is coated with the same Dilustel alien alloy that covers Captain Atom.[3] This enables him to access the Quantum Field and use its energies for a variety of powers. He possesses superhuman physical abilities and is virtually immortal.[8][12][14][15] Cracking or rupturing his skin causes Major Force to leak radiation at an uncontrollable rate, to which he runs the risk of atomic detonation.

Major Force's energy manipulation enables him to generate dark matter, which he uses to propel himself due to initially lacking the ability to fly.[16][17]

Clifford Zmeck is a military-trained United States Air Force operative. He has vast military connections with the government, Checkmate, Task Force X, and Quorum.

Other versions

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Q-Ranger, a heroic, alternate universe variant of Major Force from the antimatter universe, appears in JLA Secret Files as a member of the Justice Underground.[18]

In other media

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References

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  1. ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Manning, Matthew K.; McAvennie, Michael; Wallace, Daniel (2019). DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle. DK Publishing. p. 221. ISBN 978-1-4654-8578-6.
  2. ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 190. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
  3. ^ a b Captain Atom (vol. 2) #12 (February 1988)
  4. ^ Seale, Jack (September 21, 2018). "From Bond to ITV's Strangers: why is everyone 'fridging'?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  5. ^ Green Lantern (vol. 3) #60 (March 1995)
  6. ^ Guy Gardner: Warrior #44 (July 1996)
  7. ^ Superman (vol. 2) #185 (October 2002)
  8. ^ a b Superman/Batman #4 (January 2004)
  9. ^ Green Lantern (vol. 3) #180 - 181 (October - November 2004)
  10. ^ Battle for Blüdhaven #5 (August 2006)
  11. ^ Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters #7 (March 2007)
  12. ^ a b Legends of Tomorrow #2 - #4 (June - August 2016)
  13. ^ Burlingame, Russ (May 22, 2013). "Firestorm's Finale, Major Force and the Fridge: Jurgens On #20". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2025. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
  14. ^ Resurrection Man #21 (February 1999)
  15. ^ The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men #20 (July 2013)
  16. ^ Captain Atom (vol. 3) Annual #1 (January 1988)
  17. ^ Guy Gardner: Warrior #43 (June 1996)
  18. ^ JLA Secret Files 2004 (November 2004)
  19. ^ a b c "Major Force Voices (DC Universe)". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on July 26, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  20. ^ Harvey, James (July 21, 2009). "Menu System For Green Lantern: First Flight - Two-Disc Special Edition DVD Release". The World's Finest. Archived from the original on July 28, 2009.
  21. ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 2, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Archived from the original on October 11, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
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