DNAgents

A comic book written by Mark Evanier and drawn by Will Meuginot, published in the 1980's. The series featured five genetically engineered super-beings created by the Matrix Corporation, originally intended as super-agents. It was one of the early creator-owned series published by Eclipse Comics. The main series lasted 41 issues with a renumbering, plus special issues and miniseries.

The team members were:
 * Tank: Super-strong and had a suit of light powered armor.
 * Surge: Energy blaster.
 * Rainbow: Telepath and illusion-caster
 * Amber: Flight and energy projection
 * Sham: Shapeshifter. The youngest looking of the group.

The creators wanted it to be adapted to television, but it never got anywhere, if only because the television producers insisted on Executive Meddling.


 * 3D Comic Book: Eclipse published a special 3D issue.
 * Bat Family Crossover: Crossfire, star of another series by the same creators, was Rainbow's boyfriend, and they had several crossovers.
 * Born as an Adult
 * Broken Masquerade: The existence of the DNAgents is revealed to the public relatively early in the series.
 * Cast Speciation: The team didn't have a traditional Five Man Band but they do have five members including one strong guy, one shapeshifter, one telepath, etc.
 * Civvie Spandex: The cast wore the same outfits, which somewhat served as costumes, but they resembled normal clothes and didn't have logos (even of the corporation who made them) or capes.
 * Cloning Blues: When was revealed to be artificial as well.
 * Intercontinuity Crossover: An unofficial one with The New Teen Titans, featuring "Project Youngblood" as the Titans equivalent in the DNAgents' book, and The Recombatants" as DNAgents equivalents in the Titans' book.
 * Gene Hunting: One storyline had some of them finding their genetic parents.
 * Genetic Engineering Is the New Nuke
 * Meaningful Name: Justified since they were created with powers.
 * Personality Powers: Surge has electrical powers and is the hothead. Sham has shapeshifting powers and a very weak sense of self.  Tank is the naive strongman.
 * Powered Armor: Worn by Tank to enhance his strength.
 * Secret Project Refugee Family
 * Team Pet: Snafu
 * Younger Than They Look: Crossfire once prevented a porn magazine from publishing pictures of Rainbow by pointing out that she is chronologically five. A reader then pointed out that, being her boyfriend, he would be in more trouble than the magazine.  This was never followed up on.