Source: marvel.com
14. The Order
Los Angeles represent!
In the aftermath of Civil War, the government began the Fifty-State Initiative program. The initiative was designed to give each US State its own superhero team. The Order was intended to be California’s answer to that program. Originally intended to be called the Champions, until that plan fell through for copyright reasons, The Order was a team of sponsored superheroes. They could be fired at any time, and their powers were government-assigned.
The team was led by Henry Hellrung, a television actor famous for playing Tony Stark on television. Hellrung eventually wound up as the real Stark’s Alcoholics Anonymous sponsor, earning him Stark’s trust and respect. The rest of the team members were hired and outfitted to be the best superteam possible, and they do their job pretty well.
They haven’t been used much since their series ended, but I’d love to see some more appearances for this LA-centred superteam.
