| 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 fictional organizations appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The People's Defense Force is a team of Eastern European superbeings who are linked by the fact that they have 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 in the latter days of European communism. 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]
Following the breakup of China Force, the Chinese government established its version of the People's Defense Force by bringing together China's most powerful superhumans. The People's Defense Force engaged Unspoken and are defeated where most of its members are killed in action. The surviving members encountered Quicksilver, Ban-Luck, and U.S. Agent who came to China to investigate an alliance between China and the Inhumans. [2]
The People's Defense Force later appeared when they tried to apprehend the Royal Inhuman Diplomatic Mission when they come to China to investigate a Skyspear there. [3]
Members of the People's Defense Force included: