Blood Brothers (comics) Blood Brothers (comics) The Blood Brothers are fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Blood Brothers first appeared in "Iron Man" #55 (Feb. 1973) and were created by Jim Starlin. Following their debut, the Blood Brothers returned in a Starlin/Friedrich story in "Marvel Feature" #12 (Nov. 1973), again fighting the superhero Iron Man, here teamed with Fantastic Four member The Thing. The Blood Brothers continued as Iron Man antagonists in "Iron Man" #88-89 (Aug.-Oct. 1976), then disappeared from publication for several years before resurfacing to battle the titular superhero team in "The Avengers" #252-253 (Feb.
Guardian (Marvel Comics) Guardian (Marvel Comics) Guardian (James Hudson), also known as Weapon Alpha and Vindicator, is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by John Byrne, the character made his first appearance in "The X-Men" #109 (February 1978) which was co-plotted by Byrne and his long-time collaborator Chris Claremont. He was designed to be the Canadian equivalent of Captain America, hence his costume markings are modeled after the Canadian flag. Guardian is often confused with Captain Canuck, another Canadian-themed superhero with similar costume and superpowers. The character is the leader of Alpha Flight. Guardian