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Secret Origins: The Golden Pharaoh: The Lost Scrolls of Alexandria

by Drivtaan
Secret Origins of Earth-1: The Five Earths Project
In a race against time, Rip Hunter, Time Master, strives to save scrolls featuring the lost histories of times past before the Great Library of Alexandria is destroyed! Accompanied by Egyptologist Dr. Ashley Halberstam, they face the minions of Set until Ashley discovers a staff that transforms him! Guest starring the Phantom Stranger and Doctor Mist, and introducing the Golden Pharaoh!

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Superboy: 1967: Delusions of Grandeur

by ManOMight1974
Superboy of Earth-1: The Five Earths Project
Clark Kent awakens to find himself confined in a mental institution, his life as a super-hero nothing more than fantasy! Has his entire existence as Superboy been nothing more than a delusion of grandeur? As Superboy is compelled to confront the manipulative Doctor Somnolus in a twisted dreamworld, he unexpectedly receives help from an old adversary! Can Superboy reclaim his sense of self, or will he be trapped forever in a nightmare of his own making?

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Thunderbunny: The Bunny Hops Tonight

by Dan Swanson
Thunderbunny: The Five Earths Project
When college student Bobby Caswell spots an alien ship crash-landing on Bald Mountain one Halloween, he can’t help but notice the similarities to his secret origin as Thunderbunny! Can a hero who has already died twice return to life again? And can even a giant anthropomorphic super-hero rabbit stop the threat of an alien ogre called Ombo? Guest starring Son of Vulcan!

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Thunderbunny: The Bunny Hops Tonight, Chapter 2: Battle on Bald Mountain

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list Ombo stopped and turned toward the source of the roar, apparently unimpressed. He then returned to chasing the fleeing girl. “Better hop to it!” Thunderbunny whispered, following his own advice. He landed on the monster’s shoulders, knocking him face-first into the ground. Standing in front of his foe, . . .

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Thunderbunny: The Bunny Hops Tonight, Chapter 1: Lightning Strikes Twice

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list Rutland, Vermont — late October, 1988: It’s almost dawn, and I haven’t been able to sleep for more than an hour! Bobby Caswell thought as he squirmed around, trying to find a comfortable position on the lumpy mattress in his cabin at the Secret Sanctuary Lodge and Motor . . .

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Mystery in Space: The Breakthrough

by Starsky Hutch 76
Mystery in Space: The Five Earths Project
Space Cabbie tells the story of Abe Danner, a brilliant but humble scientist who stumbles upon a groundbreaking discovery that could change the course of humanity — and threaten everything he holds dear! As he grapples with the weight of his creation, will Abe become the architect of humanity’s downfall or its unexpected savior?

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Batman: Future Tales, 2045: And in the End…

by Immortalwildcat
Batman of Earth-1: The Five Earths Project
They say that old soldiers never die, they just fade away. On the 75th anniversary of the first public appearance of the Batman, an old man reminisces with his granddaughter about seeing his life’s mission through to its very end.

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Wonder Woman and Martian Manhunter: The Queen of Mars

by Libbylawrence
The Brave and the Bold: The Five Earths Project
Wonder Woman and Martian Manhunter’s bonding ceremony is shattered when J’onn J’onzz vanishes! As J’onn faces Professor Hugo and a powerful old foe in Middletown, Nubia and T’omm return to old Mars, where Nubia battles the Queen of Mars for the Yellow Martians’ hearts! Can an ancient prophecy be the key to restoring the red planet?

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AVant Guard: 1962: The Case of the Desert Cat

by Dan Swanson and Drivtaan
AVant Guard: The Five Earths Project
The theft of a ceramic statuette of a Chinese desert cat from a curio store sparks a mystery that only the AVant Guard can solve! But as Palette and Miss Music follow the trail through the streets of Chinatown, will they survive their encounter with a dangerous smuggling ring? And how does all of this tie in to an ancient Chinese parable?

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AVant Guard: 1962: The Case of the Desert Cat, Epilogue: A Parting Gift

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list It took several more hours to get everything sorted out with the police. The goons from the local tong, who had been trashed in the basement, recovered and escaped in the confusion. Lei Chiu had been rushed to the hospital in a hastily summoned ambulance, but was not . . .

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AVant Guard: 1962: The Case of the Desert Cat, Chapter 4: The Stolen Gem

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list As they moved through the store, the two super-heroines and the reporter passed a display of weapons. The edged weapons were locked behind glass, but there was a display rack holding fighting sticks and a bamboo sword, also known as a shinai. Palette picked up the shinai, liked . . .

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AVant Guard: 1962: The Case of the Desert Cat, Chapter 3: The Thief and the Smuggling Ring

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list Shortly before midnight, Tammi Paige was curled up in the living room on the sofa in front of the fireplace. She was wearing her favorite silk baby-doll nightie as she snuggled under a big, fluffy blanket, fortified with a bunch of Dinah Shore, Doris Day, and Patti Page . . .

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AVant Guard: 1962: The Case of the Desert Cat, Chapter 2: The Jade Emperor and the Monkey King

by Drivtaan and Dan Swanson Return to chapter list The Most Venerable and Highest Jade Emperor of All-Embracing Sublime Spontaneous Existence of the Heavenly Golden Palace upon occasion found joy in walking the breadth of the earth in the guise of a very old man. Once, while traversing the northeastern Tibetan plateau in Sichuan, the . . .

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AVant Guard: 1962: The Case of the Desert Cat, Chapter 1: A Chinese Parable

by Dan Swanson and Drivtaan Return to chapter list San Francisco, Saturday, April 21, 1962: “Ah, Alex, what a pleasant surprise. It is indeed wonderful to see you. Please come in!” A short, stout Chinese woman with a formal air and a very British accent greeted Alex Silverstone and her friend, Tammi Paige, as they . . .

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AVant Guard: 1962: The Case of the Desert Cat, Prologue: Introducing the AVant Guard

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list In the fog-shrouded San Francisco of the early 1960s, there existed a heroic duo whose super-powers defied the ordinary. They were the AVant Guard, whose Audio-Visual or AV-based name was fitting, as this pair of amazing women had mastered the forces of sound and sight. Palette and Miss . . .

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