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Invincible #67

Low-Frequency Listener (L-FL): The definition of superhero arising from the 67^th issue of the superhero comic Invincible is a being that possesses such strong character and charisma that past opponents forget their defeats and (by reason, not force) join the hero, their previous vanquisher, as an ally.

Invincible #67 (I#67): My events nourish this definition through the confession and request to Space Race by Omni-Man (Nolan) and Allen the Alien to join their struggle against the Viltrumite Empire.  The rhetoric of Nolan and Allen contain such power that Spacer Racer joins their ranks.    The duo goes on to obtain kind words from the inhabitants of Gildaria (who faced down a Viltrumite invasion), and even Allen the Alien’s voracious girlfriend accepts the charisma of Nolan as a house guest of Allen for months. 

L-FL:  Wow, that is powerful.  The issue ends on a grave note with the admission that the leaders of the Coalition of Planets (Thaedus, a Viltrumite traitor) created the Scourge virus that destroyed the population of his planet.  Thaedus admits his willingness to unleash a stronger strain of the virus if the situation should demand such an act.

I#67:  Those chilling last words of Thaedus are “And although it could mean suicide for us and the potential extinction of our people, if I believe our cause to be lost, I won’t hesitate to use it [the Scourge Virus] again.”