Relative Heroes

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title=Relative Heroes


caption=Cover to "Relative Heroes" #1, art by Yvel Guichet.
schedule=Monthly
format=Limited series
publisher=DC Comics
date=March - October 2000
issues=6
main_char_team=Houston
Temper
Allure
Blindside
Omni
Chloe
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creators=Devin K. Grayson (writer)
Yvel Guichet (artist)
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"Relative Heroes" was a limited comic book series published by DC Comics in six issues, from March 2000 through October 2000. It revolved around a family of orphaned children who become superheroes. The team first appears in "Relative Heroes" #1 (March 2000), by Devin K. Grayson and Yvel Guichet.

History

After their parents are killed in a traffic accident. The super-powered Weinberg children travel across country to Metropolis in order to find Superman. The children are hunted by three superpowered D.E.O. operatives named Girth, Napalm & Kittyhawk. The D.E.O. eventually capture the kids and reveal to Cameron that he and Chloe were never in fact human or metahuman, and that Cameron is actually a member of a race of alien shapeshifters known as the "Es".

Members

* Joel Aaron Weinberg (Houston) - No superhuman talents.
* Aviva Joby Weinberg (Temper) - Aviva possessed powers to generate electricity.
* Damara Sinclaire (Allure) - Charmed by the god Eryx with mystic pheromones and other powers of persuasion in return for her hand in marriage.
* Tyson Gilford (Blindside) - Adopted African-American brother who believes he is the grandson of the Invisible Hood, Tyson can become invisible at will.
* Cameron Begay (Omni) - Adopted brother who like Synch of Generation X, can mimic the powers of others. Member of an alien race known as the "Es".
* Chloe - Cameron's plant. Member of an alien race known as the "Es".

Brief bibliography

* Relative Heroes #1-6
* Batman Chronicles #20
* Young Justice #49-50

External links

* [http://www.mykey3000.com/cosmicteams/cosmic/r.html#rh Cosmic Teams: Relative Heroes]
* [http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Houston.html Religion of Comic Book Characters: Houston]
* [http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Temper.html Religion of Comic Book Characters: Temper]
* [http://www.gayleague.com/gay/characters/display.php?id=75 Gay League profiles: Houston]