Hero Hotline is a corporate 24/7 hero for hire company created by the Coordinator, a man who was secretly World War II hero Harry "Tex" Thompson the
Americommando. The Coordinator only communicates with the agency as a shadowy figure on a communication screen. Their hotline number is 1-800-555-HERO. They regularly take on the smaller missions from the common man; on occasion they have to fight the odd supervillain.[1]
Years after their own series ended, Hero Hotline was revealed to still be active in Teen Titans Annual #1 (March 2006), mentioned in passing as being among the heroes aiding in the evacuation of
Blüdhaven during Infinite Crisis.
The member 'Private Eyes' is seen in the realm of Limbo, participating in a multi-hero battle against the forces of a cosmic vampire.[2]
Hero Hotline staff
Day shift
Coordinator -
Tex Thompson, former
World War II hero known both as the Americommando and Mister America.
Stretch - Tom Longacre, like the
Elongated Man he drinks Gingold to gain stretching powers, but prolonged use of Gingold meant that his body's bones and muscles, even at rest, are so elastic that Stretch has trouble maintaining human form.
Microwavebelle - Belle Jackson, amateur scientist who made a device that confers
microwave powers and flight.
Diamondette - Diana Theotocopoulos, can make her hands as hard as
diamond.
Voice-Over - Andy Greenwald, power of super ventriloquism, accomplished vocal mimic.
Mister Muscle (AKA Flex, Mister Mighty, Brother Bicep) - Sturgis Butterfield, is an obsessive bodybuilder, weightlifter and narcissist.
Hotshot - Billy Lefferts, meta-human able to shoot remote controlled fireballs.
Night shift
Zeep the Living Sponge - a living bath sponge, campaigner for super-hero rights and fair pay. The character was originally created by DeStefano for Dial H for Hero.
Marie the Psychic Turtle - a sentient psychic turtle.
Ms. Terrific - costume based on the Terry Sloane version of
Mister Terrific.
Card Queen - "heart" playing card on chest.
Herald - costume reminiscent of a medieval herald.
Chlorino - crew member, powers unknown.
Batmyte - an orange skinned, bat-like winged humanoid. He has no connection to the Batman character
Bat-Mite.
Thunderhead - crew member, powers unknown.
Support crew
Soozie-Q (500Z-Q) - the artificially intelligent receptionist for Hero Hotline.
Lightning Eyes - a
metahuman speed reader, helps Soozie-Q handle the telephone bank.
Ellie Longacre - company lawyer, daughter of Stretch.
Fred - invisible and intangible crewmember, possibly a creation of Voice-Over.
Other corporate teams
Other corporate superhero teams have been active in the
DC Comics universe. The most well known are the Conglomerate, the
Blood Pack,
Power Company and the Captains of Industry.
References
^Markstein, Don.
"Hero Hotline". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
^Final Crisis Superman Beyond 3D #1-2 (October 2008)