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Whiz: 1953: The New Adventures of Bulletboy, Chapter 8: The Bullet Trio

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list Bulletgirl zoomed quickly into the air. This bar, like many bars, had a high ceiling in order to try to keep the floor level relatively clear of smoke. Her nose twisted in distaste as she flew through the smog. When she was as high as she could get, . . .

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Whiz: 1953: The New Adventures of Bulletboy, Chapter 7: Red Rocket

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list Todd Drake greeted his friends with hugs and warm handshakes. He looked awful. He told his story again for probably the fifteenth time that day, he reflected ruefully, but hopefully also the last. But he now had more information than during his earlier recitations. He had been able . . .

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Whiz: 1953: The New Adventures of Bulletboy, Chapter 6: Enter the Flying Detectives

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list Within a few minutes, a team of physicians and their assistants, also wearing protective gear, had arrived and were examining Tomas Thomas. Several of the doctors who taught at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine were doing advanced research in radiation-related health issues, so Tomas would . . .

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Whiz: 1953: The New Adventures of Bulletboy, Chapter 5: Atomic Death

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list The University of Chicago was the site of the first working atomic reactor on Earth, and Todd Drake and Tomas Thomas had both chosen this school because U.C. was the acknowledged leader in atomic energy-related fields. Many of their labs were held in rooms in the building where . . .

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Whiz: 1953: The New Adventures of Bulletboy, Chapter 4: Secrets Revealed

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list Sitting in the dark gym, Todd Drake and Tomas Thomas ate sandwiches and talked. They didn’t bother with any more whiskey; that one shot had felt good going down, like liquid fire burning toward the stomach and then exploding into the rest of the body. It was just . . .

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Whiz: 1953: The New Adventures of Bulletboy, Chapter 3: Tom-Tom

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list In their junior year, Todd Drake and Tomas Thomas were the twin stars of the University of Chicago boxing team. The last league match of the season was with the University of Minnesota, and both teams were undefeated. The winner would win the conference title. As the teams . . .

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Whiz: 1953: The New Adventures of Bulletboy, Chapter 2: Tomas Thomas

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list Todd Drake’s roommate during his freshman year was Tomas Thomas, who had lived all over the world while growing up thanks to his father being a United States ambassador. He was one of the older students in the freshman class, having put in a four-year stint in the . . .

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Whiz: 1953: The New Adventures of Bulletboy, Chapter 1: Young Bulletman

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list Around their twelfth year, most boys’ lives change a lot, just as they are changed by growing up. In 1944, Tod Drake had his twelfth birthday, and his life changed even more dramatically than most of his peers. He grew several inches and gained twenty pounds, his voice . . .

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Strange Suspense Stories: The Talisman of Liberty

Strange Suspense Stories The Talisman of Liberty by Drivtaan and Dan Swanson A secret magical ceremony in Revolutionary War times creates a lasting powerful artifact for Good! Author’s note: The Talisman of Liberty had some subtle guiding effects on U.S. history that almost no one is aware of, such as “Give-’em-Hell” Harry Truman being selected . . .

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Minute Man: 1999: Jack Weston, American Champion

Minute Man Future Tales, 1999 Jack Weston, American Champion by Dan Swanson Prologue December 1999 The Hall of Justice, Headquarters of the Squadron of Justice The SoJ had just finished a mission. Everyone had returned home except Minute Man (Jack Weston), who was on monitor duty, and Captain Lightning (Fred Freeman), Minute Man’s best friend. . . .

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The Marvel Family: Farewell to a Friend

by Blackwolf247
The Marvel Family: The Five Earths Project
Fat Billy Batson, known as a comedic performer and college football player, always had a kind word for friend and foe alike. But as he is remembered at his memorial service, only a few in the audience know that Fat Marvel of the Lieutenant Marvels has died with him.

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Captain Marvel: The Infernal Return of Slaughter Slade

by Libbylawrence
Captain Marvel: The Five Earths Project
Captain Marvel learns to never dismiss a forgotten old foe when Slaughter Slade returns with a vengeance, now with the power of Ibac! Meanwhile, Mr. Tawny gets a chance at romance when he meets an evolved cat, but could Gabby Tabby be a pawn in Slade’s attempt to destroy Captain Marvel?

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Captain Marvel: The Infernal Return of Slaughter Slade, Epilogue: The Wedding

by Libbylawrence Return to chapter list Within the misty void dimension, Ivan the Terrible, Cesare Borgia, Attila the Hun, and Caligula fumed in frustration. “Shazam has beaten us!” said Attila. “Stanley is beyond our reach now, as is Slade. Slade’s power came from us, as did the first Ibac’s, and even we failed to see . . .

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Captain Marvel: The Infernal Return of Slaughter Slade, Chapter 2: The Set-Up

by Libbylawrence Return to chapter list The next day, within a great laboratory, a curious experiment took place. A wise old scientist, whose actual name was Edgewood Smith, but who was better known by the fanciful name of Professor Edgewise, scratched his head as he turned a series of dials on a large and oddly . . .

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Captain Marvel: The Infernal Return of Slaughter Slade, Chapter 1: The Execution

by Libbylawrence Return to chapter list A crowd of happily conversing cinema fans exited from the Binderbeck Theater on a Tuesday evening, and among the group that stopped for a moment to linger beneath the brightly illuminated marquee sign was a dark-haired, bright-eyed young man in a red and yellow shirt. He smiled boyishly as . . .

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