The Heroics (Team Bio)

The Heroics were the first modern superhero team of the goldaverse, with this being the case for practically all it's many timelines.

The group formed in 1906 after a troubling discovery made by the heroic duo of the Madame Madcap Twins, Doris and Dorcas Darcan.

With the twins, after they tracked down the final member of their father's old gang, discovered he was now working for a truly dark cabal of the underworlds most putrid figures.

Amongst its ranks included such imposing figures as Zigomar, Fantomas, Lupin, an older H.H. Holmes, Doctor Moreau, a monstrous man later revealed to be Wilbur Whateley and at the head of this rounded table of revulsion a shadowed figure whose stench was rotten and aura overwhelming.

Needless to say, the sisters observing this nefarious group from a distance were intimidated and did not pursue any kind of attack, instead they retreated to their home and base of operations and began to ponder about what to do, they needed to deal with the situation but could not do it alone, And thus hatched the idea.

"If these villains had assembled into a group, then we should also have a group of heroes to fight against them".

The two quickly got to work researching, combing through countless newspapers, pamphlets and pulp books from all around the country and even the world for potential information on heroes who could be a part of this team, candidates for recruitment to what would later be referred to as the first group of superheroes ever assembled.

Eventually, after a week of near non-stop research, they found 6 individuals they thought to be perfect for this coalition of counter-conquest.

The two quickly got to work, going out and recruiting these heroes from across the world, them splitting up and under the guise of Madame Madcap, inspiring mystery and intrigue in each of these individuals while also giving each a letter.

This letter informing the candidate of a potential threat not only to themselves and their loved ones but to the world at large, and in order to stop it they'd need to head to a specific address in the US on a specific day.

And so the twins quickly reconvened at the address provided in the letter, and waited until the day came, hoping, praying that each of these heroes would heed their letter of warning and come to the address.

With their prayers thankfully being answered as each of them, one by one, began to arrive.

• Hugo Hercules: A Melungeon strongman and towering gentle giant, He caught the twins attention with the newspaper reports of his incredible displays of strength speed and overall power, ranging from out muscling an elephant to even kicking a house a half mile on accident, His apparent connections to the strongest cowboy to ever live also made him a individual of major interest to the two
• Sherlock Holmes: some call him the world's greatest detective, none more vocal about this claim than himself, the good detective Holmes at this point had just rejuvenated himself not more than a few years before after an adventure with his American counterpart, with them discovering a bottle containing water from the fountain of youth, giving both men more time on this mortal coil, however he spent these past few years in somewhat a miserable state soon regretting his decision to prolonged his life, but the twins being fans of the old detective of course invited him to the party
• Nick Carter: some call him the world's greatest detective, none more vocal about this claim than himself, the good detective Carter at this point had just rejuvenated himself not more than a few years before after an adventure with his English counterpart, with them discovering a bottle containing water from the fountain of youth, giving both men more time on this mortal coil, Carter using the last few years to his benefit, making the most of them, continuing his heroic exploits with much enthusiasm, although the twins weren't as familiar with Carter, they soon found themselves admiring the man and gave him a letter as well
• Astro: The Master of Mysteries name had gone far and wide, with him alongside his assistant and fiance Veleska, compiling and editing together his journal entries that dealt with some of his most notable cases, into a best selling memoir, him also at this point having just gone through a life-changing event which left the former fake magician with rediscovered and very real magical abilities, The Master of Mystery also being a master of marketing himself it seemed had won over the twins making him there go to magic man
• The Nyctalope: The night creature and first of a new kind of hero, one of flesh and metal, brought back from the brink not by magic but science, The Nyctalope had made a splash in France as well as across the world, with him going on plenty a fantastical adventures that would end up getting recorded in newspaper and cheap pulp adventure novels, and the twins wanting to cover their bases and seeing the Nyctalope as their man of science they invited him to the table as well
• Spring Heeled Jack: London's patron spirit of chaos had made quite a name for himself over the few hundred years he'd been active, however unbeknownst to the twins there were multiple individuals who had taken the Spring Heeled Jack persona over the years, Also little did the twins know that the one they recruited was none other than the original mad jumper, Knowing the chaotic mind of Jack and how the people they were going to deal with weren't exactly the sanest themselves, along with knowing that Jack more often than not fought for good according to the papers they had read, made him a no-brainer when it came to someone to add to the team, him having a real understanding of the mind of a madman

Now with all the players in the game and at the starting line so to speak, the twins made their presents known to The assembled Heroes, and after some bickering between the massive egos and old rivals/friends, Holmes and Carter the team learned of the threat and bore witness to photos taken by the Madcap Twins.

Photos showing the insidious individuals at the round table of evil, and as the heroes looked at these photos, Holmes took particular note of the cloaked head of this gruesome group, something seemed, familiar about him, but that would be impossible, right?...

However this thought was interrupted by a surprise attacked, Lupin alongside some goons rushed the group of heroes causing a brawl to break out, after which the heroes agreed to work together and quickly began to unravel this mystery and fight the forces of evil every step of the way.

And eventually using their various skills and talents, they successfully stopped this team of evil and ended up saving the world from a hollow apocalypse and prehistoric pandemonium.

Due to the success of the group, and how public the climax was to this inaugural adventure, they were known and dubbed by the papers as the fantastic team of "superheroes" The Heroics, and made into even bigger icons than they already were with parades, statues, the whole nine yards.

This first adventure would of course lead to the team all becoming friends who only grew closer as time went on, them all eventually going on a new adventure against evil every couple years.

Probably one of the most notable of these future adventures is the Case Of Caligari & The House Of Madness, in which they got their first and only major and permanent addition to the team, in the form of the young master of disguise, Judex, The Judge.

Eventually though, in 1922 the group would have their final proper adventure together, when they dealt with the bi universal Martian invasion, that little did they know was also happening simultaneously in the reflective universe of their sister multiverse, that being the Diamoverse.

With the Martians defeat coming with a foreboding warning, that in some way this invasion was done as an act of desperation by these martians, in order to help build an army for the coming of the grand destroyer, the embodiment of all encompassing negativity.

Most members present for the Martians dying words would end up going to the grave with them gnawing at the back of their minds, say for Hugo Hercules and Spring Heeled Jack, Hugo being the last surviving mortal member of The Heroics, saw what the Martian warned of come to pass, but also saw the generations of Heroes he and his team help inspire fight off and win against this grand evil, and Jack due to his immortal nature actually participated in the conflict.

And although their 1922 exploit was their last major huraw, the team would semi reunite during the final battle of World War II, where they alongside other elderly as well as young heroes, who were left behind to guard the homefront of the US, would end up fighting off an army of robots sent by the final surviving head of the Axis powers and living in bodyment of bigotry and hatred itself, The horrifying and ever evil, Claw.

But that is a story for another day and article.

They're notable adventures include

• The Heroics: The Fight for Good 
• The Heroics: The Klan that Hates 
• The Heroics: The Case Of Caligari & The House Of Madness
• The Heroics: The Martian Calamity
• Aciesers: The Golden Finale, The Home Front