The US military creates two teams of super-powered agents, one for international and public missions and one for covert operations. Mark informs Jason Scott of the project and gives him a list of the super-humans working for the government. The US President gives a press conference and announces that Hyperion, Blur, Doctor Spectrum, Zarda, Amphibian, Tom Thumb, Arcanna, Emil Burbank, Nuke, Shape and Inertia will be operating as a team, code-named the Squadron Supreme.
Characters: Squadron Supreme [Hyperion [Mark Milton]; Blur [Stanley Stewart]; Doctor Spectrum [Colonel Joe Ledger]; Zarda; Amphibian [Kingsley]; Tom Thumb [Thomas Thompson]; Arcanna Jones; Dr. Emil Burbank; Nuke [Al Gaines]; Shape Raleigh Lund]; Inertia [Private First Class Edith Freiberg]]; Nighthawk; President George W. Bush; General Richard Alexander; Stanley Stewart's mother; Jason Scott; Lonny
Script: J. Michael Straczynski
Pencils: Gary Frank
Inks: Jon Sibal
Colors: Chris Sotomayor
Letters: Joe Caramagna
