Religion: not determined yet
Name: Sweetstick Max
Other Names: Max
First Appearance: Icon #22 (Feb. 1995): "The Cinderella Theory"
Creators: Dwayne McDuffie, M. D. Bright, Mike Gustovich
Number of Appearances: 2
Enemy of: Rocket, Rocket, Buck Wild
Occupation: pimp
Gender: male
Note: his Ho Hordes attacked Buck Wild (as "Icon")
Summary of Icon #22 (Feb. 1995) from now-defunct website at http://milestone.luthor.com/comics_detail.asp?ID=207&:
Raquel's friend, Darnice, officially takes on the mantel of the Rocket. Arnus returns home to the Cooperative as a celebrity. Arnus is greeted by Arnus II, a clone of himself. Raquel is searching for a new Icon. Static, DMZ and Harware don't work out, so they settle for Buck Wild. Raquel saves Buck Wild from some of Sweetstick Max's hos. Buck Wild officially dons the mantel of Icon. Rocket II (Darnice) defeats Sweetstick Max and his Ho Hordes. We see a foreboding figure move towards earth.
Summary of Icon #30 (Oct. 1995), from now-defunct webpage at http://milestone.luthor.com/comics_detail.asp?ID=215&:
The funeral of Buck Wild is attended by Icon among others. Icon gives an eulogy. The guests (Lysistrata Jones, Sweetstick Max, Cockroach Andy) tell off past Buck Wild stories and guises (Buck Goliath, Jim Crow, Buck Lightning). The service is interrupted by the Kingfish who is mad that Buck Wild (his enemy) is dead and brings him back as Buck Voodoo. Buck Voodoo tries to kill Kingfish and then decides being a zombie is useless. He goes back to death.
Suggested links for further research about this character:
- http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/b/buckwild.htm