Today we talk about an alien man named Arnus who was turned into a baby and raised on Earth as Augustus Freeman, and a human woman named Raquel Ervin who saw his powers and convinced him to become the superhero called Icon, with her as his sidekick Rocket.
Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Icon (1993)
-Steel (1994) #7
-Superboy (1993) #7
-Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #36
-(Worlds Collide (1994) reading order)
-Justice League of America (2006) #27-28, 30, 33-34
-Milestone Forever (2010) #1-2
-Static Shock Special (2011) #1
-Milestone Returns (2021)
-Icon & Rocket: Season One (2021)
-Blood Syndicate (2022) #1, 3, 5-6
-Icon Vs. Hardware (2023)
-Milestone 30th Anniversary Special (2023) #1
-Young Justice (cartoon)
-Superboy: The Man of Tomorrow (2023) #1
-The Flash (2016) #797
-Nightwing (2016) #103
-2023 Hellfire Gala variant covers
-Magneto (2023) announcement
Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
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