People's Defense Force (comics)
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West Coast Avengers #33 (June 1988)
China version:
The Mighty Avengers #27 (September 2009)
Steve Englehart
Al Milgrom
China version:
Dan Slott
Christos N. Gage
Khoi Pham
| People's Defense Force | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Hungary version: West Coast Avengers #33 (June 1988) China version: The Mighty Avengers #27 (September 2009) |
| Created by | Hungary version: Steve Englehart Al Milgrom China version: Dan Slott Christos N. Gage Khoi Pham |
| In-story information | |
| Member(s) | See below |
The People's Defense Force is the name of two organizations appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Hungary version
The People's Defense Force is a team of Eastern European superbeings who individually fought Hank Pym during his earliest exploits as Ant-Man and Giant-Man. They operate as the People's Defense Force out of the Bratislava Prison Superhuman Research Complex. With Quicksilver, who is being manipulated by Maximus, the People's Defense Force attack the West Coast Avengers to get at Pym. They are defeated by MODAM.[1]
China version
Following the breakup of China Force, the Chinese government establishes a second version of the People's Defense Force by bringing together China's most powerful superhumans. The People's Defense Force engage Unspoken and are defeated, with most of its members being killed. The surviving members encounter Quicksilver, Ban-Luck, and U.S. Agent, who had come to China to investigate an alliance between China and the Inhumans.[2]