Politics un-usual
Here at the Five Earths Project, we like to honor special events with appropriate stories. That’s why during Halloween and Christmas last year we treated you to several new holiday-themed stories. Since 2012 is a U.S. election year, and Super Tuesday is coming up in March, we thought we’d honor the Presidential Primaries by posting . . .
This entry was posted in Featured on .Hop Harrigan: 1943: The Christmas Island Incident
by Drivtaan
It’s a typical day during World War II for Hop Harrigan. That is, until a sleigh pulled by flying reindeer crosses his path, headed for Japanese-held Christmas Island! Can Hop rescue Santa Claus in time to save Christmas?
The Spectre: You Can’t Go Home Again
by Dave Barnowski
Jim Corrigan’s second life as the Spectre threatens to come crashing down when the son of the gangster who murdered him nearly fifty years ago executes a revenge scheme that separates him from the Spectre and may end up ridding the Earth of the Ghostly Guardian forever! At the end of his rope, Corrigan calls in the big guns for help — the Justice Society of America! But can even the combined might of the Spectre and the JSA contend with the real mastermind behind the plot?
The Spectre: You Can’t Go Home Again, Chapter 7: The Resignation
by Dave Barnowski Return to chapter list The JSA stood to one side, watching. Doctor Mid-Nite attended to Wayne Grant while Hourman flexed his right hand, saying, “I think I sprained my wrist. I’m getting too old to do this stuff without Miraclo, Doc.” Wildcat chuckled at Hourman’s complaint. “I been hearing that for twenty . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-2 on .The Spectre: You Can’t Go Home Again, Chapter 6: The Shadows
by Dave Barnowski Return to chapter list Jim Corrigan was blindfolded, and his hands and feet were tied. He could tell he was sitting in a wooden chair because of its hardness, as the horizontal slats were biting into his back. His first inclination was to move, but he instead feigned unconsciousness. He heard the . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-2 on .The Spectre: You Can’t Go Home Again, Chapter 5: The Gunmen
by Dave Barnowski Return to chapter list Wayne Grant wasn’t facing the window when Wildcat entered. He was turned toward two big, burly men that Wildcat instinctively knew were hired muscle. The former police detective was struggling to rise from his chair, even as the closer of the two thugs swatted him back down into . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-2 on .The Spectre: You Can’t Go Home Again, Chapter 4: The Patient
by Dave Barnowski Return to chapter list James Corrigan felt himself floating in a calm, peaceful somewhere. He knew where he was, even though his eyes were closed. The place was a space between life and death; he had been here three times before, and during two of those times he had agreed to take . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-2 on .The Spectre: You Can’t Go Home Again, Chapter 3: The Interrogation
by Dave Barnowski Return to chapter list Jim Corrigan glanced at his watch as he waited for Helena Wayne. He had known Helena Wayne since the days when her father was the Police Commissioner. Bruce Wayne had personally hired Corrigan. Wayne had known that Corrigan had been the Spectre, and because of that wasn’t physically . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-2 on .The Spectre: You Can’t Go Home Again, Chapter 2: The Meeting
by Dave Barnowski Return to chapter list Jim Corrigan reappeared in his bedroom in a nervous sweat. Even though it had been close to fifty years since he died, what the Spectre had told him brought up powerful old memories that shook him to the core. Corrigan could hear his wife making breakfast for the . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-2 on .The Spectre: You Can’t Go Home Again, Chapter 1: The Body
by Dave Barnowski Return to chapter list As the Nelsons left that Sunday afternoon, Jim Corrigan was grateful to have had an uneventful, fun weekend with old friends. That night he was awakened by the memory of the first time he had died. It was as clear as the horrible night it had happened forty-eight . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-2 on .The Spectre: You Can’t Go Home Again, Prologue: The Ring
by Dave Barnowski Return to chapter list Guns Benson looked down at his watch one last time. It was nine o’clock at night, and he was in the middle of a crowded discotheque with plenty of witnesses. He smiled, because there was no way anyone could prove he had anything to do with the murder . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-2 on .Showcase: American Girl: A Family Christmas
by Immortalwildcat
American Girl debuted during the presidential race, working alongside her stepfather Pat Dugan, alias Americommando. But as Courtney Dugan begins her own solo heroic career, she finds more than she bargained for when she’s forced to fight her biological father — the villainous leader of the Strike Force!
The Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves: A Halloween Warning
by Drivtaan
Words of warning from Dr. M.T. Graves to you. Will you listen to him and heed his words this Halloween, or will you dismiss them at your peril?
Halloween week starting tomorrow!
Halloween is in just one week from now, and to celebrate that, we’ll be posting five — count ’em, FIVE — Halloween stories this week. All of them are short. Some of them are a bit spooky. One is mildly amusing. But all of them are Halloween-themed in some way. We hope you enjoy! And . . .
This entry was posted in Featured on .Earth-1 reading order guide
Yay! Finally! *applause* It was a long time coming, but the Five Earths Project finally has a chronological reading order list for Earth-1. You can see these in the dropdown menu when you hover your mouse over Earth-1 in the navigation above, but I’ll provide the links below just in case. All the Earth-1 stories . . .
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