Super Heroes

Major Victory has been through many different incarnations in the comic book world.   In the DC Comics universe, this was the superhero name for three different characters. In Batman and The Outsiders Annual #1 (1984), William Vickers was Major Victory who had super human strength and the ability to fly and emit energy blasts.  He was a member of the groups Force of July and Suicide Squad.  He was later killed by Eclipso.

In the comic book Adventures of Superman #612 (March 2003), a different version of Major Victory appeared but his role was very low key and appeared mostly as a background character. His alter ego remains unknown..

The latest incarnation of Major Victory appeared on the cover along side Silent Majority, and Lady Liberty of the comic book, Infinite Crisis Aftermath: The Battle for Blüdhaven #1 (June 2006).  In this version, an organization called S.H.A.D.E. created Major Victor for the American government. This action lead to a remake of the group “Force of July” into “Freedom’s Ring,” which included new incarnations of Silent Majority and Lady Liberty. Major Victory’s powers came from a power suit that emitted blue and white energy blasts and gave him super human strength.

In 2006, the Sci Fi Channel created a new reality show called Who Wants to Be a Superhero? which was hosted by Stan Lee.  In this series, an actor named Chris Watters auditioned as his own version of Major Victory.  His version wore a red and black super hero costume.  This Major Victory was a more of a light hearted and comical version of the super hero. The series was a competition show which eliminated wannabe super heroes until the best character was chosen by Stan Lee. Major Victory was eliminated at the final 3 and the winner was a character named Feedback.  This series lasted for two season on the Sci Fi Channel until it was cancelled in 2007 in the USA.  The series was resurrected in the UK on BBC and revamped for children featuring young contestants ages 9-13.  This version made for the BBC featured 15 episodes and lasted for one season which aired in 2009.