Created 1998, Apollo and Midnighter were among the first married gay upl superhero ics — and they were totally parodi of Batman and Superman. Now, thanks to DC Comics ntuy, the four characters fally met face to face.
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When the team later got s own seri, -creator John Byrne cid that Alpha Flight member Jean-Pl Bebier, also lled Northstar, was gay.