He chooses three other members to join him: Ann Darnell, Jimmy Darnell, and Mike Steel. Simon Utrecht, a former politician and multi-millionaire, funds an operation to gain superpowers the same way the Fantastic Four had, by flying into space and being exposed to cosmic rays. 2 #254 credits, editor Al Milgrom designed the costumes of the U-Foes while editor-in-chief Jim Shooter helped with the names of the U-Foes.Īs noted on the first page of that issue, the group's name was inspired by the 1979 Graham Parker song 'Waiting for the UFOs'. 1980) and were created by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema. The U-Foes first appeared in The Incredible Hulk vol.
