As for the second award, aside the obvious references to TC and Larry Lance and the story of HR #3 when the Revolutionaries took down Tri-Vex, so far I didn't spot any other for sure, but I have to read more carefully and not just for the shere entertainment.
The name Richard Stephens has a resonance to Ritchie Steven (Gooz) but i guess that's just a coincidence, as a Vanguard Universe Gooz appeared just in the old MBL/Vanguard crossover I wrote once.
