The Wild West
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Space Sector 2814
Traitor In the mid-1860s, Traitor had gathered an armada, “manned by reprobates of a thousand wor— lands.” When it arrived at the planet Ungara, the Green Lantern of the sector met it for battle. Starkaðr In the end, Traitor retreated; however, Starkaðr had sustained too much damage and paid a visit to… Abin Sur Abin…
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Fact vs. Fiction
The 12th Amendment Proposed on December 9, 1803 and ratified on June 15, 1804, the 12th amendment to the constitution of the United States of America allowed meta-humans to protect their identities when testifying in court. Arthur Gordon Pym On January 18, 1827, a topsail schooner called “the Jane Guy” had come to the Arctic…
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Jonah Hex
Jonah Hex was born on November 1, 1838, to Woodson and Virginia Hex. Woodson was a mean alcoholic who beat his wife and son. Unable to take it any longer, Virginia left her family to marry a trader, Mr. Dazzleby. When Woodson returned to find Jonah alone, he took him with him to California during…
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Old West: The Ugly…
Frankenstein In 1818, Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. Few people know that it was based on a true story… Around the turn of the century, in Central Europe, young Victor Frankenstein worked out of his ancestral castle, building a man of parts from dead bodies and bringing him to life. We all…
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Old West: The Bad…
The Phantom of Washington In 1814, Achille Destinee was a French military engineer who promised President James Madison he could save Washington from advancing British troops. (When working for Napoleon, he had discovered a chemical warfare weapon.) Oui.. when President Madison spurned my offer that day long ago, I rode like fury toward the capital…
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Old West: The Good…
El Diablo Pow-Wow Smith Ohiyesa Smith was the Sioux Indian sheriff and master detective of Elkhorn. Windrunner In 1938, Max Mercury was a messenger who made friends with the local Blackfoot clan. Upon his dying breaths, the shaman of the clan drew a lightning bolt on Max’s chest with a pink substance. That night, his…
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Bat Lash
In 1828, Bartholomew “Bat” Lash was born to Lemuel and Martha Lash at their farmhouse in Texas. He grew up to be the sort of unconventional person whose gambling and gunslinging would get him into trouble in the Old West. He was always well-mannered and groomed, often placing a flower in the band of his…
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Nighthawk & Cinnamon
Hannibal Hawkes was a traveling repairman in the American West who wore a disguise to become the masked gunfighter called, “Nighthawk.” Out of the night he comes like his namesake wherever crime and injustice threaten! His guns are deadly in defense of the right – but deadlier still are his sharp wits that can make…
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