Polite Dissent

A gynecologist by training, Benjamin Love wanted wanted to create the next evolutionary stage of mankind, a stage he called the “Genomorph.” He injected several of his pregnant patients with an expirmental medication ( of course, he didn’t tell them that — he told them that it was a vitamin injection).

Six of these women went into labor and gave birth at the same time. It was clear that something was abnormal about all the babies, so Dr. Love kidnapped them and fled to a remote ransh in the desert. There, he continued his experiments and raised the children as his own. After his death years later, the now teen-aged children discovered his diary and what had really happened to them. At first, they decided to become a hero team, but in the end, they ended up as the villanous Helix, opponents of Infinity Inc.

Two of Dr. Love’s patients fled back to Mexico and had their children there. One was Yolanda Montez, who became the second Wildcat, and the other became Carcharo, a humanoid shark.

• I’ve seen Dr. Love referred to as “Amos” Love (such as on Wikipedia), but the Infinity Inc. comics are pretty clear that his first name is Benjamin.
• Speaking of Wikipedia, here are the entries on Mister Bones and Yolanda Montez.
• Click here for the entire Dr. Love story from Infinity Inc #38 (warning: large file — but worth it to see a youthful Mr. Bones imitating Charley Brown.)
• Infinity Inc. and Helix micro-heroes