The Pantheon of Heroes (a.k.a. the Pantheon of Super Heroes) is a 30th-century
superhero team based on the
Legion of Super-Heroes (the cover for Pantheon's first story was drawn by former Legion artist,
Dave Cockrum) and was introduced in Big Bang Comics. Pantheon of Heroes first appeared in Big Bang #12, #14 and #18 – the "TimeBomber Saga" guest-starring Erik Larsen's Savage Dragon. Mark Lewis, the man responsible for many Big Bang logos, designed a few of the earliest characters, including the Butterfly Queen which appeared slightly later.[citation needed]
Fictional team history
The Pantheon is a team in the 30th century, inspired by
Ultragirl and based in
Ultiman's hometown - Empire City. Their headquarters was a space craft and later a citadel. Each year, they held auditions for new members. They have time traveling technology (first "Time Pills" then "Time Belts"), allowing Ultragirl to join the group. She later came to the group via "time cube".
Galactic Lad - Noa Zark is able to increase his super strength to "level 10". He is based on
Ultra Boy.
Golden Girl
Ghost Girl - Mariah Vesper was first able to project her "soul-self". Then, after being blasted with a ray gun, she is denied entrance into the afterlife. She becomes undead and is intangible. She is based on
Phantom Girl,
Deadman,
Duo Damsel and
Doctor Strange.
Gravity Girl - she can manipulate
weight and
density. She is based on
Star Boy and Light Lass.
Jupiter Boy - he is a "cathode giant" with electric powers. He was a founding member and died while saving the universe. He declared his love for Ultragirl with his last breath. He has a live-size
gold statue in the Pantheon's "Hall of Heroes". He is based on
Mon-El,
Superboy and
Lightning Lad.
Kid Warlock has magical powers.
Laughing Boy - Shemp Babbit has emotion manipulation, but when he does so he gets the appropriate
facial expression. He is the Phaethon's "class clown" and is based on
Psycho-Pirate and Psyche.
Nature Boy - an ally that said to have died in 2988. It's unknown that he actually became a member. He is based on Chlorophyll Kid.
Photon - she was first known as "Lamp Lass".
Snowstar - she has cold manipulation usually manifested as
blizzards and is based on
Polar Boy, but looks similar to
Phantom Girl.
Tele-Girl - a mind-reading member that once visited the 20th century. She is based on
Saturn Girl.
Ultragirl - thanks to being exposed to a radioactive meteor, she gained Ultraman-like powers and was the inspiration for the group. She is based on
Superboy and
Supergirl.