Fictional Team History
The People's Defense Force were a team of Eastern European superbeings who were linked by the fact that they had individually fought Henry Pym during his earliest exploits as Ant-Man and Giant-Man. They operated as the People's Defense Force out of the Bratislava Prison Superhuman Research Complex in the latter days of European communism.
With Quicksilver, who was being manipulated by Maximus the Mad, the People's Defense Force attacked the West Coast Avengers to get at Pym. They were defeated by MODAM.
Members of the People's Defense Force included:
- Beasts of Berlin: The Beasts of Berlin were lowland gorillas mutated to human intelligence and speech. They operate as a team. The Beasts first appeared in Tales to Astonish #60 (Oct 1964)
- Madame X: Madame X was a patriot and spy for the communist Hungarian government. She first appeared in Tales to Astonish #32 (Oct 1962)
- Scarlet Beetles: The Scarlet Beetles are normal beetles that have been mutated to a size of 10-feet and given human intelligence and speech. The Scarlet Beetles first appeared in Tales to Astonish #39 (Jan 1963)
- El Toro: El Toro was Cuba's first super agent and an early opponent of Henry Pym. He first appeared in Tales to Astonish #54 (Apr 1963)
- Voice : Jason Cragg is a man whose voice can make people who hear him believe that he's speaking the truth. Voice appeared in Tales to Astonish #42 (Apr 1963)
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