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Icon #25 (May 1995):
“Testify”
by Dwayne McDuffie, M. D. Bright, J.M. Prollet, Mike Gustovich, etc.

Icon #25

Title: “Testify”

Medium: comic

Cover date: May 1995

Publisher: DC Milestone Media
Written by: Dwayne McDuffie, M. D. Bright
Art by: M. D. Bright, J.M. Prollet, Mike Gustovich, Romeo Tanghal


8 characters in this story:

Character
(Click links for info about character
and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)
Religious
Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
Icon Icon (Augustus Freeman)
(lead character)
hero
CBR Scale: I alien
The Shadow Cabinet DC Milestone Media 73
Rocket Rocket (Raquel Ervin)
(lead character)
hero
  black; The Shadow Cabinet... 
[Icon's partner]
DC Milestone Media 58
Rocket Rocket (Darnice) supporting character
  [Rocket's close friend; temporarily replaced her as "Rocket"] DC Milestone Media 10
The Cooperative The Cooperative supporting character group
  [1st app: Icon #1 (May 1993)] DC Milestone Media 3
Estelle Freeman Estelle Freeman
(flashback)
supporting character
  black
[Icon's late wife; circa WWII to 1977]
DC Milestone Media 2
Icon (Rufus T. Wild) hero
  black
[parody of Luke Cage]
DC Milestone Media 8
Oblivion Oblivion (Kali'kak) villain
CBR Scale: M alien
[sabotaged Icon's ship; made it crash on Earth] DC Milestone Media 5
Arnus II Arnus II supporting character
CBR Scale: M alien
The Cooperative
[clone of Icon]
DC Milestone Media 1

Reprints of this comic:
Icon: Mothership Connection (May 2010): "Testify"

Summary (from http://milestone.luthor.com/comics_detail.asp?ID=210&):

Arnus begins his testimony on the status of Earth. Oblivion begins to kill people randomly on Earth. Arnus gives us an in-depth view of his origin and life. Darnice and Raquel see Oblivion on TV and think that he is Icon II. Rocket II takes off to stop him. Arnus continues with his life's history. Rocket II faces Oblivion and is saved from death by Icon II. Arnus tells of his wife Estelle Freeman and his life before moving to Dakota. Icon II battles Oblivion and Rocket II watches as Oblivion seriously injures Icon II. Arnus finishes the testimony. Darnice runs to Raquel, but is followed by Oblivion.