Craig Hollis discovers that he is immortal, and he decides to fight crime as Mr. Immortal. After being shot by a group of thieves and left for dead, he realizes that operating alone may not be feasible. He places an advertisement for costumed adventurers in the local paper and assembles the Great Lakes Avengers, recruiting Dinah Soar, Big Bertha, Flatman and Doorman.The team is first seen in public by Mockingbird, who watches the group as they foil a robbery attempt.they use of the Avengers name without permission. After a period of inactivity The team subsequently battle A Milwaukee, Wisconsin native, Erik Josten was a mercenary who gained superhuman strength after exposing himself to ionic rays. Later on, Josten was given the ability to grow in size and strength from Pym Particles, administered by Dr. Tannenbaum. Josten now called himself Goliath. During this encounter, Dinah Soar is killed. New members Squirrel Girl and Grasshopper are then recruited. Although Power man is defeated via Mr. Immortal's trickery, Doorman and Grasshopper are all killed . Mr. Immortal is also killed several times, though he always recovers. Doorman is revived soon after his death and learns that he is connected to the Darkforce Dimension, and Mr. Immortal learns that as an immortal he is considered Homo sapiens supreme. Despite defeating Maelstrom and saving the universe, the Great Lakes Avengers' victory goes unnoticed.
