Code: Blue
{{short description|Fictional organization in comics}}
{{Other uses|Code Blue (disambiguation){{!}}Code Blue}}
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|publisher=Marvel Comics
|debut=Mighty Thor #426 (November 1990)
|creators=Tom DeFalco (Writer)
Ron Frenz (Artist)
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|members=Chief O'Grady
Captain Shelley Conklin
Lt. Marcus Stone
Margarita "Rigger" Ruiz
Mad Dog Rassitano
Daniel "Fireworks" Fielstein
Andrew "Jock" Jackson
Samuel "Mother" Majowski
Aaron Christopher Curzon
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Code: Blue is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Code: Blue was a New York City police SWAT team that was specially trained and equipped to deal with super-powered criminals.
Publication history
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Code: Blue appeared in 1994's Marvel Double Feature...Thunderstrike / Code Blue and were created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz.{{gcdb series|id=26350|title=Marvel Double Feature...Thunderstrike / Code Blue}}
Fictional team history
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Feeling that conventional police tactics and SWAT teams were ineffective against some superhuman criminals, Lieutenant Stone proposed a program to train and equip dedicated police officers to specifically deal with those types of menaces. Dubbed Code: Blue, their first assignment was to take down the Wrecking Crew. Surrounded by police while holding a hostage, the Wrecker attempted to use his newfound skill with Asgardian magic to find the rock troll Ulik, but his inexperience gave Code: Blue enough time to secure positions around the building and attack. The organized strike enabled the officers to free the hostage while slowing the Wrecking Crew down. Eventually, the Wrecker used his crowbar to teleport his allies away leaving Code: Blue to score their first mission as a win.{{Cite comic | writer=DeFalco, Tom | penciller=Frenz, Ron | inker=Sinnott, Joe, Frenz, Ron | colorist=Rockwitz, Mike | letterer=Heisler, Michael | editor=Macchio, Ralph | story=Aftermath! | title=Thor | volume=1 | issue=426 | date=November 1990 | publisher=Marvel Comics | location=New York, NY | page=15 | panel=6 }}
Code: Blue later traveled to Asgard itself with the help of Eric Masterson to aid in repelling an invasion.Thor #450 (August 1992) "When Gods Make War!". Marvel Comics.
Later, Code: Blue participates in sending well-meaning doubles of Earth heroes back to their home dimensions. The visitors had been taking a manner of vacation in Code: Blue's reality, at times pretending to be the heroes in question.She-Hulk Vol 2 #21 (October 2007). Marvel Comics.
During the "Fear Itself" storyline, Code Blue establishes an internet presence as they send out valuable information after a supervillain breakout.Fear Itself: The Home Front #2 (May 2011). Marvel Comics.
During the "Infinity Countdown" storyline, Code Blue recruits a new member named Chris Powell who has the superhero identity of Darkhawk.Infinity Countdown: Dawkhawk (2018). Marvel Comics.
Members
- Chief O'Grady - Police chief
- Captain Shelley Conklin - Police captain
- Lt. Marcus Stone - Commander
- Margarita "Rigger" Ruiz - Team armorer
- Julius Anthony "Mad Dog" Rassitano - Sharpshooter
- Daniel "Fireworks" Fielstein - Demolitions specialist and expert
- Andrew "Jock" Jackson - Personal combat specialist
- Samuel "Mother" Majowski - Tactical analyst (quadriplegic, uses a wheelchair)
- Warren Curzon - Police detective inspector
In other media
Code: Blue appears in the Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes episode "Strings". Here, the NYPD under the influence of the Puppet Master send in the unit to arrest the Fantastic Four in the warehouse that they are hiding in. It is revealed that Mister Fantastic made all of the unit's weapons and armor as a precaution in case of a supervillain attack when they were away.
References
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External links
- {{marvunapp|http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/codeblue.htm|Code: Blue}}
- {{comicbookdb|type=team|id=636|title=Code: Blue}}
- [http://marvel.com/universe/Code%3A_Blue Code: Blue] at Marvel.com
- [https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Code:_Blue Code: Blue] at Marvel Wiki
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Category:Marvel Comics organizations
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