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The '''''Freedom Fighters''''' are a team of American super-heroes in [[The DCU]], made up of characters bought out from Quality Comics and led by the nation's spirit [[Captain Patriotic|Uncle Sam]]. Originally they were written as the only heroes on Earth-X, a universe where the Nazis won an extended [[World War II]] and had completely taken over. They fought against tyranny and oppression in a completely authoritarian world. Eventually they were integrated into the main [[Shared Universe]]. They still operate together in the modern era mostly using [[Legacy Character|Legacy Characters]] and fight against contemporary problems that face the country such as corruption and terrorism.
The team first appeared in a crossover, featured in ''"Justice League of America''" #107-108 (September-November, 1973). This tale was written by Len Wein, and drawn by Dick Dillin. The team featured familiar characters, Black Condor, Doll Man, Human Bomb, Phantom Lady, the Ray, and Uncle Sam. All were characters from [[The Golden Age of Comic Books]]. They lay dormant for a few years. Then they got their own series ''
In the [[The Eighties|1980s]], the Freedom Fighters got a couple of retro tales in the pages of ''[[All-Star Squadron]]'', a couple of modern tales, and participation in
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