1960s
Secret Origins: Redstar Rising
by Starsky Hutch 76
published August 8, 2000
Igor Kriss was the Soviet Union’s greatest cosmonaut — that is, until the day he embarrassed the Motherland! But when a KGB spymaster offers him the chance to gain great power and become a hero through a risky experiment, will it be the beginning of a new career or a one-way ticket to the grave?
1970s
Blue Beetle: Times Past, 1973: The Wedding Planner
by CSyphrett
published July 3, 2002
Lemuel Toadkin had been a wedding planner for over forty years, but despite all his efforts he hasn’t managed to have as quiet a career as he wished. Join him in his reminiscences as he recalls the wedding of Ted Kord (Blue Beetle III) and Tracey Simmons, which was crashed by an unusual group of uninvited guests. Guest-starring the Sentinels of Justice as well as a long-missing hero, the golden age Blue Beetle!
1985 (July to December)
Sentinels of Justice: The Calm Before the Storm
by Doc Quantum of the Time Trust, CSyphrett, John M. Burt, and Blackwolf247, with Punkybluester
published November 18, 2000
The Crisis on Infinite Earths that threatened Earth-4 is over, but it left the Sentinels of Justice scattered, the action-heroes each preoccupied with their own problems. Son of Vulcan has been appointed with his new duties as the overseer of the world from Mount Olympus, but where does that leave John Mann? Captain Atom was granted power and virtual immortality, but was that at the price of being truly human? Nightshade’s main goal in life has always been to rescue her brother Larry from the Land of the Nightshades, but can she do it without needing rescue herself? The Blue Beetle finally returns to Pago Island to face up to his past, but will he be able to bury it? The Question fights a never-ending battle against corruption in Crown City, but how will he react when two rookie action-heroes begin fighting crime in his city? Will it take a threat to the time continuum itself by six criminals from the future for the team to reunite and start over once more? Featuring guest appearances by Phantom Lady and the Mysterious Traveler, as well as the first appearances of Blue Beetle IV, the new Black Fury, and Street Hawk.
Michael Mauser, Private Eye: War and Peacemaker
by CSyphrett
published September 26, 2000
Life is never easy if your name is Michael Mauser. How does a simple larceny investigation become a fight to the death with the Mars Council? And when Mauser, New York’s dirtiest P.I., is served up as bait to capture the Weapon — the world’s deadliest hitman — will the Peacemaker, serving as his bodyguard, show up in time to keep Mauser from meeting his final reward? The action culminates in a toe-to-toe fight in the sewers of New York.
Sentinels of Justice: Watching the World
by CSyphrett and Doc Quantum of the Time Trust
published June 18, 2001
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.
L.A.W.: Living Assault Weapons
by CSyphrett, with Doc Quantum of the Time Trust
published February 17, 2001
Hank Hennessy has just been recruited by Sarge Steel and Tiffany Sinn to lead a new team of metahuman agents connected to the Checkmate division of CHESS, a secret agency. But will he be able to keep from exacting revenge on the man responsible for the destruction of the Fightin’ Five, the team he formerly led? Featuring the Red Knight (former Checkmate agent and expert martial artist), John “Specs” Anders (a telepath and former member of the Tyro Team), Syntac (a super-android), the new Puppeteer (grandson of the 1940s mystery man by that name), and Destiny Fox (a Native American with the power of a river god) as the first LAW team.
L.A.W.: Origins of Law
by CSyphrett and Doc Quantum of the Time Trust
published June 27, 2001
While their leader is out of town, the LAW team begins discussing how each of them began their career and was recruited as a super-agent. But when Emil Forsa, the nuclear menace known as Major Force, goes in search of a cure for the radiation poisoning that is slowly killing him and LAW attempts to capture him, has the team bitten off more than it can chew?
The Paragons: Deus Ex Astra, Book 1: Visitations
by Doc Quantum of the Time Trust, CSyphrett, Libbylawrence and Bradley Cobb
published March 6, 2002
The Crisis on Infinite Earths is over, but a new crisis of mythological proportions has begun all across Europe. Has a new heroic age struck the continent? The strange and powerful alien being known as the Super-Wizard believes it has, and he begins watching as a new breed of European action-heroes debut, taking steps to nudge a few in the right direction. Who is the mysterious Black Lion of Scotland, and what demons drive him on to act as a vigilante? Will Dr. Lorenzo Puzzini’s desire to continue his uncle’s heroic legacy as the new Dart of Italy make up for his father’s crimes as the villainous Barbarik? How will Lucille Michaud, the French heroine known as Psyché, escape from her mysterious captor? Has Jack Bicci, the former Sinistro, Boy Fiend, finally turned on his old ways and embraced the heroic destiny others predicted for him long ago? Will the power granted to Rafael Guerra make him the new hero Stardust of Spain? Will the Kenyan-born Austrian teenager Madeleine Fehr inherit the powers of her grandmother, Marga the Panther Woman, to become Panthera? Will the Swedish artist and new father Alvar Sundin be able to embrace the idea of becoming the new vessel for Thor, God of Thunder? Will Jock Gruffud make it through the night as he battles numerous mythical baddies throughout Wales and the West Midlands as the strongman wizard hero Jock o’ Kent? And what will finally bring all these new heroes together as the Paragons?
1986
Sentinels of Justice: Fantastic Giants
by CSyphrett and Doc Quantum of the Time Trust
published March 6, 2002
A Japanese scientist named Dr. Moto begins to wreak havoc over the world with his monstrous genetic creations. But will the Sentinels of Justice be able to figure out his plan in time to stop him? And when Moto’s nephew, a 12-year-old boy genius named Akira, finds a high-tech cache that includes a World War II-era android, will he use it to become a hero or a villain? The action culminates in a war on two fronts — Japan and Cuba — with two groups of action-heroes battling Moto’s fantastic giants. Guest-starring the Mysterious Traveler, Redstar of the Soviet Union, Sarge Steel and the Living Assault Weapons (LAW), the Dragon Force, and E-Man and Nova; and reintroducing Volton, the Human Generator.
Secret Origins: The People Versus Major Force
by CSyphrett
published October 30, 2001
Emil Forsa was once nothing more than a two-bit henchman whose only claim to fame was being the man who unmasked Captain Atom. But when his old boss, Professor Danton Koste, used him as a guinea pig in an experiment to duplicate Atom’s powers, he becomes a force of destruction. Now, after so many years as a villain, can he be a hero instead? Emil reviews the past events that led up to his becoming the atomic-powered super-villain Major Force as he searches for his answer.
The Natural: Masters of the Elements
by Libbylawrence
published November 20, 2001
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?
Sentinels of Justice: The Dragon’s Den
by CSyphrett and Doc Quantum of the Time Trust
published April 24, 2002
After hundreds of people in China are killed by a lone man carrying two buckets of water, the Chinese government seeks help from the Dome, the UN’s metahuman wing, which calls in the Sentinels of Justice. But with the Sentinels at its smallest membership number ever, Captain Atom is forced to work with his enemy Major Force and a group of convicts-turned-heroes called the Dragon Force. It all seems cut and dry, since their mission is to simply find this man and apprehend him for the Chinese authorities to question — a nice little exercise in international relations. But Captain Atom can’t shake the feeling that something just isn’t right about the whole situation. Could they be unwittingly walking into a dragon’s den?
Showcase: Wild Dog: Running Wild
by CSyphrett
published May 14, 2001
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.
Sentinels of Justice: Superpowers
by Libbylawrence, CSyphrett and Doc Quantum of the Time Trust, with Rubberman41
published February 11, 2004
Sarge Steel uncovers the secrets of the Soviet Superpowers Program, which has succeeded in building powerful metahuman soldiers for Mother Russia. Is the Cold War about to heat up? But with the Sentinels of Justice effectively disbanded, who will protect the West? Guest-starring Redstar, Steel Wolf, the People’s Heroes, and Soyuz. Featuring the debut of the new Liberty Belle, Guardian, and the amazing Booster Gold!
Showcase: Chi Lin: Fire and Ashes
by Drivtaan
published April 21, 2004
Officers of the Chinese Army arrive at the doorstep of a poor family and take their young daughter away. But Chi Lin is no ordinary 10-year-old girl. As a mutant with powerful telepathic abilities, she is highly prized by the Chinese government’s fledgling metahuman program. And when Chi Lin is sent to track down a new target for that program, a young man who apparently has power of his own, she runs across something that no one had expected to find. Also introducing the hero known as the Celestial Lion.
Showcase: The Joker: Mad Men and an Annoyed Woman
by Libbylawrence
published April 6, 2005
Rei Suzaki is an ordinary young woman who is bored by her job as a librarian. But after the death of her beloved grandfather, she discovers that he was more than just a small shop repairman — he was, in fact, the tech supplier to super-villains everywhere! Using an assortment of gizmos, she begins a career as the crime-fighting Joker to make up for her grandfather’s misdeeds. But when the Blue Beetle’s old foes the Madmen seek to recover one of the devices her grandfather was commissioned to build for them, the Joker may have her hands full trying to stop them.
Sentinels of Justice: Duplicity
by Libbylawrence
published June 11, 2004
In the United Kingdom, a shape-changing woman named Duplicity gathers a team of super-powered individuals. Claiming that the Sentinels of Justice have gone rogue, she sends this team against them. But what is her ultimate goal in discrediting the Sentinels? And why has she kidnapped Eve Eden (Nightshade)? Introducing the special British intelligence branch known as MI-13 and the new action-hero team of the Union.
Timeless
The Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves: The Storms
by Drivtaan
published October 28, 2008
This tale from Dr. M.T. Graves will remind you that it isn’t always just the dark, stormy nights that you have to fear.