SKY CUBE CREW

HISTORY 

William "Doc" Kinney (astrobiologist) is the leader of a group of space explorers from Earth who travel to distant planets. To achieve this they use an anti-matter-powered device capable of folding space, allowing travel to interstellar distances. The vehicle they travel in is shaped like a cube and that is why they call it the Sky Cube, and they are known as the Sky Cube Crew. Second in the group is John W. Smith, "Smitty", the group's engineer and responsible for developing the anti-matter engine that powers the Sky Cube. The third member is Wilhelmina Jackson, nicknamed Billie, an archaeologist. The fourth member is Gustav "Gus" Van Emmon, the group's geologist and Olympic medalist in wrestling and weightlifting. Billie and Gus established a romantic relationship that culminated in marriage. Their first mission was to the planet Makkary, where they discovered the fearsome Strokor, the Lord of Death. 

Their second mission took them to Vynash, where they encountered a race of androgynous beings with psychic abilities who dwelled under crystalline domes that protected their cities from Vynash's toxic atmosphere. All members of the Sky Cube Crew possess the necessary skills, knowledge, and training as astronauts. Doc is a trained physician as well as an astrobiologist. As well as being an engineer, Smitty is good with mechanics, both native to Earth and alien. Billie is trained to decipher ancient languages, objects and cultures. And Gus can identify underground and surface resources like oil and minerals... And he's a rock hard guy. 

FIRST APPEARANCE: All-Story Weekly (May 10, 1919) 

STROKOR

PERSONAL DATA 

REAL NAME: Strokor 

OCCUPATION: Warlord, emperor 

IDENTITY: Secret 

CLASS: Extra-terrestial 

LEGAL STATUS: Emperor of Makkary 

OTHER ALIASES: The Lord of Death, Death-Lord 

PLACE OF BIRTH: Planet Makkary 

MARITAL STATUS: NA 

KNOWN RELATIVES: Strok the Armorer (deceased father), unnamed mother 

GROUP AFFILIATIONS: NA 

BASE OF OPERATIONS: Planet Makkary 

FIRST APPEARANCE: All-Story Weekly (May 10, 1919) 

HEIGHT: 8' 9" 

WEIGHT: 1815 lbs 

EYES: Red 

HAIR: Dark gray 

HISTORY 

The almighty Strokor was already dictator of the planet Makkary when the Earth was still young. He had been born from the union of Strok the Armorer and a powerful Amazon. His father made weapons for the Emperor of Vlama. Makkary was a world divided into two factions Vlama and Klow, eternally warring. Since he was a child, Strokor stood out above the rest, not only because of his enormous size and strength, but also because of his cunning. After surpassing his father, Strokor took his place as the Emperor's armorer. Shortly afterward he met Maka the Stargazer and through her his niece, Ave, daughter of Durok the Engine Maker. He also learned of Maka's protégé, Edam, called the Dreamer because of his gift as a seer. Strokor did not see a rival in Edam, the Dreamer, because he was small and soft and had no warlike inclination, unlike the rest of the Makkarians. Ave looked like Edam, she was a different creature from all the other Makkarians. Her skin was pale, her hair and eyes were light, everything about her was soft and sweet. Strokor was immediately infatuated with the girl, but the plans he and Maka were making took up all his time and left no room for something so trivial as love. Life at court had softened the Emperor of Vlama and that was something that someone was going to take advantage of sooner or later. Why let it be someone weaker and less fit than Strokor? After all, in Makkary eliminating weakness is never considered a betrayal. Strokor was already Emperor of Vlama, but now he had to be Emperor of all Makkary. Using strategy and super-magnetic weapons he managed to defeat the Klow Empire. Jon (God) seemed to smile again to the best one. It was time for the Emperor of Makkary to take a wife. Strokor, triumphant and filled with pride, went in search of Ave. He wanted that woman, so different from all the others, to be his wife and the mother of a new race. But Ave had already chosen Edam and they both escaped together on an interstellar ship. Anger blinded Strokor, who unleashed the full power of the super magnetic weapons on the surface of Makkary. And that was the moment when everything went to Hofe (Hell), or rather, the moment when Makkary became Hofe.

POWERS & WEAPONS 

Strokor is, by human standards, extremely strong and of at least genius intelligence.