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| International Operations | |
| Aliases: | IO; I/O |
| Continuity: | WildStorm |
| Type: | Government |
| Status: | Active |
| Leaders: | Miles Craven |
| Members: | Alicia Tunrer; Armand Waering; John Lynch; Miles Craven |
| 1st appearance: | WildC.A.T.s #1 |
International Operations is a fictional government agency featured in comic books published by Image Comics under their WildStorm Productions imprint. They first appeared in WildC.A.T.s: Covert Action Teams #1 in August, 1992.
Description[]
International Operations was an American intelligence agency that was founded by the Central Intelligence Agency in 1964 with the purpose of safeguarding the interests of the United States. International Operations soon fell under the leadership of Director Miles Craven and became an independent organization focusing on researching superhumans.
International Operations first discovered the Gen-factor, one of the sources responsible for superhuman powers. Gen-factor was experimented on many test subjects in which it resulted in many either dead or turned insane, or in some cases heavily and physically mutated. Gen-factor was also exposed to Team-7 by Miles Craven on a fake mission, claiming later that it was a chemical weapon used by their enemy. Most of Team 7 started to develop superpowers, except for Michael Cray, whose powers wouldn't manifest until 20 years later. Other members went insane or committed suicide, but in the end only seven members of Team 7 had developed superpowers while retaining their humanity. These seven would sired children that inherited their fathers' powers and became known as Gen13.
Members[]
- Miles Craven
- John Lynch
- Armand Waering
- Alicia Turner
- Frank Colby
- Rachel Rhodes
Notes & Trivia[]
- International Operations was created by writers Jim Lee and Brandon Choi.