Thanks to Pushkin, the launch was ahead of schedule, and the Russians were conducting a flight to outer space that night. Task Force X was given a mission to expose Pushkin as a traitor to the American cause.

Sergei Pushkin, was a Russian scientist working with the U.S. In the Booster Gold series, Rocket Red's grandfather, Dr.

His last words to Booster Gold were 'My wife and children, Michael. He retired from super-heroics for a long time before dying in The OMAC Project, self-destructing to save the other members of the old JLI. ĭimitri was the only European on the team initially. In the same issue, Russian government reports have him listed as retired. Later, Dmitri and most of the Reds are taken over by the sound-using criminal Sonar. Other Justice League members eventually defeated the menace. He willingly surrendered to the alien's control in order to keep them safe. Dmitri was neutralized when Starro threatened to harm his family. In Justice League Europe #28, Dimitri was part of the resistance against Starro because his armor prevented the alien from controlling his mind. Dimitri and Buddy initially bonded because they both had wives and children.ĭmitri is featured in the second Captain Atom Annual, helping to defend the country of Bialya from various threats. He also became friends with Buddy Baker, in a manner similar to the friendship of Blue Beetle and Booster Gold. During this time, Maxwell Lord made arrangements with the Russian government for Dmitri's wife, Belina, and his two children, Mischa and Tascha, to live with him at the League's Paris embassy. He also suffered the destruction of his battle suit while facing Time Commander in Animal Man #16 (Oct 1989), when Dimitri served with Justice League Europe. This happened during a small-team Justice League mission to save Mister Miracle. When his armor was destroyed by Lobo, he replaced it with a more advanced model made on Apokolips. A kind-hearted and jolly man with a taste for American culture, Dimitri served with the Justice League International for many years. These comprise the original Rocket Red #7 (later revealed as an android), Dmitri Pushkin (Rocket Red #4) and Gavril Ivanovich.ĭmitri in his second armor, art by Ty Templeton.ĭmitri Pushkin (Rocket Red #4) became a member of the Justice League International after the previously assigned Rocket Red #7 was revealed to be a Manhunter android. The term 'Rocket Reds' refers to any member of the Rocket Red Brigade the name in the singular is used to refer to the three individual characters named Rocket Red who were members of the Justice League. Created by Steve Englehart and Joe Staton, he first appeared in Green Lantern Corps #208 (January 1987), appearing shortly afterward in Justice League in issue #3 (July 1987) Rocket Red was inducted into the Justice League in Justice League #7 (November 1987). Rocket Red ( Russian: Ракетно-Красный, romanized: Raketno-Krasnyy) is a fictional character and comic book superhero from the DC Comics universe. Super strength, flight, invulnerability, energy blasts, mecha-empathy Justice League: Generation Lost #4 (August 2010) Gavril Ivanovich, the current Rocket Red art by Aaron Lopresti.

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