Superboy and the Ravers

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title=Superboy and the Ravers


caption="Superboy and the Ravers" #1
(September 1996)
schedule=Monthly
format=Ongoing when in publication
publisher=DC Comics
date=September 1996 - March 1998
issues=19
main_char_team=Superboy Hero Cruz Aura Kaliber Sparx
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creators=Karl Kesel (writer)
Paul Pelletier (artist)
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Superboy and the Ravers is an American comic book series that ran for 19 issues, from September 1996 to March 1998. The comic book chronicles the adventures of Superboy and a group of superhumans called the Ravers.

Plot

The Ravers group played vital parts in the limited series "Genesis". The teleportational abilities the group were able to utilize were vital for the collected heroes of Earth. They also provided muscle during the battle against the forces of Darkseid and the simultaneous trip into the Source Wall.

On a trip to Metropolis, they confront the villain Metallo. After his defeat, his enormous, metallic fists remained behind. The group converts them into housing for the needy.

Tensions arise in the group when Sparx discovers she cannot handle Hero Cruz's homosexuality.

The long-lived sentient canine Rex the Wonder Dog has made several appearances in the book, associated with his new 'owner', Hero Cruz.

Other characters in the comic include Aura, Superboy, Sparx, and Half-life.

Half-life is a 1950s teenager who was killed by an alien spaceship's wreck. Its technology someone keeps him alive (at least halfway), with a green glowing ectoplasmic goo, which takes up about half of his body, and which he can shoot at villains. He has vowed revenge for the death of his family and girlfriend (whom he later reveals was pregnant). He feels he does not fit in with the Ravers at first. Later, he wins a fancy alien motorcycle in a game of Truth or Dare, as well as becoming more a part of the group.

External links

* [http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/09/13/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-120/ Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #120] : "The Ravers in Superboy and the Ravers were intended as analogues for the Legion of Superheroes"