Icon (character)
| Icon | |
|---|---|
Icon and Rocket from Icon #41, art by Wilfred Santiago. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Publication date | 1993–1997 |
| No. of issues | 42 |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Dwayne McDuffie |
| Penciller(s) | M. D. Bright |
| Inker(s) | Mike Gustovich |
| Letterer(s) | Steve Dutro |
| Icon | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Milestone Media |
| First appearance | Icon #1 (May 1993) |
| Created by | Dwayne McDuffie (writer) M. D. Bright (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Arnus |
| Species | Terminan |
| Place of origin | Terminus, The Cooperative |
| Team affiliations | Underground Railroad Union Army United States Armed Forces Shadow Cabinet Justice League |
| Partnerships | Rocket (student & protege) |
| Notable aliases | Augustus Freeman IV |
| Abilities | Formidable hand to hand combatant Well trained armed/unarmed combatant Vast superhuman strength Superhuman speed, reflexes, stamina and senses Flight Nigh-invulnerability and durability Enhanced mental perception Regenerative healing factor Extraordinary longevity Ability to generate and project positron energy blasts |
Icon (Arnus; alias Augustus Freeman) is a fictional superhero appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, one of the headline characters introduced by Milestone Media in the 1990s. A being from another planet, he has taken on the form of an African-American man, and has abilities such as flight, super-strength, and invulnerability. He uses these in partnership with Rocket, a human teenager using his alien technology, to protect the people of the fictional city of Dakota.