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Super Squad: 1962: Super Sisters of the Caribbean, Chapter 3: The Shining Blade of Glory

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list “They’re launching rowboats!” Palette observed. “Five or six skeletons a boat, three boats total.” The powerboat roared onward. “Crap — they’re shooting at us.” A couple of pirates in each boat aimed pistols or blunderbusses in their direction. Palette noted that their actions were jerky and slow, and . . .

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Super Squad: 1962: Super Sisters of the Caribbean, Chapter 2: Flying the Jolly Roger

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list Just after noon, a band of clouds blew by overhead, and it rained for about fifteen minutes, a cool, light, refreshing rain that was the perfect complement for the beautiful, warm, clear day. The five women were seated at an outside table shaded by palm trees, cooled by . . .

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Super Squad: 1962: Super Sisters of the Caribbean, Chapter 1: Girls Only Week

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list Mid-January, 1962: “Goddess! I hate New York winters!” actress Lily Martine complained softly to herself as she left the theater after a late performance, irritation twisting her beautiful heart-shaped face into an angry mask. “It wouldn’t be so bad if it was snow, but this dirty, dingy slush . . .

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Super Squad: 1961: Origin of the Super Squad

by Dan Swanson, with Immortalwildcat and Drivtaan
Super Squad: The Five Earths Project
An alien invasion strikes America, terrifying entire cities with an onslaught of robots! But why are they targeting only those cities protected by super-heroes? Watch as a group of heroes save the world by joining together as the greatest super-team of the 1960s — the Super Squad! Featuring Master Man, Shiva, Kali, Red Rocket, Tom Atomic, Lady Victory, Quadrechaun, Palette, and Miss Music, and introducing Oxide and Majique!

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Super Squad: 1961: Origin of the Super Squad, Chapter 15: Stronger Together

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list Still invisible, Don Chaun and his larger self Donal Regan, along with Palette and Majique, watched the alien beings viewing flickering scenes on their monitors. Some of them were amazed to see that the four of them could be seen on the monitor still standing outside the sealed . . .

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Super Squad: 1961: Origin of the Super Squad, Chapter 14: Elttab Elayor

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list “OK, then,” Master Man began, summing up the plan. “I, Red Rocket, and Lady Victory will join the group fighting the robots, while Shiva, Palette, and Donal will join Majique and Don Chaun and search for the aliens — and attempt to cut off the head of this . . .

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Super Squad: 1961: Origin of the Super Squad, Chapter 13: Help Is on the Way

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list The attacking human group responded instantly to the threat of the large wolves. “Manos, Moreau — stop them!” ordered the leader, a tall, thin woman. One of the men stepped forward; he was of medium height and weight, and there was nothing distinctive about him other than his . . .

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Super Squad: 1961: Origin of the Super Squad, Chapter 12: On the Road to Roswell

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list High above San Francisco, Shiva broke formation with Master Man. Flying halfway around the world wasn’t nearly as fast or convenient as being instantly transported by Shazam, but it had been an interesting flight. Early on, Shiva had subtly tested the older hero by continually increasing his flight . . .

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Super Squad: 1961: Origin of the Super Squad, Chapter 11: The Gang’s All Here

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list They must be brainwashed, Lily Lovelace thought about the horde of people swarming toward them, screaming, throwing things, and waving improvised weapons. They probably don’t want my autograph! Jumping to her feet, she pulled a large tray off a nearby lab bench, dumping the contents randomly. The top . . .

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Super Squad: 1961: Origin of the Super Squad, Chapter 10: The Frantic Four

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list “I imagine they’ll come looking for us after we land,” Oxide suggested. “I’d sure like to be able to get some stuff from my car before that.” That was another chance for Majique to strut her stuff, she realized. Wand, show us the way to Oxide’s car! she . . .

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Super Squad: 1961: Origin of the Super Squad, Chapter 9: Two’s Company, Three’s a Team-Up

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list “So they’ve attacked St. Louis as well?” Red Rocket asked Majique. “Any idea what they were looking for? How’d you get free? Are there any other prisoners aboard?” Majique didn’t immediately respond to his questions. “How’d you know it was St. Louis?” “I’m a detective.” She’d already seen . . .

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Super Squad: 1961: Origin of the Super Squad, Chapter 8: Stakeout in Chicago

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list Sometime earlier: “Late at night, parked in a dark, lonely spot, nobody else around, full moon, just the two of us keeping each other warm…” she murmured into her companion’s ear, her husky voice barely above a whisper. “I could do with a little action about now!” Todd . . .

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Super Squad: 1961: Origin of the Super Squad, Chapter 7: Do You Believe in Majique?

by Drivtaan and Dan Swanson Return to chapter list In St. Louis, Missouri, Valerie Coppersmith kept one hand on the steering wheel and the other on the radio knob of her cherry-red and white 1959 Corvette convertible. Even with the top up, the cold winter wind still tugged on her long, black hair, a trait . . .

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Super Squad: 1961: Origin of the Super Squad, Chapter 6: A Cool Night in Pittsburgh

by Immortalwildcat and Dan Swanson Return to chapter list A church bell tolled midnight as a sleek, open-topped ebon-colored car purred its way up 40th Street and across the Allegheny River out of Pittsburgh. Once across the river, the car turned right onto the Blue Belt and sped away, quickly covering the distance to the . . .

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Super Squad: 1961: Origin of the Super Squad, Chapter 5: The Hall of the Mountain King

by Dan Swanson Return to chapter list As Shiva vanished from Shazam’s sanctum, he reappeared elsewhere, but where? The first thing he noticed was that a tremendous battle was going on. There were literally hundreds of human-sized robots in a large group, like a swarm of bees, virtually crushing those in front of them in . . .

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