Ultraforce

Ultraforce
Publication information
Publisher	Malibu Comics Marvel Comics
First appearance	(pre-Black September) Ultraforce #1 (August 1994) (post-Black September) Ultraforce vol. 2, #1 (October 1995)
In-story information
Base(s)	(pre-Black September) Ultraforce HQ, Florida (post-Black September) Ultraforce HQ, Headless Cross, Arkansas
Member(s)	See roster

The Ultraforce is a fictional superhero group that appears in comic books published by Malibu, and later Marvel, as well as an animated series produced by DIC. Their purpose was to protect the public and keep other Ultras from getting out of line. The membership consisted of various "ultras" (superheroes) in Malibu's Ultraverse, including the super-strong Prime; Topaz, warrior queen of Gwendor; Prototype, Ultra-Tech's armored spokesperson; the undead Ghoul, the last surviving member of the Exiles; Hardcase, one of the first public Ultras; and the mysterious Contrary, who organized the team and provided their technology.

Post-Black September

After the event known as "Black September" (when Marvel Comics purchased Malibu), the Ultraforce was re-created into a new team. Hardcase and Contrary were removed from the team, and from the memories of their former teammates. Prototype (Jimmy Ruiz) was also removed, though he was replaced by his predecessor in the Prototype armor, Bob Campbell. New members included the mysterious Lament and Wreckage. Marvel's Black Knight became the leader of the new group. This series lasted only 15 issues and ended after the Malibu line was shut down by Marvel.

Roster

The names listed are those used while the character was associated with Ultraforce. "First appearance" is the place where the character first appeared as a member of the team. It is not necessarily the first appearance of the character in print, nor the story depicting how the character joined the team. All information is listed in publication order first, then alphabetical.

Pre-Black September

Character	Real name	First appearance	Notes
Contrary	Unknown		Allegedly was "Wetware Mary".
Ghoul	Jonathan Martin	Exiles #1
Hardcase	Tom Hawke	Hardcase #1
Pixx	Penny Burka	Giant-Size Freex #1
Prime	Kevin Green	Prime #1
Prototype	Jimmy Ruiz	Prototype #1
Topaz	N/A	Giant-Size Mantra #1
Black Knight	Dane Whitman
Siren
The Night Man	Johnny Domino
Electrocute	Candy (android)	Strangers #1
Zip-Zap	Leon Balford	Strangers #1
Grenade	Hugh Fox	Strangers #1
Spectral	Dave Castiglone	Strangers #1
Atom Bob	Bob Hardin	Strangers #1

Post-Black September

Character	Real name	First appearance	Notes
Black Knight	Dane Whitman
Prime	Kevin Green
Prototype	Bob Campbell
Topaz	N/A
Ghoul	Jonathan Martin
Hellblade	Jefferson Kotto
Amber Hunt	N/A
Ironclad	Spencer Collins
Lament	Sarah Walks Unseen
Maxis	Dar'u Sorrin
Ripfire
Wreckage

Animated series

UltraForce
Genre	Animated television series
Created by	DIC Entertainment Bohbot Entertainment
Voices of	Andrew Jackson
Country of origin	Canada
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Andy Heyward Michael Malani
Running time	22 minutes
Release
Original network	USA Network
Original release	September 21 – December 21, 1995 (1995-12-21)

There was a short-lived Ultraforce animated television series that ran for 13 episodes. It was based on the first version of the Ultraforce comic book, and was produced by DiC Entertainment and Bohbot Entertainment. There was also an Ultraforce action figure line produced by Galoob.

Episode list

1. "Prime Time"
2. "The Stuff of Heroes"
3. "Armageddon"
4. "Lord Pumpkin's Pie"
5. "You Can't Go Home Again"
6. "Wrack & Ruin"
7. "Night and The Nightman"
8. "Prime Ambition"
9. "A Veiled Threat"
10. "Pump It Up!"
11. "Primal Scream"
12. "Everything That Rises Must Converge"
13. "Jumpin' at the Boneyard"

Voice cast

Philip Akin	Amos Crawley	Janet-Laine Green
Rick Bennett	Murray Cruchley	Katie Griffin
Robert Bockstael	Diane D'Aquila	Graham Haley
Sally Cahill	Catherine Disher	Tom Harvey
Patrick Chilvers	Shirley Douglas	Dan Hennessey
Jessie Collins	Michael Fletcher	David Hewlett
Alyson Court	David Fox	Andrew Jackson
Eve Crawford	Tamara Gorski	Don Francks
David Keeley	Susan Roman	Bruce Tubbe
Lorne Kennedy	Rino Romano	Marlow Vella
Shannon Lawson	Camilla Scott	Johnny White
Kristina Nicoll	Chuck Shamata	Chris Wiggins
Jeff Max Nicholls	Norm Spencer	Peter Wildman
Nicole Oliver	John Stocker	Rod Wilson
Max Piersig	Stuart Stone	Jaimz Woolvett
Toby Proctor	Sunny Besen Thrasher	Richard Yearwood

Reception

The TV show had a poor reception from critics.

External links

• Unofficial Profile at Marvunapp.com
• Ultraforce Action Figure Guide
• Ultraforce at IMDb

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