▁code ▁names ; ▁Star bur st , ▁D . J . ▁Bl ast , ▁F ors a ▁and ▁Hard case . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁issue ▁# 1 ▁For ▁six ▁months ▁the ▁Squad ▁achieved ▁great ▁success , ▁fighting ▁crime , ▁a iding ▁the ▁police ▁and ▁performing ▁acts ▁of ▁char ity . ▁They ▁became ▁cele brit ies ▁and ▁media ▁dar lings . ▁Their ▁good ▁fortune ▁was ▁not ▁to ▁last ▁though . ▁Att ack ed ▁by ▁the ▁creature ▁N M - E , ▁the ▁hero es ▁were ▁overcome . ▁In ▁a ▁last - d itch ▁effort , ▁D . J . ▁Bl ast ▁foc uss ed ▁all ▁his ▁power ▁on ▁N M - E , ▁causing ▁a ▁massive ▁explos ion . ▁Only ▁Hard case ▁and ▁Star bur st ▁escaped , ▁but ▁not ▁without ▁cost ; ▁Star bur st ▁was ▁com at ose . ▁Gr ief - str icken ▁by ▁the ▁tra ged y , ▁Hard case ▁retired ▁from ▁hero ics . ▁He ▁would ▁later ▁learn ▁that ▁R ex ▁M und i ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁attack . ▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁activity ▁During ▁his ▁ret irement , ▁Hard case ▁became ▁an ▁action ▁movie ▁star , ▁port ray ing ▁himself ▁on ▁the ▁screen . ▁He ▁came ▁out ▁of ▁ret irement ▁to ▁battle ▁Head k no cker , ▁an ▁Ult rah uman ▁with ▁incred ible ▁strength , ▁who ▁out match ed ▁the ▁police . ▁De fe ating ▁the ▁villa in , ▁Hard case ▁announ ces ▁his ▁return . ▁ ▁So on ▁afterwards , ▁he ▁was ▁visited ▁by ▁the ▁ult