M.A.S.K.
(Mobile Armored Strike Kommand)
Membership: Gloria Baker, Ali Bombay, Calhoun Burns, Boris Bushkin, Clutch, Hunter, Jacques LaFleur, Julio Lopez, Magic, Megabyte, Powderkeg, Nevada Rushmore, Sticker, Striker, Brad Turner
Purpose: To fight crime.
Affiliations: Scott Trakker, T-Bob
Enemies: V.E.N.O.M. (the Vicious, Evil Network of Mayhem, led by Miles Mayhem; other operatives included Vanessa Warfield, Cliff Dagger, Sly Rax, Bruno Sheppard, Lester Sludge, Maximus "Maxie" Mayhem, Floyd Malloy, Nash Gorey)
Base of Operations: M.A.S.K. Headquarters at Boulder Hill, but active around the world
First Appearance: M.A.S.K. Episode #1 "The Deathstone" (DIC Enterprises for syndication, 30th September 1985)
History:
"Illusion is the Ultimate Weapon." Matt Trakker, his brother Andy Trakker,
and Miles Mayhem used to be partners. This relationship abruptly ended after
they developed a number of vehicles and masks with extraordinary capabilities.
Mayhem murdered Andy and made off with approximately half the masks, which
he distributed among a team of criminals, creating V.E.N.O.M., the Vicious,
Evil Network of Mayhem. In response, Matt gathered his own squad of agents
to counter V.E.N.O.M., wherever it struck. The members of the Mobile Armored
Strike Kommand would be mobilised on a mission by mission basis, with
Matt choosing whichever agents and vehicles he felt were necessary to defeat
the threat at hand.
Comments: The M.A.S.K. cartoon was based on a line of toys produced by Kenner (hence various characters having multiple masks and vehicles). The cartoon lasted two seasons - the first was 65 episodes, the second much shorter with only 10 episodes, based on a racing theme to tie in with a new "racing series" of M.A.S.K. toys.
The Deathstone
The Star Chariot
The Book Of Power
Highway To Terror
Video VENOM
Dinosaur Boy
The Ultimate Weapon
The Roteks
The Oz Effect
Death From The Sky
The Magma Mole
Solaria Park
The Creeping Terror
Assault On Liberty
The Sceptre Of Rajim
The Golden Goddess
Mystery Of The Rings
Bad Vibrations
Ghost Bomb
Cold Fever
Mardi Gras Mystery
The Secret Of Life
Vanishing Point
Counter-Clockwise Caper
The Plant Show
Secret Of The Andes
Panda Power
Blackout
A Matter Of Gravity
The Lost Riches Of Rio
Deadly Blue Slime
The Currency Conspiracy
Caesar's Sword
Peril In Paris
In Dutch
The Lippizaner Mystery
The Sacred Rock
Curse Of Solomon's Gorge
Green Nightmare
Eyes Of The Skull
Stop Motion
The Artemis Enigma
The Chinese Scorpion
Riddle Of The Raven Master
The Spectre Of Captain Kidd
The Secret Of The Stones
The Lost Fleet
Quest Of The Canyon
Follow The Rainbow
The Everglades Oddity
Dragonfire
The Royal Cape Caper
Patchwork Puzzle
Fog On Boulder Hill
Plunder Of Glowworm Grotto
Stone Trees
Incident In Istanbul
The Creeping Desert
The Scarlet Empress
Venice Menace
Treasure Of The Nazca Plain
Disappearing Act
Gate Of Darkness
The Manakara Giant
Raiders Of The Orient Express
Demolition Duel to the Death
Where Eagles Dare
Homeward Bound
Battle of the Giants
Race Against Time
Challenge of the Masters
For One Shining Moment
High Noon
The Battle for Baja
Cliffhanger
D.C. Comics also produced nine issues of a tie-in comic. The adventures were reprinted in the U.K. in Fleetway's M.A.S.K. comic, which then went on to produce brand new adventures. This weekly title lasted 80 issues before merging with the second incarnation of Eagle (one of the U.K.'s more famous titles), with the M.A.S.K. strip carrying over into its new home.
Thanks to Peter Eldner for information.
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