Fugitives from the Martians, Killraven and his Freemen — his African American "mud-brother" M'Shulla Scott, the cynical and bitter Native American Hawk, and the slow-witted strongman Old Skull — meet and incorporate into their group the feisty scientist Carmilla Frost and Grok, her deformed, apelike clone.Amazing Adventures #20-21 (Sept. & Nov. 1973) The Freemen ally with the human/plant hybrid Mint Julep, and battle Abraxas, Rattack and his rats, the High Overlord, and Skar.Amazing Adventures #22-25 (Jan.-July 1974) Killraven tames a mutated serpent-horse to use as his mount, and his Freemen battle Pstun-Rage in Battle Creek, Michigan. In this encounter, the antagonists' names are anagrams of the Battle Creek-based Kellogg Company's breakfast cereals.Amazing Adventures #26 (Sept. 1974) The Freemen meet the flirty and sensual Volcana Ash, who helps them battle Atalon and the Death-Breeders.Amazing Adventures #27-29 (Nov. 1974 - March 1975) After learning that his brother Joshua (Deathraven) is still alive,Amazing Adventures #30 (May 1975) Killraven fights Martian slaves alongside a time-traveling Spider-Man,Marvel Team-Up #45 (May 1976) The Freemen eventually reach the Everglades, where they encounter a military cadre of survivors and the butterfly-like Mourning Prey.Amazing Adventures #39 (Nov. 1976, the final issue)
