Sam Bradley debut as as Colonel Union. During the 1990's Wonder Comics, was facing a sever slump in sales as lackluster stories drove readers to All-Star Comics as well as increased competition from french and british Animé. In an attempt to revitalize interest and boost numbers, Wonder Comics did the unthinkable and killed off Stephen Higgins, the original Colonel Union. In his place, the mantle was passed to Samuel Bradley, a longtime friend and reoccurring character. Samuel had long been a reoccurring character in the Colonel Union stories, the son of Isaiah Bradly, a black solider in Higgins' unit from the earliest Colonel Union. Bradley was distinguished during his run as Colonel Union in that unlike Higgins, Bradley never received the same miracle dug that granted Stephen his incredible powers, with all his displays of strength and endurance being down to his own natural un-enhanced ability. And while Higgins would eventually return and re-assume the mantle of Colonel, the popularity of Sam's stint as Colonel Union would see him receive his own spin off series as Major Victory
Samantha Wilson-Bradley, daughter of Sam Bradley and current holder of the Colonel Union mantle
C.C. Batson as Major Might, one of the oldest black superheroes. One of many superhero comics born following the successful debut of Superman, Major Might was one of the flagship character of WOW Comics and Tapp Publishing. Unlike Superman, who was an alien adult from another world, Charles-Clarence Batson was human, a young black kid granted extraordinary powers and the ability to transform into a muscular adult by calling on magical lightning granted to him by Mazahs, a mysterious woman of magic who tasked C.C. with protecting the innocent and destroying evil. by Mazahs, a mysterious woman of magic who tasked C.C. with protecting the innocent and destroying evil. As one of the few black comicbook heroes at the time, Major Might comics would prove to be a huge success with black americans, with many issues even finding their way across the border into the CSA despite attempts by the Freedom Party to stop the flow. While WOW Comics and Tapp Publishing would later be absorbed into All-Star Comics, Major Might continues to be among the top selling characters to this day
NOTE: Previous post on comics in TL-191 that a lot of this builds off of