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Hero Hotline
Hero Hotline
	Hero Hotline #1, artist Stephen DeStefano.
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Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Action Comics Weekly #637 (January 1989)
Created by	Bob Rozakis (writer); Stephen DeStefano (artist); Karl Kesel (inker)
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Member(s)	Coordinator; Stretch; Microwavebelle; Private Eyes; Diamondette; Voice-Over; Mister Muscle; Hotshot

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Hero Hotline is a fictional DC Comics corporate superteam introduced in Action Comics Weekly #637 (cover-dated January 1989). It was created by Bob Rozakis and Stephen DeStefano.

History

Hero Hotline is a corporate 24/7 hero for hire company created by the Coordinator, a man who was secretly World War II hero Harry "Tex" Thompson the Americommando. The Coordinator only communicates with the agency as a shadowy figure on a communication screen. Their hotline number is 1-800-555-HERO. They regularly take on the smaller missions from the common man; on occasion they have to fight the odd supervillain.^[1]

Infinite Crisis

Years after their own series ended, Hero Hotline was revealed to still be active in Teen Titans Annual #1 (March 2006), mentioned in passing as being among the heroes aiding in the evacuation of Blüdhaven during Infinite Crisis.

The member 'Private Eyes' is seen in the realm of Limbo, participating in a multi-hero battle against the forces of a cosmic vampire.^[2]

Hero Hotline staff

Day shift

Coordinator - Tex Thompson, former World War II hero known both as the Americommando and Mister America.
Stretch - Tom Longacre, like the Elongated Man he drinks Gingold to gain stretching powers, but prolonged use of Gingold meant that his body's bones and muscles, even at rest, are so elastic that Stretch has trouble maintaining human form.
Microwavebelle - Belle Jackson, amateur scientist who made a device that confers microwave powers and flight.
Private Eyes - Lester Lee, private detective with goggles that give telescopic, x-ray, microscopic, and infra-red vision.
Diamondette - Diana Theotocopoulos, can make her hands as hard as diamond.
Voice-Over - Andy Greenwald, power of super ventriloquism, accomplished vocal mimic.
Mister Muscle (AKA Flex, Mister Mighty, Brother Bicep) - Sturgis Butterfield, is an obsessive bodybuilder, weightlifter and narcissist.
Hotshot - Billy Lefferts, meta-human able to shoot remote controlled fireballs.

Night shift

Zeep the Living Sponge - a living bath sponge, campaigner for super-hero rights and fair pay. The character was originally created by DeStefano for Dial H for Hero.
Marie the Psychic Turtle - a sentient psychic turtle.
Ms. Terrific - costume based on the Terry Sloane version of Mister Terrific.
Card Queen - "heart" playing card on chest.
Herald - costume reminiscent of a medieval herald.
Chlorino - crew member, powers unknown.
Batmyte - an orange skinned, bat-like winged humanoid. He has no connection to the Batman character Bat-Mite.
Thunderhead - crew member, powers unknown.

Support crew

Soozie-Q (500Z-Q) - the artificially intelligent receptionist for Hero Hotline.
Lightning Eyes - a metahuman speed reader, helps Soozie-Q handle the telephone bank.
Ellie Longacre - company lawyer, daughter of Stretch.
Fred - invisible and intangible crewmember, possibly a creation of Voice-Over.

Other corporate teams

Other corporate superhero teams have been active in the DC Comics universe. The most well known are the Conglomerate, the Blood Pack, Power Company and the Captains of Industry.

References

^ Markstein, Don. "Hero Hotline". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
^ Final Crisis Superman Beyond 3D #1-2 (October 2008)

External links

Hero Hotline at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016.
DCU Guide: Hero Hotline
Cosmic Teams: Hero Hotline Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Markstein, Don. "Hero Hotline". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 2 April 2020.

[2] Final Crisis Superman Beyond 3D #1-2 (October 2008)

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-'''Hero Hotline''' is a fictional [[DC Comics]] corporate superteam introduced in ''[[Action Comics|Action Comics Weekly]]'' #637, January (1989). They were created by [[Bob Rozakis]] and Stephen DeStefano.
+'''Hero Hotline''' is a fictional [[DC Comics]] corporate superteam introduced in ''[[Action Comics|Action Comics Weekly]]'' #637 (cover-dated January 1989). It was created by [[Bob Rozakis]] and [[Stephen DeStefano]].
 ==History==
-Hero Hotline is a corporate 24/7 hero for hire company created by the Coordinator, a man who was secretly World war II hero Harry "Tex" Thompson the [[Tex Thompson|Americommando]]. The Coordinator only communicates with the agency as a shadowy figure on a communication screen. Their hotline number is '''1-800-555-HERO'''. They regularly take on the smaller missions from the common man, on occasion they have to fight the odd supervillain.
+Hero Hotline is a corporate 24/7 hero for hire company created by the Coordinator, a man who was secretly World War II hero Harry "Tex" Thompson the [[Tex Thompson|Americommando]]. The Coordinator only communicates with the agency as a shadowy figure on a communication screen. Their hotline number is '''1-800-555-HERO'''. They regularly take on the smaller missions from the common man; on occasion they have to fight the odd supervillain.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Markstein |first1=Don |website=Don Markstein's Toonopedia |accessdate=2 April 2020  |url=http://www.toonopedia.com/hotline.htm |title=Hero Hotline}}</ref>
-===Infinite Crisis===
+===''Infinite Crisis''===
 {{main|Infinite Crisis}}
-Years after their own series was canceled, Hero Hotline was revealed to still be active in ''[[Titans (comics)|Teen Titans]] Annual'' #1 (March, 2006), mentioned in passing as being among the heroes aiding in the evacuation of [[Blüdhaven]] during Infinite Crisis.
+Years after their own series ended, Hero Hotline was revealed to still be active in ''[[Teen Titans]]'' Annual #1 (March 2006), mentioned in passing as being among the heroes aiding in the evacuation of [[Blüdhaven]] during ''Infinite Crisis''.
+The member 'Private Eyes' is seen in the realm of Limbo, participating in a multi-hero battle against the forces of a cosmic vampire.<ref>''Final Crisis Superman Beyond 3D'' #1-2 (October 2008)</ref>
-==Hero Hotline Staff==
-===Day Shift===
-*'''Coordinator''' - [[Tex Thompson]], former [[World War II|WW II]] hero known both as the Americommando and Mister America.
-*'''Stretch''' - Tom Longacre, like the [[Elongated Man]] he drinks [[List of comic book drugs#Gingold|Gingold]] to gain stretching powers, but prolonged use of Gingold meant that his body's bones and muscles even at rest have so much more elasticity and give, that Stretch has trouble maintaining human form.
-*'''Microwavebelle''' - Belle Jackson, amateur scientist who made a device that confers [[microwave]] powers and flight.
-*'''Private Eyes''' - Lester Lee, private detective with goggles that give [[telescopic]], [[x-ray]], [[microscopic]], and [[infra-red]] vision.
-*'''Diamondette''' - Diana Theotocopoulos, can make her hands as hard as [[diamond]].
-*'''Voice-Over''' - Andy Greenwald, power of super ventriloquism, accomplished vocal mimic.
-*'''Mister Muscle''' (AKA '''Flex''', '''Mister Mighty''', '''Brother Bicep''') - Sturgis Butterfield, is an obsessive bodybuilder, weightlifter and narcissist.
-*'''Hotshot''' - Billy Lefferts, meta-human able to shoot fireballs.
-===Night Shift===
+==Hero Hotline staff==
+===Day shift===
-*'''Zeep the Living Sponge''' - A living bath sponge, campaigner for super-hero rights and fair pay.
+* '''Coordinator''' - [[Tex Thompson]], former [[World War II]] hero known both as the Americommando and Mister America.
-*'''Marie the Psychic Turtle''' - A sentient psychic turtle.
+* '''Stretch''' - Tom Longacre, like the [[Elongated Man]] he drinks Gingold to gain stretching powers, but prolonged use of Gingold meant that his body's bones and muscles, even at rest, are so elastic that Stretch has trouble maintaining human form.
-*'''Ms. Terrific''' -  Costume based on the Terry Sloane [[Mister Terrific (Terry Sloane)|Mister Terrific]].
+* '''Microwavebelle''' - Belle Jackson, amateur scientist who made a device that confers [[microwave]] powers and flight.
-*'''Card Queen''' -  “Heart” playing card on chest.
+* '''Private Eyes''' - Lester Lee, private detective with goggles that give [[telescope|telescopic]], [[x-ray]], [[microscopic]], and [[infra-red]] vision.
-*'''Herald''' - Costume reminiscent of a medieval herald.
+* '''Diamondette''' - Diana Theotocopoulos, can make her hands as hard as [[diamond]].
-*'''Chlorino''' - Crew member, powers unknown.
+* '''Voice-Over''' - Andy Greenwald, power of super ventriloquism, accomplished vocal mimic.
-*'''Batmyte''' - An orange skinned, bat-like winged humanoid.  No connection to the Batman character [[Bat-Mite]].
+* '''Mister Muscle''' (AKA '''Flex''', '''Mister Mighty''', '''Brother Bicep''') - Sturgis Butterfield, is an obsessive bodybuilder, weightlifter and narcissist.
-*'''Thunderhead''' - Crew member, powers unknown.
+* '''Hotshot''' - Billy Lefferts, meta-human able to shoot remote controlled fireballs.
-===Support Crew===
+===Night shift===
+* '''Zeep the Living Sponge''' - a living bath sponge, campaigner for super-hero rights and fair pay. The character was originally created by DeStefano for ''[[Dial H for Hero]]''.
-*'''Soozie-Q''' - The [[Artificial intelligence|artificially intelligent]] receptionist for Hero Hotline.
+* '''Marie the Psychic Turtle''' - a sentient psychic turtle.
-*'''Lightning Eyes''' - A [[metahuman]] speed reader, helps Suzy-Q handle the telephone bank.
+* '''Ms. Terrific''' - costume based on the Terry Sloane version of [[Mister Terrific (Terry Sloane)|Mister Terrific]].
-*'''Ellie Longacre''' - Company lawyer, daughter of Stretch.
+* '''Card Queen''' - "heart" playing card on chest.
-*'''Fred''' - Invisible and intangible crewmember, possibly a creation of Voice-Over.
+* '''Herald''' - costume reminiscent of a medieval herald.
+* '''Chlorino''' - crew member, powers unknown.
+* '''Batmyte''' - an orange skinned, bat-like winged humanoid. He has no connection to the Batman character [[Bat-Mite]].
+* '''Thunderhead''' - crew member, powers unknown.
+===Support crew===
-==Other Corporate Teams==
+* '''Soozie-Q''' (500Z-Q) - the artificially intelligent receptionist for Hero Hotline.
-Other corporate superhero teams have been active in the [[DC Comics]] universe. The most well known are the [[The Conglomerate (comics)|Conglomerate]], the [[Blood Pack (comics)|Blood Pack]], [[Power Company]] and the [[Captains of Industry (comics)|Captains of Industry]].
+* '''Lightning Eyes''' - a [[metahuman]] speed reader, helps Soozie-Q handle the telephone bank.
+* '''Ellie Longacre''' - company lawyer, daughter of Stretch.
+* '''Fred''' - invisible and intangible crewmember, possibly a creation of Voice-Over.
+==Other corporate teams==
+Other corporate superhero teams have been active in the [[DC Comics]] universe. The most well known are the Conglomerate, the [[Blood Pack (comics)|Blood Pack]], [[Power Company]] and the Captains of Industry.
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
+* [http://www.toonopedia.com/hotline.htm Hero Hotline] at [[Don Markstein's Toonopedia]]. [https://archive.today/20240527172337/https://www.webcitation.org/6f3uXKUNF?url=http://www.toonopedia.com/hotline.htm Archived] from the original on February 5, 2016.
-*[http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=herohotline DCU Guide: Hero Hotline]
-*[http://www.mykey3000.com/cosmicteams/cosmic/h.html#hh Cosmic Teams: Hero Hotline]
+* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=herohotline DCU Guide: Hero Hotline]
+* [http://www.cosmicteams.com/cosmic/h.html#hh Cosmic Teams: Hero Hotline] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329212200/http://www.cosmicteams.com/cosmic/h.html#hh |date=2010-03-29}}
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