# List of government agencies in comics

The following is a list of fictional government agencies that have appeared in the mythical universes of various comic books.

## A

| Name | Publication of first appearance | Publisher |
| Agency, The | Vigilante #36 (December 1986) | DC Comics |
| Aladdin | Rune #1 (January 1994) | Malibu Comics (Ultraverse) |
| Aladdin Assault Squad | Break-Thru #1 (December 1993) | Malibu Comics (Ultraverse) |
| A.P.E.S. (All-Purpose Enforcement Squad) | Young Justice #1 (September 1998) | DC Comics |
| Argent | Secret Origins vol. 2 #14 (May 1987) | DC Comics |
| A.R.G.U.S | Justice League vol. 2 #7 | DC Comics |
| A.S.A. (American Security Agency) | Batman and the Outsiders Annual #1 (1984) | DC Comics |
| A.R.M.O.R. (Altered-Reality Monitoring and Operational Response) | Marvel Zombies 3 #1 (December 2008) | Marvel Comics |

## B

| Name | Publication of first appearance | Publisher |
| B.A.A. (Bureau of Amplified Animals) | Green Lantern vol. 3 #30 (October 1992) | DC Comics |
| Black Air | Excalibur #86 (February 1995) | Marvel Comics |
| B.P.R.D. (Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense) | Hellboy: Seed of Destruction (1993) | Dark Horse Comics |

## C

| Name | Publication of first appearance | Publisher |
| CBI (Central Bureau of Intelligence) | Teen Titans vol. 2 Annual #3 (1987) | DC Comics |
| C.E.M.A. (Cosmic Emergency Management Agency) | Green Lantern vol. 3 #166 (August 2003) | DC Comics |
| CISO (Canadian International Security Organization) | Captain Canuck #1 (July 1976) | Comely Comix |
| Checkmate | Checkmate #1 (April 1988) | DC Comics |
| Checkmate! (ШaХ И МаТ!) | Checkmate #32 (December 1990) | DC Comics |
| Civil Defense Administration | Stormwatch: Team Achilles (2003) | WildStorm Productions |
| Commission on Superhuman Activities | Captain America #331 (July 1987) | Marvel Comics |

## D

| Name | Publication of first appearance | Publisher |
| D.E.O. (Department of Extranormal Operations) | Batman #550 (January 1998) | DC Comics |
| Department H | Uncanny X-Men #140 (December 1980) | Marvel Comics |
| Department K | Marvel Comics Presents #72 (March 1991) | Marvel Comics |
| Department PSI (Department for Paranormal Science Investigations) | Wildcore Preview #1 (October 1997) | WildStorm Productions |
| D.M.A. (Department of Metahuman Affairs) | Wonder Woman vol. 3 #2 (October 2006) | DC Comics |
| D.U.C.K. (Department of Unknown and Covert Knowledge) | Plasmer #1 (November 1993) | Marvel UK |

## E-F

| Name | Publication of first appearance | Publisher |
| E.A.G.L.E. (Extranormal Activities Garrison for Law Enforcement) | Kurt Busiek's Astro City #6 (February 1997) | WildStorm Productions |
| E.P.F. (Earth Protection Force) | 2017 | IDW |
| Euromind | Europa #0 (1996) | Marvel Italia |
| F.D.A.A. (Federal Disaster Assistance Administration) | The American Way #1 (April 2006) | WildStorm Productions |
| F.I.6 | Excalibur #49 (April 1992) | Marvel Comics |
| Finger, Eye, and Ear | V for Vendetta #1 (September 1988) | DC Comics |

## G-N

| Name | Publication of first appearance | Publisher |
| G.O.O.D. (Global Organization of Organized Defense) | Richard Dragon: Kung Fu Fighter #1 (April/May 1975) | DC Comics |
| H.A.M.M.E.R. | Secret Invasion #8 (January 2009) | Marvel Comics |
| H.A.T.E. (Highest Anti-Terrorism Effort) | Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #1 (March 2006) | Marvel Comics |
| Hayoth | Suicide Squad #45 (September 1990) | DC Comics |
| I.O. (IO, I/O, International Operations) | Wildcats #1 (August 1992) | WildStorm Productions |
| Knightwatch | Superman/Batman #5 (February 2004) | DC Comics |
| Lodge, The | Firearm #0 (November 1993) | Malibu Comics (Ultraverse) |
| MI: 13 | New Excalibur #1 (January 2006) | Marvel Comics |

## O-P

| Name | Publication of first appearance | Publisher |
| O*N*E* (Office of National Emergency) | House of M: The Day After (January 2006) | Marvel Comics |
| Project Atom | Captain Atom vol. 3 #1 (1983) | DC Comics |
| Project Cadmus | Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #135 (January 1971) | DC Comics |
| Project M | Young All-Stars #12 (May 1988) | DC Comics |
| Project Peacemaker | DCU Heroes Secret Files and Origins #1 (February 1999) | DC Comics |

## Q-R

| Name | Publication of first appearance | Publisher |
| Quorum, The | Guy Gardner #16 (January 1994) | DC Comics |
| R.C.X. (Resources Control Executive) | Captain Britain vol. 2 #1 (January 1985) | Panini Comics |
| Red Shadows | Suicide Squad #40 (April 1990) | DC Comics |
| RONOL (Research on the Nature of Light) | The Ray #1 (February 1992) | DC Comics |

## S

| Name | Publication of first appearance | Publisher |
| S.H.A.D.E. (Super Human Advanced Defense Executive) | Seven Soldiers: Frankenstein! #3 (January 2006) | DC Comics |
| S.H.I.E.L.D. (Supreme Headquarters International Espionage Law-Enforcement Division or Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage and Logistics Directorate or Strategic Homeland Intervention Enforcement and Logistics Division [MCU]) | Strange Tales #135 (August 1965) | Marvel Comics |
| S.T.A.R.S. (Superhuman Tactical Activities Response Squad) | Maximum Security #1 (November 2000) | Marvel Comics |
| S.T.O.R.M. | Planetary #11 (September 2000) | WildStorm Productions |
| Stormwatch | Stormwatch #1 (March 1993) | WildStorm Productions |
| S.T.R.I.K.E. (Special Tactical Response for International Key Emergencies) | Captain Britain Weekly #17 (February 1977) | Marvel UK |
| Suicide Squad (Task Force X) | The Brave and the Bold #25 (August 1959) | DC Comics |
| Superhuman Restraint Unit | Civil War #1 (May 2006) | Marvel Comics |
| S.W.O.R.D. (Sentient World Observation and Response Department) | Astonishing X-Men vol. 3 #6 (December 2004) | Marvel Comics |

## T-Z

| Name | Publication of first appearance | Publisher |
| Task Force Delta | Chase #1 (February 1998) | DC Comics |
| T.H.U.N.D.E.R. (The Higher United Nations Defense Enforcement Reserves) | T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1 (November 1965) | Tower Comics/DC Comics |
| U.N.D.E.R.S.E.A. (United Nations Department of Experiment and Research Systems Established at Atlantis) | U.N.D.E.R.S.E.A. Agent #1 (January 1966) | Tower Comics |
| Université Notre Dame des Ombres (Our Lady of the Shadows University) | Action Comics Weekly #636 (January 1989) | DC Comics |
| Weapon X Project | Marvel Comics Presents #72 (March 1991) | Marvel Comics |
| W.H.O. (Weird Happenings Organization) | Excalibur #9 (June 1989) | Marvel UK |