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Prime (vol. 1) #17 (Dec. 1994):
“Hungry for Heroes! (or: A Sandwich to Die For!)”
by Gerard Jones, Len Strazewski, John Statema, Jeff Whitting

Prime (vol. 1) #17

Title: “Hungry for Heroes! (or: A Sandwich to Die For!)”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Dec. 1994

Publisher: Malibu
Written by: Gerard Jones, Len Strazewski
Art by: John Statema, Jeff Whitting


14 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.
Prime Prime (Kevin Green)
(lead character)
hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish
Gross Babies; UltraForce Malibu Marvel 116
Ruth Green Ruth Green supporting character
CBR Scale: I Jewish
[Prime's mother] Malibu 25
Russell Green Russell Green supporting character
CBR Scale: I Jewish
U.S. Army
[Prime's father]
Malibu 18
Kelly Cantrell Kelly Cantrell supporting character
  [Prime's close friend] Malibu 17
Debbie Cantrell Debbie Cantrell supporting character
  [mother of Prime's friend Kelly] Malibu 7
reporters reporters supporting character group real/historical person
  [occupation] DC Marvel, etc. 100
unnamed Coast Guard dispatcher supporting character
  U.S. Coast Guard
[1st appears and dies in same issue]
Malibu 1
Atalon's Sea Creature Atalon's Sea Creature villain
CBR Scale: D N.A.
[sent by Atalon to attack NYC] Malibu 1
Doc Gross Doc Gross (Vincent Gross)
(flashback cameo)
villain scientist
CBR Scale: U Transhumanist
Gross Babies (founder); U.S. Army
[empowered Prime, Gross Babies, Organism 8 + 89, Fifi]
Malibu 10
Turbocharge Turbocharge (Michael Hardaway)
(cameo) 
hero
CBR Scale: S LGBT
[1st app: Prime (vol. 1) #16 (Nov. 1994)] Malibu 15
Hardcase Hardcase (Tom Hawke)
(flashback cameo)
hero
  Squad; UltraForce Malibu 80
Colonel Samuels Colonel Samuels
(flashback cameo)
villain
  U.S. Army
[responsible for making Kevin into a part-time Ultra]
Malibu 10
Firearm Firearm (Alec Swan)
(flashback cameo)
hero
  Lodge Malibu 18
King of the Fire People King of the Fire People (Atalon)
(cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: D Fire People
[king] Malibu 4