The Slingers are a group of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They starred in their own eponymous short-lived comic book.
Publication history
The group first appeared in Slingers #0, a free promotional comic book included in an issue of Wizard. Slingers #1 had four versions produced, each telling a fourth of the first issue's story from the point of view of one of the four team members. The series acquired a small fan base, but failed to sustain sales and was cancelled with issue #12.
Fictional team history
The Slingers were four teenage superheroes inspired by Spider-Man, each using an identity that Spider-Man had assumed during the events of "Identity Crisis".
After learning that Black Marvel had received the costumes through a deal with the demon Mephisto, the Slingers work to free his soul from Mephisto. Black Marvel dies, free from Mephisto's grasp, and the team apparently disbands. After they take Cassandra Mercury hostage, she is found thanks to Ben Reilly and Kaine Parker tracking her hidden mobile phone, where they discover that the Slingers are being led by Black Marvel. However, Dusk realizes that Black Marvel has no soul. Hornet is revealed to be the villain Cyber, who was revived by an unidentified entity posing as Black Marvel.
Team members
The four members of the Slingers were:
- Dusk (Cassie St. Commons): The Goth daughter of a rich socialite couple from Connecticut. She died in Slingers #0, and mysteriously returned from the dead in Slingers #1. Dusk has many supernatural abilities. Her primary power is the ability to teleport herself, or others, anywhere she wishes. She can manipulate shadows to form objects or constructs of solid dark energy. She also has the ability to sense the whereabouts of her teammates, and knows if they are in danger.