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* The ''X-Men'' spinoff book ''The ComicBook/NewMutants'' followed this trend. Wolfbane was Scottish, Mirage was Cheyenne, Karma was Vietnamese, Sunspot was Brazilian and Cannonball was from the American South. Later, they added Magik from Russia, Cypher from the United States, Warlock who was an alien, and Magma who was from an offshoot of an ancient Roman tribe that lived in Brazil. Though, due to various retcons, she may be British.
** Interestingly, these characters are each more complicated and "other" than their ethnic origins might suggest; the "passionate celt" Scot Wolfsbane is also religious, conflicted and repressed. The Native American Dani Moonstar is also uncertain, suspicious, self-destructive and perhaps bisexual. The Vietnamese Karma is a surrogate mother to her younger siblings, later a lesbian, and prone to losses of self-control. Sunspot was one of the first characters coming from a racially mixed marriage (also, his white mother comes from an established, upper-class family while his black father is a self-made man with a lower-class background); his origin that cuts him off from most normal relationships; his (white) girlfriend was murdered and died in his arms, he ceases to show deep relationships after this. Cannonball from an American point of view was the most "normal" member of the team, but when he and Dani Moonstar started to jointly lead the team, it was Dani who got the job of leadership in battle while Sam assumed the "traditionally female" job of emotionally holding the team together, of "team mother".

* ''ComicBook/GenerationX'', New Mutants' successor title, had a multinational team, but avoided criticism of New Mutants by making their characters opposite of their ethnic stereotype (i.e. Husk, an Appalachian girl, is generally considered the brain, and Skin, who was a Hispanic gang member, is generally the nice guy, etc.).

* Marvel's [[CircusOfFear Circus of Crime]] is surprisingly cosmopolitan, featuring the Ringmaster (Austrian), Bruto the Strongman (Swedish), Fire-Eater (Spanish), the Great Gambonnos (Italian), Rajah (Indian). The Human Cannonball, the Clown, Live Wire, Princess Python, and Blackwing are Americans.

* ''ComicBook/{{Excalibur}}'' basically acts as a cross between the X-Men/Avengers for Europe. In its initial incarnation it had Captain Britain (just guess...), Meggan (British/Fey), Nightcrawler (German), Shadowcat (American/Jewish), Lockheed (alien dragon) and Phoenix (Alt. Future America). In time the lineup changed and at one point or another also included Colossus (Russian), Douglock (alien, different race), Wolfsbane (Scottish), Widget (extradimensional robot), Black Knight (American), Feron (Fey/alternate universe), Cerise (yet another alien race), etc.

** While the All-New, All-Different X-Men came over as somewhat stereotypical in their first appearance, new writer Creator/ChrisClaremont fleshed them out and made them more complex. Nightcrawler was revealed to have been raised by a Gypsy family and within a travelling circus that included survivors of the Holocaust, making him anything but a "typical" German. Storm, who started out as a dark-skinned version of a "Literature/{{She}}"-like JunglePrincess, was born in Harlem of an African-American father and a Kenyan mother, and grew up in the streets of Cairo (the one in Egypt) after being orphaned before migrating south to her mother's native country.
* The ''X-Men'' spinoff book ''The ComicBook/NewMutants'' followed this trend. Wolfbane was Scottish, Mirage was Native American, Karma was Vietnamese, Sunspot was Brazilian and Cannonball was from the American South. Later, they added Magik from Russia, Cypher from the United States, Warlock who was an alien, and Magma who was from an offshoot of an ancient Roman tribe that lived in Brazil. Though, due to various retcons, she may be British.
** Interestingly, these characters are each more complicated and "other" than their ethnic origins might suggest; the "passionate celt" Scot Wolfsbane is also religious, conflicted and repressed. The Native American Moonstar is also uncertain, suspicious, self-destructive and perhaps bisexual. The Vietnamese Karma is also (probably) a mother, later a lesbian, and prone to losses of self-control. Sunspot had an origin that cuts him off from most normal relationships; his (white, not-approved by his father) girlfriend was murdered and died in his arms, he ceases to show deep relationships after this. Cannonball joined the bad guys out of economic need, and now shows only the 'good soldier' traits expected of a good soldier.

** Vestiges of this were retained for the movies. Only Nightcrawler's nationality is obvious, but deleted scenes showed Storm being chased from her African village and certain details of Wolverine's uniforms (in flashback) apparently identify him as Canadian.
** Also, Rogue, in the first movie, first meets Wolverine in a bar in Canada.
** In ''First Class'', Magneto practices classic InformedJudaism: We see him celebrating Hanukkah, and we see him in a Nazi concentration camp.

* The "All-New, All-Different" ''Comicbook/XMen'' team which debuted in 1975, was gathered from around the world. Including Wolverine from Canada, Storm from Africa, Nightcrawler from Germany, Banshee from Ireland, Sunfire from Japan, Colossus from Russia, and Thunderbird, who was Native American. They continued this trend for quite some time, with Shadowcat (Jewish), Psylocke (British), Forge (also Native American), Jubilee (Chinese-American), Gambit (Cajun... if that counts), Maggott (South Africa)... it goes on and on.

* The comic book Comicbook/{{Smite}} focuses on this even more than the game VideoGame/{{Smite}}.

* ''Comicbook/{{Blackhawk}}'' from Quality Comics in [[TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks the Golden Age]], later acquired by [[Creator/DCComics DC]]. Two distinct versions of this international team of aviators exist, sometimes with [[ContinuitySnarl slight differences]] within the versions.

* Due to being reincarnated into people from across the globe, the Knights of the Round Table from ''ComicBook/{{Camelot3000}}'' were this in effect: King Arthur, Tom Prentice, and (presumably) Merlin are all English, Sir Lancelot is French, Queen Guinevere and Sir Kay are American, Sir Galahad is Japanese, Sir Perceval is Australian, Sir Gawain is South African, and Sir Tristan is Canadian.

* Due to being reincarnated into people from across the globe, the Knights of the Round Table from ''ComicBook/Camelot3000'' were this in effect: King Arthur, Tom Prentice, and (presumably) Merlin are all English, Sir Lancelot is French, Queen Guinevere and Sir Kay are American, Sir Galahad is Japanese, Sir Perceval is Australian, Sir Gawain is South African, and Sir Tristan is Canadian.

* Due to being reincarnated into people from across the globe, the Knights of the Round Table from Camelot3000 were this in effect: King Arthur, Tom Prentice, and (presumably) Merlin are all English, Sir Lancelot is French, Queen Guinevere and Sir Kay are American, Sir Galahad is Japanese, Sir Perceval is Australian, Sir Gawain is South African, and Sir Tristan is Canadian.

** In a 1987 miniseries, Howard Chaykin introduced an updated, slightly different, version of the team, which carried over into a subsequent ongoing series. These Blackhawks included: Janos "Blackhawk" Prohaska and Stanislaus Drozdowski (Poland); André Blanc-Dumont (France); Olaf Friedriksen (Denmark); Carlo "Chuck" Sirianni (Italy by way of the United States); Ritter Hendricksen (Netherlands); Weng "[[EthnicScrappy Chop-Chop]]" Chan (China); Natalie "the other Lady Blackhawk" Reed, and Grover Baines (the United States); Quan Chee Keng (Malaysia); and Paco Herrera (Mexico).

* The "All-New, All-Different" ''Comicbook/{{X-Men}}'' team which debuted in 1975, was gathered from around the world. Including Wolverine from Canada, Storm from Africa, Nightcrawler from Germany, Banshee from Ireland, Sunfire from Japan, Colossus from Russia, and Thunderbird, who was Native American. They continued this trend for quite some time, with Shadowcat (Jewish), Psylocke (British), Forge (also Native American), Jubilee (Chinese-American), Gambit (Cajun... if that counts), Maggott (South Africa)... it goes on and on.

* The ''X-Men'' spinoff book ''The NewMutants'' followed this trend. Wolfbane was Scottish, Mirage was Native American, Karma was Vietnamese, Sunspot was Brazilian and Cannonball was from the American South. Later, they added Magik from Russia, Cypher from the United States, Warlock who was an alien, and Magma who was from an offshoot of an ancient Roman tribe that lived in Brazil. Though, due to various retcons, she may be British. This troper isn't that sure.

* ''GenerationX'', New Mutants' successor title, had a multinational team, but avoided criticism of New Mutants by making their characters opposite of their ethnic stereotype (i.e. Husk, an Appalachian girl, is generally considered the brain, and Skin, who was a Hispanic gang member, is generally the nice guy, etc.).
* The original GlobalGuardians in TheDCU were a mish-mash of national stereotypes: The Knight from the U.K., Rising Sun from Japan, Tuatara from New Zealand, and so on. They got less token-ish as time went on. They made their debut in the comic adaptation of ''{{Superfriends}}''; subtlety clearly wasn't a concern.
* Comicbook/JusticeLeagueInternational was a U.N.-sponsored iteration of the famous superhero team. Most of its members were American, but Rocket Red and CaptainAtom officially represented the U.S.S.R. and U.S.A. respectively, with a number of other international members as well: Fire (Brazil), Ice (Norway), Doctor Light (Japan), Crimson Fox (France), Tasmanian Devil (guess), etc.

** The [[Comicbook/{{New52}} DCnU]] version has Comicbook/{{Vixen}} (from Zambesi), August General in Iron (from China), and Godiva (from the U.K., and another former Global Guardian to boot) to the mix. And BoosterGold is now Canadian. Later additions include Batwing (Congolese) and OMAC (Cambodian)

** GreenArrow, at the time practically a same-company CaptainErsatz of Batman, had his own Club of Heroes. "The Costumed Archers of the World" included the Ace Archer (Japan), the Bowman of the Bush (Australia), the Phantom (France), the Bowman of Britain (Britain) and the Archer of Arabia (Saudi Arabia), in addition to the American Green Arrow.
* ''Comicbook/{{Blackhawk}}'' from Quality Comics in [[TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks the Golden Age]], later acquired by [[DCComics DC]]. Two distinct versions of this international team of aviators exist, sometimes with [[ContinuitySnarl slight differences]] within the versions.

* The ''SuicideSquad'' has included at various points Captain Boomerang (both of them; Australian), Stalnoivolk (Russian), Ravan and Rustam ({{Qurac}}i), Plastique (Quebecoise), Count Vertigo ([[{{Ruritania}} Vlativan]]), Manchester Black and the Shade (English), Javelin (German), Mirror Master (Scottish), and virtually everyone else is American.

* JackKirby's ''Boy Commandos'': Dan "Brooklyn" Turpin (US), Alfie Twigett (UK), André Chavard (France) and Jan Haasan (Netherlands).

* The latest incarnation of ImageComics' ''Guardians of the Globe'' features Bulletproof, Black Samson, Knockout, and Brit (American), Kid Thor (Canadian), the Yeti (Nepalese), Kaboomerang (Australian), Outrun (South African), El Chupacabra (Mexican), Best Tiger (Chinese), Cast Iron (From an unspecified former Yugoslav state), Pegasus (Russian), Japandroid (Japanese), Le Bruiser (French), and Shapesmith (Martian). Recruiting heroes from all over the world was a deliberate move on team coordinator Cecil's part -- they're guarding the ''globe'', and everyone should have a part in it.
* ''ComicBook/TheInvaders'' and their [[MarvelComics Timely]] counterpart ''All Winners Squad'' were heroes from the various Allied Powers during WorldWarII.
* ''JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'' had a team in Europe and an international team at one time. Over the years, there have been numberous characters that have joined the team. Even in its classic "Big Seven" incarnation, you can expect [[Franchise/{{Batman}} only]] [[ComicBook/GreenLantern three]] [[{{Flash}} Americans]]. The rest are [[Franchise/{{Superman}} two]] [[MartianManhunter aliens]] [[WonderWoman an amazon]] and [[ComicBook/AquaMan an Atlantean]].

* The original ''{{Stormwatch}}'' team consisted of Battalion (American), Fuji (Japanese), Hellstrike (Irish), Winter (Russian), and Diva (Italian). They were joined in short order by Flashpoint (Australian), Sunburst (Swedish), Nautika (not human, origin unspecified), Flint (Kenyan), and three additional Americans in Synergy, Cannon, and Fahrenheit. One of the team's names in development was "Multinational Force", with the designs of the original team members having [[WearingAFlagOnYourHead their nations' flags painted on their faces]]. Fuji's design was notably unchanged from this phase.

* The version of ''TheAuthority'' backed by the [=G7=] featured members from each of the world's seven richest nations: The Colonel from Britain, Street from the United States, Teuton from Germany, Rush from Canada, Last Call from Italy, the Surgeon from France, and Machine from Japan.

** The DCnU version has Comicbook/{{Vixen}} (from Zambesi), August General in Iron (from China), and Godiva (from the U.K., and another former Global Guardian to boot) to the mix. And BoosterGold is now Canadian. Later additions include Batwing (Congolese) and OMAC (Cambodian)

* The titular team in ''TheBoys'': the leader and the viewpoint character are British, and there's also a Frenchman and two Americans.

* In the Gold Key feature ''Comicbook/JetDream'', Jet's [[GenderFlip all-female]] {{Blackhawk}} [[{{Expy}} Expy Squadron]] consisted of: Jet Dream and Cookie Jarr (presumed American); Petite (France); Marlene (WestGermany); and Ting-a-Ling (unspecified Polynesian island).

* ''{{Blackhawk}}'' from Quality Comics in [[TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks the Golden Age]], later acquired by [[DCComics DC]]. Two distinct versions of this international team of aviators exist, sometimes with [[ContinuitySnarl slight differences]] within the versions.

* The ''X-Men'' spinoff book ''The NewMutants'' followed this trend. Wolfbane was Scottish, Mirage was Native American, Karma was Vietnamese, Sunspot was Brazilian and Cannonball was American. Later, they added Magik from Russia, Cypher from the United States, Warlock who was an alien, and Magma who was from an offshoot of an ancient Roman tribe that lived in Brazil. Though, due to various retcons, she may be British. This troper isn't that sure.

* The Club of Heroes (a.k.a. the Batmen of All Nations) from 1950s Comicbook/{{Batman}} comics (reintroduced in a 2008 story arc) was a loose group of non-powered heroes who were inspired by the Bat; their number included Batman (the United States), Man-of-Bats (also the United States; he was Sioux), the aforementioned Knight (Britain), the Ranger (Australia), the Gaucho (Argentina), Wingman (Sweden), the Musketeer (France), and the Legionary (Italy). The Knight, Ranger and Man-of-Bats also had Robinesque sidekicks: the Squire (who became the second Knight, and got his own Squire), the Scout (who became the Dark Ranger) and Little Raven (who became Raven Red).

* ''JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'' had a team in Europe and an international team at one time. Over the years, there have been numberous characters that have joined the team. Even in its classic "Big Seven" incarnation, you can expect [[BatMan only]] [[ComicBook/GreenLantern three]] [[{{Flash}} Americans]]. The rest are [[SuperMan two]] [[MartianManhunter aliens]] [[WonderWoman an amazon]] and [[ComicBook/AquaMan an Atlantean]].

** The upcoming DCnU version will add Comicbook/{{Vixen}} (from Zambesi), August General in Iron (from China), and Godiva (from the U.K., and another former Global Guardian to boot) to the mix. And BoosterGold is now Canadian. Later additions include Batwing (Congolese) and OMAC (Cambodian)

* The original ''{{Stormwatch}}'' team consisted of Battalion (American), Fuji (Japanese), Hellstrike (Irish), Winter (Russian), and Diva (Italian). They were joined in short order by Flashpoint (Australian), Sunburts (Swedish), Flint (Kenyan), and three additional Americans in Synergy, Cannon, and Fahrenheit. One of the team's names in development was "Multinational Force", with the designs of the original team members having [[WearingAFlagOnYourHead their nations' flags painted on their faces]]. Fuji's design was notably unchanged from this phase.

* JusticeLeagueInternational was a U.N.-sponsored iteration of the famous superhero team. Most of its members were American, but Rocket Red and CaptainAtom officially represented the U.S.S.R. and U.S.A. respectively, with a number of other international members as well: Fire (Brazil), Ice (Norway), Doctor Light (Japan), Crimson Fox (France), Tasmanian Devil (guess), etc.

* The Apollo Eleven from ''AstroCity'' were a team of astronauts from around the world sent to man the first moonbase; something up there changed them into superhumans and they came back with an eleventh person.

* The original ''{{Stormwatch}}'' team consisted of Battalion (American), Fuji (Japanese), Hellstrike (Irish), Winter (Russian), and Diva (Italian). They were joined in short order by Flashpoint (Australian), Sunburts (Swedish), Flint (Kenyan), and three additional Americans in Synergy, Cannon, and Fahrenheit.
** Flint was introduced as part of a short-lived "new" Stormwatch team consisting of herself, the Canadian Blademaster, the Tibetan Swift, and the Native American Comanche.

*** For Moonstar, her ambiguous bisexuality might be GeniusBonus: Identifying as "heterosexual" or "homosexual" as a bifurcation is rarer on Indian reservations, largely because of a tradition of [[DroppedABridgetOnHim winkte]], [[SamusIsAGirl kurami]], and the like. Magik also later got the Legacy Virus, which is analogous to HIV in the Marvel Universe. Wait, [[ArtisticLicenseHistory an ancient Roman tribe that lived in Brazil?]]

* The original ''{{Stormwatch}}'' team consisted of Battalion (American), Fuji (Japanese), Hellstrike (Irish), Winter (Russian), and Diva (Italian). They were joined in short order by Flashpoint (Australian), Flint (Kenyan), and three additional Americans in Synergy, Cannon, and Fahrenheit.

** Batman would later revisit the idea by creating ''Batman, Inc.'', featuring most of the above apart from the now-deceased Legionary, Ranger, and Wingman. New additions include the Hood (another representative of Britain), Mr. Unknown/Batman Japan (Japan, duh), and Nightrunner (an additional guy from France). There's also Batwing (Congolese), and a mysterious new Wingman of unknown national origin. Batman, Inc. might not seem like much of a team, but they operate independently and come together to tackle greater crises -- like the Justice League.