Suspense Detective: 1953: Tomas Thomas, P.I.
by Dan Swanson
Meet Tomas Thomas, another tough private investigator in Chicago — but with a twist! Tom’s super-strength and other abilities come in handy in his new career as a private eye! This P.I.’s work is cut out for him when, after he takes a solo case for a beautiful blonde, she dies before she leaves his office! It soon becomes clear that this routine case is anything but when Tomas Thomas is marked for death! Can he get to the bottom of it without losing his head? Guest starring Ibis the Invincible and Minute Man!
Spy Smasher: From the Ashes
by Libbylawrence
When an old menace threats the future of the heroic Alan Armstrong, family secrets are dredged up to discover which enemy of Spy Smasher’s is behind the kidnapping of his wife, Eve! Now learn the truth behind the secret origin of Spy Smasher, including the birth of the Gyrosub and its literary origins, a story that has never been fully told before! And introducing the new Spy Smasher!
Secret Origins: 1953: The Origin of Red Rocket and Tom Atomic
by Dan Swanson
A monster attacks a small town, leaving no trace of it behind! But with the Marvel Family and the Squadron of Justice missing, who can possibly challenge such a beast? Todd Drake finds out soon, when he learns what his old college roommate Tomas Thomas has been working on — the heroic identity of Tom Atomic! And despite Todd’s reluctance, he is pulled back into the super-hero business as Red Rocket! Watch as Red Rocket and Tom Atomic together battle the monster that ate Sheboygan! Featuring the return of a long-forgotten mystery-man!
Whiz: 1953: The New Adventures of Bulletboy
by Dan Swanson
Todd Drake, the former kid hero called Bulletboy, has some exciting adventures in college after befriending a former Marine named Tomas Thomas! Together Todd and Tomas share not just a dorm room, but interests in both boxing and nuclear physics! But when a group of crooks out for revenge causes an accident, Tomas is fatally wounded, and Todd must call in his old mentors Bulletman and Bulletgirl for help! Can they track down the irradiated crooks and somehow also save Tomas’ life before the radiation poisoning kills them? Featuring the debut of the Red Rocket!
Red Robin: Passing Bullets
by Bejammin2000
Why did the Batman occasionally carry a gun in his first year, despite swearing never to use one? This story suggests an answer to that question, as Tommy Monaghan — the now-retired underworld assassin called the Hitman — tells Red Robin about his own encounter with the Batman back in 1939. He also warns that an old mobster injured by Batman back then is seeking revenge on his protégé, Red Robin. But how will Red Robin outdraw a criminal with the reputation of being the world’s fastest gun?
Doctor Occult and the Seven: The Devil You Say
by Drivtaan
Whatever happened to El Diablo, alias Lazarus Lane? An old book tells Doctor Occult part of the story, at least until the mid-1930s, but only a quest to a remote location in Spain will fill in the rest of the answers. But what leads Occult, accompanied by Lane and his new team, to travel to another dimension on a quest?
The Huntress: Aces and Eights
by Bejammin2000, with Immortalwildcat
While raiding a gambling den, the Huntress meets an eccentric young gambler named Bat Lash, who goes by the nickname of the Maverick. But as she investigates the man who is descended from the original Bat Lash of the Old West, will Helena Wayne end up falling for this suave gambler? Meanwhile, Helena makes a big decision in her life when she decides to adopt a twelve-year-old orphaned girl named Sonia Alcana!
Secret Origins: 1943: The Secret Origin of the Oculist
by Dan Swanson
Finding himself drafted at the beginning of U.S. involvement in World War II, a young man named Biff Redondo tries everything possible to worm his way out of the service. One day, he meets a mad scientist who offers him an unconventional solution to his problems. But while he takes drastic measures to give himself temporary injuries to get out of his military duty, Biff instead gains great and unexpected powers! And as the criminal known as the Oculist, he discovers the Redondo rule: With great power comes great opportunity!
Secret Files: Lily DeLuna: 1943: The Summer of ’43
by Dan Swanson
Long before she went to journalism school or became a reporter, young Lily DeLuna was a professional baseball player in the women’s league during the summer season, and a shipyard worker the rest of the year. But as she takes a restful break at the end of the very long summer of 1943, Lily gets caught up in not one but two major mysteries involving new super-villains! Introducing the Oculist! And featuring the first appearance of the Sportsmaster before he hit the big time!
The Sandman: 1939: Idle Hands
by HarveyKent, adapted from Adventure Comics #40 by Gardner Fox and Bert Christman
Ever since his return from abroad, Wesley Dodds has been struggling both with strange dreams and finding a purpose in life. Surely there’s more to life than being a wealthy layabout! So when an opportunity presents itself, he takes inspiration from a rather unlikely source! Was there another Sandman before he donned his gas mask, business suit, and opera cloak? Never before revealed, here are the facts behind Wesley Dodds’ first case as the Sandman!
Starman: 1949: An Alternate Destiny
by Dan Swanson
Can Ted and Doris Knight use what they know about Vic Valor’s encounter with Doctor Doog’s Destructo-Ray to save the life of the Starman of an alternate timeline?
Showcase: 1949: Vic Valor, Invincible
by Dan Swanson
Three years after Starman’s retirement, a new hero flies the skies over Opal City! But who is the alien super-hero known as Vic Valor, and why is he here? Reporter Lily DeLuna, finding both glaring omissions and outright lies in Valor’s story, makes it her mission to find out the truth! Meanwhile, Doris Knight begins to have her own suspicions about her husband Ted Knight — could the former Starman be connected to Vic Valor in some way? You won’t want to miss the shocking fate of Vic Valor when he takes on the fearsome Xenon, only to discover that the new villain is actually one of Starman’s close friends! Guest starring Green Lantern and Doctor Mid-Nite!
Judomaster: Mozambique: Situation Critical
by Blackwolf247, with Doc Quantum
Rip Jagger, the man known as Judomaster, is a man thrust from his own time of World War II into an era not his own. Now Judomaster takes on his first new mission to discover what’s behind the strange events occurring in South Africa along the Mozambique border. A gigantic monster, called the “devil-beast” by the natives, has been rampaging across the countryside. But while the devil-beast may be an actual living dinosaur, what’s even stranger is who or what is behind its appearance! And even with the help of two unlikely allies — the Huntsman, a Soviet action-hero, and the Huntress, a ruthless Chinese mercenary — Judomaster may still be out of his league. Guest starring Captain Atom!
Starman: 1945: Nuclear Furnace
by Dan Swanson
In this unconventional look at the career of Ted Knight, alias Starman, Ted struggles with misgivings about his involvement in the Manhattan Project and the development of the atomic bomb. Even if the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were justified in the long run, will the ghosts of the irradiated dead haunt Starman forever? And will Ted Knight’s mental state be able to withstand the guilt he feels when confronted with literal atomic zombies partly created from his own research? Guest starring Johnny Quick, Captain Triumph, Wonder Woman, Amazing-Man, Mister Terrific, and Doctor Mid-Nite!
Starman: 1948: Give Up the Stars
by Dan Swanson
After his promise to retire three years earlier, Ted Knight’s sudden return as Starman alarms his wife, Doris. Now, for the first time, Ted learns the reason behind his wife’s desire for Starman to remain retired, when she tells him about the time in 1945 that Doris Lee received a message from the future from Doris Knight!