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Icon is a Milestone Comics superhero series written by Dwayne McDuffie, which ran from 1993-1997. Along with the other Milestone characters, he has recently^[when?] been imported into the DC Universe.

Augustus Freeman IV, in reality an alien space traveler stranded on Earth, is persuaded by a young woman, Raquel Ervin, to use his alien powers to become a superhero. He takes the name Icon, and Racquel becomes his sidekick, Rocket.

Tropes used in Icon include:

Captain Ersatz:
- Supporting character "Buck Wild, Mercenary Man" is a parody of Marvel Comics's Luke Cage, Hero for Hire (with occasional forays into being a parody of other token black heroes including Black Goliath, The Falcon, and Black Lightning).
- Icon himself is a counterpart to Superman, something which has actually been noted in-universe in series such as Final Crisis and Young Justice.
Good Girls Avoid Abortion: One storyline has Raquel discovering that she is pregnant. Everyone she asks for advice -- including the socially conservative Icon himself -- is sympathetic to her situation, and offer no objection to the possibility of her aborting. She eventually decides that she was really fishing for a trusted authority figure to tell her to do what she wanted to do anyway -- carry the baby to term.
My Grandson, Myself: Augustus Freeman IV was also Augustus Freemans I through III -- he's been stranded on Earth for over 150 years.
Plea Bargain: Part of Buck Wild's backstory:

Buck: It all started when I wuz convicted of a crime I didn't commit. I plea bargained down from the crime I really did.

Really Seven Hundred Years Old: Icon
Sufficiently Advanced Technology: Icon's powers are the result of advanced alien medical technology, supplemented with advanced alien gadgets.
Transplanted Human: Apparently, the reason why he looks human is that he automatically copied the genetic code of the first human he met - A plantation slave woman.

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-''Icon'' is a [[Milestone Comics]] superhero series written by [[Dwayne McDuffie]], which ran from 1993-1997. Along with the other Milestone characters, he has recently been imported into the [[DC Universe]].
+''Icon'' is a [[Milestone Comics]] superhero series written by [[Dwayne McDuffie]], which ran from 1993-1997. Along with the other Milestone characters, he has recently{{when}} been imported into the [[DC Universe]].
 Augustus Freeman IV, in reality an alien space traveler stranded on Earth, is persuaded by a young woman, Raquel Ervin, to use his alien powers to become a superhero. He takes the name Icon, and Racquel becomes his sidekick, Rocket.
+{{tropelist}}
-=== This series provides examples of: ===
 * [[Captain Ersatz]]:
-** Supporting character "Buck Wild, Mercenary Man" is a parody of [[Marvel Comics]]'s [[Luke Cage Hero for Hire]] (with occasional forays into being a parody of other token black heroes including Black Goliath, [[The Falcon (Comic Book)|The Falcon]], and [[Black Lightning (Comic Book)|Black Lightning]]).
+** Supporting character "Buck Wild, Mercenary Man" is a parody of [[Marvel Comics]]'s [[Luke Cage, Hero for Hire]] (with occasional forays into being a parody of other token black heroes including Black Goliath, [[The Falcon]], and [[Black Lightning]]).
-** Icon himself is a counterpart to [[Superman]], something which has actually been noted in-universe in series such as ''[[Final Crisis]]'' and ''[[Young Justice (Animation)|Young Justice]]''.
+** Icon himself is a counterpart to [[Superman]], something which has actually been noted in-universe in series such as ''[[Final Crisis]]'' and ''[[Young Justice (animation)|Young Justice]]''.
 * [[Good Girls Avoid Abortion]]: One storyline has Raquel discovering that she is pregnant. Everyone she asks for advice -- including the socially conservative Icon himself -- is sympathetic to her situation, and offer no objection to the possibility of her aborting. She eventually decides that she was ''really'' fishing for a trusted authority figure to tell her to do what she wanted to do anyway -- carry the baby to term.
 * [[My Grandson, Myself]]: Augustus Freeman IV was also Augustus Freemans I through III -- he's been stranded on Earth for over 150 years.
 * [[Plea Bargain]]: Part of Buck Wild's backstory:
-{{quote| '''Buck''': It all started when I wuz convicted of a crime I didn't commit. I plea bargained down from the crime I ''really'' did.}}
+{{quote|'''Buck''': It all started when I wuz convicted of a crime I didn't commit. I plea bargained down from the crime I ''really'' did.}}
 * [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: Icon
 * [[Sufficiently Advanced Technology]]: Icon's powers are the result of advanced alien medical technology, supplemented with advanced alien gadgets.
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