N-Forcer

N-FORCER

Real Name: Unrevealed

Class: Human mutate? / technology-user?

Occupation: Superhero

Group Affiliation: formerly Honor Guard

Known Relatives:

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Astro City, 1950s era, Earth-Astro City

First Appearance: Kurt Busiek’s Astro City I (Image) #2 (September, 1995)

Powers: N-Forcer was apparently an energy being in a containment suit. His powers include energy projection and superhuman strength.

History: (Kurt Busiek’s Astro City I (Image) #2) - Max O’Millions formed the Honor Guard, a team of the world’s greatest superheroes, in 1959. Max’s initial team consisted of Cleopatra, N-Forcer, Bouncing Beatnik, Kitkat, Leopardman, Silver Agent and Starwoman. The Honor Guard confronted the occultist Karnus, who summoned the otherworldly Shirak the Devourer, bringing the entity and a part of his dimension to an Astro City subway tunnel. Shirak planned to make the subway his beachhead and make war against Earth, but the Honor Guard battled him, Karnus and Shirak’s army of sharklike humanoids he called the Ravagers. The battle turned against them until the Old Soldier, who hadn’t been seen in years, appeared because he was needed. He instructed the Honor Guard to destroy Shirak’s alter, which kept him tethered to our dimension. Silver Agent destroyed it with his bare hands, banishing the entity and winning the day.

Comments: Created by Kurt Busiek, Alex Ross & Brent E. Anderson.

N-Forcer was originally published by Image Comics.

N-Forcer's appearance in Kurt Busiek’s Astro City I (Image) #2 was reprinted in Kurt Busiek’s Astro City: Life in the Big City #2.

The N-Forcer that was a founding member of the Honor Guard was apparently a different individual than the N-Forcer serving in the Honor Guard in the 1990s, but various hints given in the Astro City comics suggest they are different people, they are the same person, or there have been numerous N-Forcers in the Honor Guard over the years.