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| The Alliance of Evil | |
|---|---|
 TheAlliance of Evil featured (right) on the cover ofX-Factor #5 (June 1986). | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | X-Factor #5 (June 1986) |
| Created by | Bob Layton Jackson Guice |
| In-story information | |
| Member(s) | Frenzy Tower Stinger Timeshadow |
TheAlliance of Evil is a group ofsupervillains appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics.
The Alliance of Evil first appeared inX-Factor #5–6 (June–July 1986), and was created by writerBob Layton and artistJackson Guice. Two of its members, Tower and Frenzy, had appeared before the rest of the team. The team subsequently appears inX-Factor #33 (October 1988), andNew Mutants Annual #7 (1991).
The Alliance of Evil received an entry in theOfficial Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89 #1.
The Alliance of Evil was onceApocalypse's personalstrike force. Their first mission was to find and capture Michael Nowlan, amutant with the ability to heighten other mutants' powers. When Nowlan tried to leave, they kidnapped his girlfriend, Suzy, to use as bait.X-Factor found Nowlan and vowed to protect him. When the Alliance confronted him, they threatened to harm Suzy Nowlan increased their powers. The Alliance fought and defeated X-Factor, then brought Nowlan to Apocalypse. X-Factor eventually found their hideout, and on Apocalypse's orders, Nowlan powered up the Alliance again. When Suzy tried to escape, Stinger's bolts accidentally killed her. Nowlan killed himself, and Apocalypse abandoned the Alliance of Evil and escaped.[1]
Much later, the Alliance of Evil caused a commotion over theMutant Registration Act. X-Factor saw them on the news and immediately attacked them. After being defeated by X-Factor, they were taken into custody byFreedom Force.[2]
The group, minus Timeshadow, later encountered theNew Mutants, along with Harness andPiecemeal. They were defeated, and when questioned later, Frenzy admitted to being hired byAIM to bodyguard Harness and Piecemeal. She was then dropped out of a helicopter.[3] The group eventually disbanded. Frenzy went on to join the ranks ofMagneto'sAcolytes and later the X-Men themselves, Tower was killed by theX-Cutioner,[4] Stinger was seen befriending Iceman on the X-Men's home island of Utopia.[5] Timeshadow has not been seen since.