Hyperion (Marvel Comics)
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See Main Article Hyperion for all Marvel characters of that name.
Thomas and penciller John Buscema created an alternate universe team of heroes called the Squadron Supreme in the title Avengers, using characters that shared names with those of the Squadron Sinister (this caused confusion in Marvel's production department, as the covers of Avengers #85 and #141 (Nov. 1975) claimed the issues featured appearances by the Squadron Sinister, when in fact it was the Squadron Supreme that appeared in both issues). The last known Eternal left on Earth-712, the character is a founding member of the Squadron Supreme and has a civilian identity, Mark Milton.
The Earth-712 Hyperion appears on every occasion with the Squadron Supreme, and the group first encounter beings from the Earth-616 universe when four Avengers - the Vision; Scarlet Witch; Quicksilver and the second Goliath - accidentally arrive. The Avengers first battle and then assist the Squadron Supreme against the global threat posed by the mutant Brain-Child, before returning to their own universe.
Hyperion and the Squadron Supreme fall under control of the artifact the Serpent Crown and battle the Avengers in the Earth-616 universe before being freed;[15] encounter Thor when he battles the evil Hyperion and enlists the aid of the Defenders against the the villain the Overmind and his ally Null, the Living Darkness when they threaten the Earth-712 universe.
Hyperion and other Squadron members then resolve - against the advice of Nighthawk - to assume control of the government of the United States on Earth-712. Hyperion helps establish the behavior modification program; defeats and brainwashes the Institute of Evil; and is trapped in an inter-dimensional zone by the evil (Zhib-Ran) Hyperion. Forced to ally himself with Master Menace to escape, Hyperion battles Zhib-Ran to death and while victorious is blinded.[10] After a battle to the death with Nighthawk and the Redeemers, a team formed to stop the domineering Squadron, Hyperion relents and relinquishes power.
The character and the surviving members of the Squadron Supreme travel into space to protect their planet from the expanding Nth Man, and are exiled to the Earth-616 universe. The team encounter the hero Quasar, and take up residence at the government facility Project Pegasus. Hyperion regains his eyesight, and with Quasar and the Eternal Makkari rescue the Squadron when captured by the cosmic entity the Stranger. Aided by team mates the Whizzer and Doctor Spectrum, the character battles the entity Deathurge, with the entire Squadron then assisting the Avengers against the villain Imus Champion before finding the means to return to their universe. The team then disband but are reunited by Hyperion once learning a corrupt government has filled the power vacuum left by the Squadron. With the aid of inter-dimensional adventurers the Exiles, Hyperion and the Squadron expose the government to a global audience.