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The Natural: Masters of the Elements

by Libbylawrence
The Natural: The Five Earths Project
Kate McCormick, an ordinary 35-year-old single mother of a teenage daughter, suddenly becomes the target of costumed super-powered assassins who claim to be given power by gods called the Masters of the Elements. And if that were not enough, she inexplicably begins to develop super-powers of her own. Can she learn the reasons for her powers and why the Masters want her dead in time to master a heroic legacy of her own?

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The Marksman: Unusual Suspects

by Doc Quantum, adapted from The Usual Suspects, screenplay by Christopher McQuarrie
The Marksman: The Five Earths Project
In Hamburg, Germany, five criminals who specialize in heists and hijackings are placed in one police lineup: a former Gestapo and Hamburg policeman named Wolfgang Hurtz, a top-notch entry man and sniper named Red McGraw, a transvestite con man named Dickie Stanton, an explosives expert named Denny Dyce, and a crippled Czech named Alexander “Mouthpiece” Koda. Making the most of this meeting, the five decide to team up for a few more jobs together. But as they soon begin to realize, their placement in the lineup was no coincidence, and they’re being manipulated every step of the way. Who is this mysterious figure pulling all the strings known as Baron Povalsky, alias the Marksman, and just whose side is he on?

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Hourgirl: The Haunting of Hedley Heights

by Libbylawrence
Hourgirl: The Five Earths Project
Just who or what is haunting the retirement community of an old friend of Hourgirl’s? Join the newest Freedom Fighter as she risks her life to find out the truth behind these ghosts, or die trying. Featuring the debut of Dr. Drusilla Zero, Ghost Detective.

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Quicksilver: Flash of Lightning

by CSyphrett
Quicksilver: The Five Earths Project
After being injured in a lab accident more than a year ago, chemist Richard Ito of Los Angeles, California, spent almost a year in a coma. When he awoke, his state was occupied by the Imperial Japanese Army, and he possessed super-speed. Now all Richard wants to do is use his speed to avoid the Japanese forces in Occupied California and occasionally pester them. But will the imprisonment of his brother Patrick, a member of the California Resistance, force him to change his mind? Will he be forced to become the new Quicksilver after all?

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Mister Terrific: 1946: American Heroes

by Libbylawrence
Mister Terrific: The Five Earths Project
When the champion of fair play heads into war-ravaged, postwar Germany to rescue the missing Tex Thomson, AKA Mister America and the Americommando, he discovers a Nazi plot to burn down the entire country rather than let the Allies occupy it! Will he find enough of a spark of heroism and decency in the German people to stop this mad plot? Introducing Red Eagle and Black Eagle, and guest starring Fireball, Kuei, and Phantasm of the Young Allies!

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Shiva: 1953: The New Kid

by CSyphrett
Shiva: The Five Earths Project
When fifteen-year-old Martin Martine lets his curiosity get the best of him and follows a shadowy figure into a mysterious underground cavern, he has no idea that he will be asked to become the mighty Shiva, temporary replacement for his greatest hero, Captain Marvel! But will the new kid live up to the wizard Shazam’s expectations?

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Hawkman and Doctor Fate: The Deeds of the Disturber

by HarveyKent
The Brave and the Bold of Earth-2: The Five Earths Project
While in Egypt on an archaeological dig, Carter Hall and the Nelsons find the Mask of Set! This rare artifact holds deadly danger for Hawkman and Doctor Fate when it falls into the wrong hands. But a new hero is born to help combat the evil! Introducing the Mighty Isis!

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Sentinels of Justice: Watching the World

by CSyphrett and Doc Quantum
Sentinels of Justice: The Five Earths Project
While monitoring the Earth, the Son of Vulcan learns of a plot by an arms cartel called the Mars Council to flood the world with advanced weaponry, selling arms to both sides in conflicts around the globe. At the same time, groundwork is laid to create a United Nations organization meant to coordinate action-hero activity internationally. As a few of the Sentinels of Justice accompanied by some international heroes converge for a deadly showdown in the Antarctic, will they finally be able to shut the Mars Council down at its source? Guest starring Redstar of the Soviet Union, the Creature Kid of Australia (formerly known as Kid Kanga), and David Crandall, the former Nature Boy; and introducing Svarog of the USSR.

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Shiva: 1958: The Birth of Kali

by CSyphrett
Shiva: The Five Earths Project
When Lily Lovelace learns that her fiancé Martin Martine is secretly the powerful hero known as Shiva, she doesn’t know what to do. So when an opportunity arrives for her to gain super-powers herself, Lily leaps at the chance to join her fiancé in his heroic crusade! But just who is providing her with the power of Kali, and what price will she have to pay for it?

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Dragon Knight: History Lesson: The Jinx

by PaladinLgt
Dragon Knight: The Five Earths Project
Whatever happened to the Jinx? Mitch Shelley learns what made this obscure Chicago hero from the 1960s retire after a short career.

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Premiere: Wild Dog: Running Wild

by CSyphrett
Premiere of Earth-4: The Five Earths Project
Auto mechanic Jack Wheeler is the masked vigilante called Wild Dog. While investigating a Mob gathering in the Quad Cities, he finds himself narrowly escaping a death trap instead. When the M.O. turns out to be that of a professional hitman named Wormwood who is currently still in prison, the mystery leads to a woman who seems to be following in the killer’s footsteps. However, when she uses Police Lieutenant Andy Travis — Wild Dog’s best friend — as bait, the vigilante decides to take a bite out of crime.

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Justice Society of America: 1982: Crisis on Earth-Four

by Libbylawrence
Justice Society of America: The Five Earths Project
In this previously untold JLA/JSA crossover story, the heroes of three worlds try to to defeat the mystical threat of three evil rulers of fantasy dimensions — Lorelei of Fairyland, Troll King of Magic Land, and the Incubus of the Land of the Nightshades. But why can’t anyone recall this case? Featuring the Justice Society of America and the Justice League of America! Guest starring the Sentinels of Justice of Earth-Four — Blue Beetle, the Peacemaker, Son of Vulcan, Captain Atom, Nightshade, and the Question — and introducing Tyger and the nuclear villain Major Force!

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Dragon Knight: Into the Light

by PaladinLgt
Dragon Knight: The Five Earths Project
What would you do if you awoke to learn that everything you know is wrong? That’s Mitch Shelley’s apparent reality, as he is informed by the agents of the mysterious Ryo-wo of his true history and his involvement in the Resurrection Man Project in the early 1940s. But as the former Paladin of Light embarks on a new life as a hero known as the Dragon Knight, can he ever truly know who his real friends are? Guest starring Northwind, Hector Hall, and the Ray of Infinity Inc., as well as Arsenal!

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Freedom Fighters: The Fight Continues

by Doc Quantum, with JSAGL, Starsky Hutch 76, wts7a, Rubberman41, and Libbylawrence
Freedom Fighters: The Five Earths Project
After being stuck on Earth-2 when the universes separated after the Crisis on Infinite Earths, the Freedom Fighters just want to get back home to Earth-X, but are they prepared for the horrors that have transpired in their absence? Could the Nazis really have returned after a decade of peace? After Uncle Sam finds himself imprisoned by the Nazis, the Freedom Fighters risk their lives attempting to free him from Axis Europe. Meanwhile, the Ray looks for help from an old friend’s daughter at a spy school for girls. Will the Ray and his allies get there in time to help the team, or will the Nazi superhuman team, the SS Ubermenschen, dispose of them all? Meanwhile, Adolf Hitler is made miraculously young again by scientist Dr. Ulla Minerva, and Hitler’s frustrated heir Adam Hitler travels to consult his mentor Dr. Josef Mengele about his thwarted plans to take over the Fourth Reich. Also featuring the debut of Hourgirl, the new Yankee Eagle, and the Unknown Soldier.

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Secret Origins: The Goon

by Doc Quantum, partially adapted from Starman #29 by James Robinson and Tony Harris, and Starman #46 by James Robinson and Gene Ha, and Starman 80-Page Giant #1 by James Robinson and Wade Von Grawbadger
Secret Origins of Earth-2: The Five Earths Project
Jake Bennetti, nicknamed Bobo by the newspapers, was nothing more than a bank robber, a big thug with super-strength who fought a lot of super-heroes in the 1950s and ’60s. But when an opportunity comes by for Bobo to change his stripes, will he take it? Introducing the Goon!

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