Icon (character)

Icon
Icon and Rocket from Icon #41, art by Wilfred Santiago.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
Publication date1993–1997
No. of issues42
Creative team
Written byDwayne McDuffie
Penciller(s)M. D. Bright
Inker(s)Mike Gustovich
Letterer(s)Steve Dutro
Icon
Publication information
PublisherMilestone Media
First appearanceIcon #1 (May 1993)
Created byDwayne McDuffie (writer)
M. D. Bright (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoArnus
SpeciesTerminan
Place of originTerminus, The Cooperative
Team affiliationsUnderground Railroad
Union Army
United States Armed Forces
Shadow Cabinet
Justice League
PartnershipsRocket (student & protege)
Notable aliasesAugustus Freeman IV
AbilitiesFormidable 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.