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*[[Jim Lee]]
*[[Brandon Choi]]
*[[J. Scott Campbell]]
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*Sarah Rainmaker
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*John Lynch
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'''Gen<sup>13</sup>''' is a <!--Do not add "fictional" as it is tautological; superheroes (and characters in general) are by definition implied to be fictionalized to some extent.-->[[superhero]] team and [[comic book]] series originally written by [[Jim Lee]] and [[Brandon Choi]] and illustrated by [[J. Scott Campbell]]. It was published by [[WildStorm]] under the [[Image Comics]] banner, which went on to become an [[imprint (trade name)|imprint]] for [[DC Comics]], who continued publishing the ''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' title. The comic features a loosely organized team of super-powered beings composed of five [[adolescence|teens]] and their [[mentor]].

==Publication history==
The series takes place in [[Jim Lee]]'s [[Wildstorm Universe]], and ''Gen<sup>13</sup>''{{'}}s stories and history intertwine with those from his own works, such as ''[[Wildcats (comics)|Wildcats]]'' and ''[[Team 7]]'' (in fact, each of the main characters in ''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' is the child of a Team 7 member).

The setup of the series is that a group of teens are invited to take part in a government project, which is in actuality a prison-like testing ground on "gen-active" teens. The teens make their escape, but not before they manifest superhuman powers, and are labelled dangerous fugitives. They rely on each other to fight their foes and unveil the personal secrets that linked them to Team 7 and International Operations.

After a very successful run ending with issue #20, co-creator and illustrator [[J. Scott Campbell]] handed the reins of ''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' over to other creative teams, saying that leaving freed him up to work on both the ''Gen<sup>13</sup>''/Batman crossover and his own new series (''[[Danger Girl (comic)|Danger Girl]]'').<ref>{{cite news | last = Senreich | first= Matthew | date = August 1997 | title = Gen<sup>13</sup>: New Members in, Campbell Out | work = [[Wizard (magazine)|Wizard]] | issue = 72 | page = 20}}</ref>

Following the run of Choi and Campbell were [[John Arcudi]] and [[Gary Frank (comics)|Gary Frank]]. Their realistic style, both in writing and art, was a drastic change from the title's more fantastic elements. Following their run, [[Scott Lobdell]] returned the title to its less-serious, more-sexual roots, but still the title was not received well by fans.

After Lobdell's run, [[Adam Warren (comics)|Adam Warren]] was assigned to the title. He had previously proven himself writing two stories using ''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' characters ("Grunge: The Movie," published in ''Gen<sup>13</sup> Bootleg'', and the standalone mini-series ''Magical Drama Queen Roxy''), as well as a two-issue fill-in piece featuring a pop idol who threatened to take over the world with a catchy song. Warren's run was well received by fans and critics, but sales did not support the title.

Despite outrageous story arcs and many artist collaborations, the popularity of the book dwindled to the point where Wildstorm decided to blow up the entire team with a 6-megaton bomb (''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' vol. 2, #76, June 2002). This served as the catalyst to revamp the series with a new first issue written by [[Chris Claremont]] with pencils by [[Ale Garza]]. This title featured an all new team mentored by Caitlin Fairchild, and spawned a spin-off series titled ''21 Down''. However, this title was cancelled after barely a year. The final issue of the series revealed that the original team was, in fact, still alive, and that the new series had taken place in an alternate dimension which had in some fashion crossed over with the known continuity.

During the height of its popularity, ''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' spawned two spin-off books, ''[[DV8]]'' and ''Gen<sup>13</sup> Bootleg'', as well as a number of specials and mini-series. The team also starred in [[Intercompany crossover|crossovers]] with other comic book characters such as [[Superman]], [[Spider-Man]], the [[The Maxx|Maxx]], [[Gen¹³/Monkeyman and O'Brien|Monkeyman and O'Brien]], two crossovers with the [[Marvel Comics]] teen hero team [[Generation X (comics)|Generation X]], and a crossover with the [[Fantastic Four]]. At one point in the early years, Wildstorm and DC were planning a teamup between the team and [[Batman]]. However, due to creative differences between creator Brandon Choi and DC, the crossover never happened, although J. Scott Campbell did create artwork showing Fairchild, Grunge, Roxy, and Batman in a promotional image.{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}}

The title was "rebooted" in October 2006, initially written by [[Gail Simone]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=99643 | title=The Simone Files IV: Gen<sup>13</sup> | work=[[Newsarama]] | date=January 31, 2007 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070905080315/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=99643 | archive-date=September 5, 2007 }}</ref> with art from [[Talent Caldwell]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://classic.newsarama.com/Wildstorm/Gen13/CaldwellGen13.html | title=Bringing the Kids Back: Talent Caldwell on Gen<sup>13</sup> | work=Newsarama | date=July 25, 2006 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> At first, the title had no continuity with earlier series. The series was involved in the "[[Wildstorm: Armageddon|Armageddon]]" crossover event and then taken over in 2008 with a new creative team, [[Scott Beatty]] and [[Mike Huddleston]], as part of "[[World's End (comics)|World's End]]".<ref name=worldsend>{{cite web|url=http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=154293 |title=NYCC '08: Living in the Ruins: WS Editor Ben Abernathy on 'Worlds End' |work=Newsarama |date=April 19, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207030710/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=154293 |archive-date=December 7, 2008 }}</ref>

The new series was canceled along with the rest of the Wildstorm titles published at the time when the line folded.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rogers|first=Vaneta|title=DIDIO, LEE Clarify WILDSTORM Closure, DC Realignment Plans|url=http://www.newsarama.com/6134-didio-lee-clarify-wildstorm-closure-dc-realignment-plans.html|publisher=Newsarama}}</ref> When the Wildstorm universe was subsequently folded into the [[DC Universe]] following ''[[Flashpoint (comics)|Flashpoint]]'', several of the members of Gen 13 began appearing in other titles. Caitlin Fairchild played a supporting role in ''[[Superboy (Kon-El)|Superboy]]'' and eventually began starring in the spin-off title ''The Ravagers''.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}}

==Fictional team history==

===The original Gen<sup>13</sup>===
International Operations started "government internship" for gifted youths, taking place in an isolated training facility. Following the manifestation of Caitlin Fairchild's powers, she fled the complex with Roxy Spaulding, Grunge, Burnout, and Threshold in disguise. They were later joined by Sarah Rainmaker. The project was revealed to be a gathering of the gen-active [[Progeny (genetic descendant)|progeny]] of [[Team 7]].

Threshold tricked the group, sans Fairchild, to return to base to help free the other kids, but upon their return they were apprehended for further testing. With the help of [[Pitt (comics)|Pitt]] and John Lynch, the kids finally escaped. The group retreated to [[La Jolla, California]], and officially formed as the group Gen<sup>13</sup>. They opposed I.O. and their violent counterpart, [[DV8]]. ("Gen<sup>13</sup>" loosely refers to the 13th generation of Americans. Team 7 had been part of a project called [[Gen12]].)

The team spent a lot of time delving into the past of Team 7 to learn more about themselves. Fairchild and Freefall learned they were half-sisters and Lynch was revealed to be Burnout's father. Also during this time, Freefall and Grunge began to date, while Rainmaker revealed herself to be [[bisexual]].

The team was caught in an explosion of a six-[[TNT equivalent|megaton]] bomb and believed to be dead. Fairchild was the only survivor and mentored a new Gen<sup>13</sup> team, effectively taking Lynch's role. However, this team existed in what is later revealed to be an alternate reality which was similar to the mainstream Wildstorm universe except for its point of divergence, the last issue of ''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' volume 2. At the end of volume 3, the rest of the original Gen<sup>13</sup> team was revealed to be alive and, after time-traveling to avoid the detonation that "killed" them, the reunited group returned to the mainstream Wildstorm universe.

===Wildstorm===
In early 2006, Wildstorm brought all its in-continuity comics since ''[[Wildcats (comics)|WildC.A.T.s]]'' #1 to an end. The universe's finale came in the form of the [[Fictional crossover|crossover]] miniseries ''[[Captain Atom]]: Armageddon''. Following the conclusion of this limited series, the entire Wildstorm line was relaunched with "Worldstorm." A new ''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' series began. The entire world had a "soft reset"; the surroundings were mostly familiar, but there were changes throughout.

In the first arc, the future Gen<sup>13</sup> are taken away from their home lives. It is revealed that their parents have been assigned to raise the children to encourage the emergence of specific personality-traits. In different areas of the country, Caitlin Fairchild, Roxy Spaulding, Eddie Chang, Bobby Lane, and Sarah Rainmaker wake up, each wearing a uniform recognized by their parents. Strike teams immediately attempt to capture the kids; many of their foster parents are terminated.

In the course of the series, it is eventually revealed that (in contrast to the previous iterations) these Gen<sup>13</sup>s were manipulated and formulated from birth by an unscrupulous biogenetics firm from I.O., called Tabula Rasa. Furthermore, the "souls" of the previous iterations of the Gen<sup>13</sup>s, previously collected by the Authority's Doctor, have settled into these bodies, and when the five of them are together, they cause people to forget their previous history, even those who knew them.

As a result of these new origins, the personalities, histories, and abilities of each character have displayed mild-to-massive differences from the previous canon. For instance, Burnout is now a former juvenile hall-resident-turned-reggae-loving pacifist, and John Lynch is a young grunt in I.O.'s employ. Rainmaker is retconned into being a lesbian rather than bisexual, Fairchild is suspicious and unhappy about her excessive beauty, and Grunge is portrayed as being secretly more-intelligent than even Caitlin. Outside of her newfound origins, the character of Freefall remains mostly consistent to previous iterations, save for a slightly greater level of confidence and self-reliance.

===World's End===
{{Main|World's End (comics)}}
The series resumes following ''[[Number of the Beast (comics)|Number of the Beast]]'' as part of the "[[World's End (comics)|World's End]]" storyline, with the group coming out of a teleportation system in which they had been held (due to power loss) into a devastated New York approximately six months following the events of ''Number of the Beast''.<ref name=worldsend /><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dccomics.com/comics/?cm=9851 | title=''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' #21 details | work=DC Comics.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=19205 | title=Mapping the Wildstorm Universe: Gen<sup>13</sup> | work=[[Comic Book Resources]] | date=December 17, 2008}}</ref>

Once they reach the surface from the underground lair, the group is shocked to see what has happened in New York (aside from Burnout, who is blind at this point). While Grunge is quick to claim that an asteroid, global warming, and other natural disasters were responsible for the destruction, Rainmaker blames terrorists. After a confrontation with several crazed metahuman-hunters, the group finally manages to escape New York.

Once outside of New York, the group finds themselves trapped in a mall with several mutated monsters, one of which seemingly infects Fairchild. While the group is holding together, tensions have begun to rise between Fairchild and Rainmaker, with the latter being attracted to the first. Burnout, while still blind, gains some semblance of vision with the ability to sense heat patterns.

During their stay at a skater park run by teens, Grunge is crowned king. He is originally thrilled about it but later finds out that his predecessor is to be eaten in a soup. Rainmaker, having witnessed Caitlin and Bobby kiss in a tent, grabs her gear and leaves the group without saying goodbye to anyone.

The other teens are confronted by the cloned scientist Dr. Cross, who created them after their original deaths; however, he and his assistant Megan are both stuck at ages five and nine, respectively, due to the loss of electricity caused by the cataclysm, while retaining their memories and intellects. They manage to save Grunge and to overpower the heavily-armed children-scientists due to the intervention of Goo, a Gen14. As they flee, it is revealed that Caitlin's power has failed, most probably due to the infection, and she suffers a serious knife injury.

Having nowhere else to go, they join the children-scientists, who promise to heal Caitlin. They arrive in a small town that is under the "protection" of a World War II supervillain team, the Fearsmiths (the imprisoned villains from ''Number of the Beast''). The two groups clash, with Gen<sup>13</sup> being easily beaten. Following another defeat, they are separated from Fairchild and the scientists as they are abducted by the Paladins, who offer to train them.

Unknown to any them, Goo was sent by the remnants of the U.S. military—specifically a branch who specialized in fighting metahumans. The squad was designed to apprehend Gen<sup>13</sup> and have accordingly been practicing on a small group of Gen14s, of which Goo is a member. Naturally, their practice sessions ended with the Gen14s being killed, cloned, and their minds transferred and later modified so that they do not remember their ordeal. Oddly enough, Goo seems to be regaining some of her memories.

Currently on orders from the general in charge of the military squad, Gen14 has invaded the Paladins' headquarters and are ready to confront Gen<sup>13</sup>, which currently consists only of Burnout, Grunge, and Freefall.

The fight between the gen-actives and the military branch is over quickly with the Gen14 and military winning. Once they have been captured, Gen<sup>13</sup> are offered an ultimatum: either join the military and serve them or be executed. In order to prove his point, the general shoots and kills Gen14's Windsprint. His plans, however, are crossed by Roxy, who levitates the Paladin base into space, knocking them all out due to oxygen deprivation.

In the meantime, Caitlin has fully mutated due to the Warhol virus to which she was exposed and is rampaging across town in a [[Hulk]]-like fashion. Her rampage is cut short as the Paladin base crash-lands next to her. The gen-actives band together and take on Caitlin, hoping to calm her down, but they do not succeed. Seeing no alternative, Goo sacrifices herself in order to short-circuit the virus, thus reverting Caitlin to her former self.

Three weeks later, Bobby, Roxy, Grunge, Caitlin, and the surviving Gen14s Runt and Ditto arrive at [[Welcome to Tranquility|Tranquility]] (a town of retired super-heroes), only to find a crater where the town had been. The group decides not to despair and to go on even if it means that are heading into trouble.

===The New 52===
Following the [[The New 52|New 52]] continuity [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]], Gen<sup>13</sup> briefly debuts in the epilogue of ''Supergirl'' issue #33; membership consists of the original lineup.

==Characters==<!-- This section is linked from [[Superhero]] -->
The original lineup of Gen<sup>13</sup> was:
* '''Caitlin Fairchild''': Once an ordinary girl, Caitlin's muscles spontaneously increased in density, granting her superhuman strength, agility, speed, and endurance. The manifestation of her "Gen-active" status caused her body mass and size to increase from a petite young woman into that of a statuesque Amazon, shredding her clothing at the time. Fairchild is by far the most intelligent of the group. She is also Freefall's half-sister. Often, she is portrayed as being either naively unaware of or mildly uncomfortable with her newly-curvaceous figure.
* '''Bobby "Burnout" Lane''': Son of John Lynch (Gen<sup>13</sup>'s mentor), Bobby manifested the ability to generate and manipulate high-energy coherent plasma, which ignites on exposure to oxygen. He later developed the ability to fly as well as certain [[telepathy|psionic abilities]].
* '''Roxanne "Freefall" Spaulding''': "Roxy" is the youngest gen-active teen, with the ability to control the effects of gravity on herself and on others. She can nullify gravity (and float) or multiply it (making objects ultraheavy). It is also suggested by some other characters that if she thought about it and used her powers to their fullest advantage, she could manipulate [[spacetime]] as this is related to gravity. She has a crush on Grunge and is jealous of Fairchild's physique. Keeps Queelocke as a "pet." It was later revealed that Spaulding and Fairchild were half-sisters, both the daughters of Alex Fairchild from [[Team 7]].
* '''Sarah Rainmaker''': Rainmaker can influence local weather systems, manipulating air currents to grant herself flight and direct water with a gesture. Amplifier bands on her wrists augment her ability to project lightning. Rainmaker is [[Apache]] and is Stephen Callahan's daughter and Threshold and Bliss' half-sister. Among the main characters, she is the most concerned with social and political issues. The rest of the team is still adjusting to her sexual orientation (she is attracted to women).
* '''Percival Edmund "Grunge" Chang''': Able to mimic the molecular structure of any material he touches (and partially bestow this effect on others), Grunge is a surf rat who enjoys sleeping late. He possesses brown belts in five martial arts styles and has few if any redeeming characteristics—though he does possess a photographic memory that allowed him to take the same classes as Fairchild does (much to her surprise) during the period that the team went to college. His father is Team 7 member Phillip Chang.
* '''John Lynch''': The team's mentor and father of Robert "Burnout" Lane. Lynch was the leader of Team 7 and close friend of the children's parents. His eye has been replaced after he gouged it out as a result of a mental attack. Like all surviving members of Team 7, Lynch was granted powerful telepathic and telekinetic abilities that are highly unstable and dangerous. Because of this, he avoids using his powers if at all possible.
* '''Anna''': a heavily armed covert-assassination [[gynoid]] programmed to serve Gen<sup>13</sup> as a [[maid]] and to love them as her own children.

The team recently added newcomers:
* '''Holly "Breakdown" Denton''': Occasionally known as '''Goo''', Holly has the ability to disassemble molecules, seemingly causing objects to melt into goo. She was formerly a member of Gen14. As of ''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' vol. 4, #32, Holly has sacrificed her life to save Caitlin and was once more seen as an incubating clone.
* '''Amber "Ditto" LeRoux''': Not much is known about Amber, only that Holly refers to her as a typical airhead. A former Gen14. Her power is infinite multiplicity which allows her to make an unlimited number of copies of herself.
* '''Guillermo "Runt" Sandoval''': Not much is known about Guillermo. A former Gen14. His powers allow him to grow and shrink.
* '''Lance "Hardbody" Wieder''': The second-in-command of the former Gen14. Not much is known about him at this point; during a fight between him and Gen<sup>13</sup>, his face was scarred by Holly, who was defending herself. He and Windsprint were left behind in order to recover. His powers include augmented strength/stamina and increased dermal density which makes him super-strong and near-invulnerable. Doctor Cross (the maker of the current Gen program) expressed interest in potential offspring between him and Caitlin Fairchild.
* '''Shaqira "Windsprint" Johnson''': The speedster of Gen14. She was shot in the head by a crazed general and believed to be dead. However, it is revealed that her enhanced physiology also included a heightened metabolism allowing her to survive the gunshot. She and Hardbody had been originally left behind in order to recuperate.

==Collected editions==
There have been a number of [[trade paperback (comics)|trade paperbacks]] collecting the Gen<sup>13</sup> comic books, spin-off series, limited series, and specials.

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! Title !! Material collected !! Publication date !! ISBN
|-
| ''Archives''
| ''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' #1–5<br />''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' vol. 2, #1–13C
| April 1998
| {{ISBNT|978-1887279918}}
|-
| ''Collected Edition''
| ''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' #1–5
| March 1996
| {{ISBNT|1-56389-496-3}}
|-
| ''Who They Are and How They Came to Be''
| ''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' #1–5
| September 2006
| {{ISBNT|1-4012-1149-6}}
|-
| ''Starting Over''
| ''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' vol. 2, #1–7
| August 1999
| {{ISBNT|1-56389-544-7}}
|-
| ''#13 A, B & C Collected Edition''
| ''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' vol. 2, #13A–13C
| November 1997
| {{ISBNT|978-1887279666}}
|-
| ''I Love New York''
| ''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' vol. 2, #25–29
| September 1999
| {{ISBNT|1-56389-543-9}}
|-
| ''We'll Take Manhattan''
| ''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' vol. 2, #45–50
| October 2000
| {{ISBNT|1-56389-662-1}}
|-
| ''Meanwhile...''
| ''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' vol. 2, #43–44, 66–70
| 2003
| {{ISBNT|1-4012-0062-1}}
|-
| ''Superhuman Like You''
| ''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' vol. 2, #60–65
| March 2002
| {{ISBNT|1-56389-877-2}}
|-
| ''September Song''
| ''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' vol. 3, #0–6
| August 2003
| {{ISBNT|1-4012-0122-9}}
|-
| ''Best of a Bad Lot''
| ''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' vol. 4, #1–6
| July 2007
| {{ISBNT|1-4012-1323-5}}
|-
| ''Road Trip''
| ''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' vol. 4, #7–13
| February 2008
| {{ISBNT|1-4012-1649-8}}
|-
| ''15 Minutes''
| ''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' vol. 4, #14–20
| November 2008
| {{ISBNT|1-4012-2002-9}}
|-
| ''World's End''
| ''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' vol. 4, #21–26
| October 2009
| {{ISBNT|1-4012-2488-1}}
|-
| ''Gen<sup>13</sup> Backlist''
| ''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' #½, 0<br />''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' vol. 2, #1<br />"Now Departing from Gate 37" short story from ''WildStorm!'' #1<br />Covers of ''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' vol. 2, #1A-1N<br />''Gen<sup>13</sup>: The Unreal World''
| May 1997
| {{ISBNT|1-887279-41-5}}
|-
| ''Gen<sup>13</sup> Interactive Plus!''
| ''Gen<sup>13</sup> Interactive'' #1–3<br />''Gen<sup>13</sup> 3-D Special''
| July 1998
| {{ISBNT|1-58240-005-9}}
|-
| ''Gen<sup>13</sup>: Ordinary Heroes''
| ''Gen<sup>13</sup>: Ordinary Heroes'' #1–2<br />''Gen<sup>13</sup> Bootleg'' #1–2<br />"Wham" short story from ''The Wildstorm Thunderbook''
| October 2004
| {{ISBNT|1-4012-0427-9}}
|}

==In other media==

===Animation===
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[[Kevin Altieri]] (''[[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm]]'') directed a ''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' animated feature for [[Buena Vista Pictures]]. It was shelved by the studio soon after Wildstorm was bought by [[DC Comics]] and never released in the [[United States]], but it has seen a limited video release in [[Europe]] and [[Australia]] in 2000. Grunge was voiced by [[Flea (musician)|Flea]] of the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]], Lynch was voiced by [[John de Lancie]], and Threshold was voiced by [[Mark Hamill]].

===Novels===
Three ''Gen<sup>13</sup>'' paperback novels were released:
*''Time and Chance'', by [[Jeff Mariotte]] and [[Scott Ciencin]], features a criminal mastermind who enjoys gambling. He captures the formula for creating superpowered beings and plans to use it to increase his power.
*''Netherwar'', written by [[Jeff Mariotte]] and [[Christopher Golden]], begins with an old ally of Lynch meeting with the group. International Operations has apparently made contact with the realm of Hell itself underneath a casino it secretly owns. Gen<sup>13</sup> must infiltrate the already-affected building and close down the portal before all of humanity is doomed.
*''Version_2.0'', written by Sholly Fisch, focuses on the diabolic plan of the team's old International Operations nemesis Ivana Baiul, who has fallen from the good graces of the government.

===Video games===
In February 1996, it was announced [[Electronic Arts]] had signed a deal with [[WildStorm]] to develop a series of action-adventure games based on ''Gen<sup>13</sup>''.<ref name="EAGen13">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=1997-06-05 |title=ELECTRONIC ARTS INKS LICENSING DEAL FOR "GEN13" ®; INTERACTIVE GAME TO BE BASED ON HIT COMIC BOOK SERIES |url=http://www.ea.com/companyinfo/ |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=[[Electronic Arts]]|language=en |archive-date=1997-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970605135755/http://www.ea.com/companyinfo/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{comicbookdb|type=team|id=491|title=Gen¹³}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130828222136/http://internationalhero.co.uk/g/gen13.htm Gen<sup>13</sup>] at the International Catalogue of Superheroes
*{{IMDb title|qid=Q3760177|title=Gen¹³}}
*[http://www.mekulius.com/comics/Gen13/index.htm Gen<sup>13</sup> Complete Cover Gallery]
*[http://www.wildstorm.com/ Wildstorm Productions]

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