Icon #30 (Oct. 1995):
“The Buck Passes”
by Dwayne McDuffie, M. D. Bright, Caesar Antomattei (as Caesar), Mike Gustovich, etc.

Icon #30

Title: “The Buck Passes”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Oct. 1995

Publisher:
Written by: Dwayne McDuffie
Art by: M. D. Bright, Caesar Antomattei (as Caesar), Mike Gustovich, Prentis Rollins, Ravil Lopez

13 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Buck Wild (Rufus T. Wild) (lead character)  This issue, focusing on Buck Wild's funeral, features a retrospective on his life and career.		black [parody of Luke Cage]		8
Icon (Augustus Freeman)	alien	The Shadow Cabinet		73
Rocket (Raquel Ervin)		black; The Shadow Cabinet...  The Star Chamber [Icon's partner]		58
Lysistrata Jones		black [manipulated Buck Wild]		3
Sweetstick Max		[his Ho Hordes attacked Buck Wild (as "Icon")]		2
Cockroach Andy		black		1
Kingfish	Vodoun houngan	[brought dead Buck Wild back as zombie named Buck Voodoo]		1
Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce) (character based on)  Mourners at Buck Wild's funeral recall his many past guises, including "Buck Lightning" (a parody of Black Lightning).	Northern Baptist (ABC/USA)	black; The Justice League...  The Network; The Outsiders		353
Falcon (Sam Wilson) (character based on)  Mourners at Buck Wild's funeral recall his many past guises, including "Jim Crow" (a parody of the Falcon).	Baptist	black; SHIELD Super-Agents...  The Avengers		531
Power Man (Luke Cage) (character based on)  Funeral featuring retrospective on life of Buck Wild, who was a parody of 1970s-era Luke Cage.	Christian (denomination unknown)	black; Heroes for Hire...  Marvel Knights; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Fantastic Four [formerly owned a bar and theater]		951
Brother Voodoo (Jericho Drumm) (character based on)  Kingfish arrives at Buck Wild's funeral, angry that his old enemy is dead. He brings Buck back as "Buck Voodoo," a parody of Brother Voodoo.	Vodoun houngan	black; Heroes for Hire...  The Howling Commandos		110
The Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) (character based on)  The Kingfish is featured in this issue. He is (at least in part) a parody of the Kingpin.	Catholic (lapsed)	HYDRA		619
Black Goliath (Bill Foster) (character based on)  Mourners at Buck Wild's funeral recall his many past guises, including "Buck Goliath" (a parody of Black Goliath).		Project: Pegasus; Secret Avengers...  The Avengers; The Champions		118

Summary (from 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.

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. An alternative form of this story's title is: “People Get Ready”. Webpage for Icon #30 (Oct. 1995) created 18 February 2013. Last modified 26 December 2013.

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