DC '78 # 16: "The Teen Scene;" A WGBS Special Report with G. Gordon Godfrey

The click-clack of high heels fills the hallway of  the WGBS studios
like a rapid-fire machine gun. Secretaries and post-production and
tech and on-air personalities are clamoring about as tension mounts
and the air is palpable with anticipation.

Cindy Miles: So what's going on tonight? I heard programming got
scrapped for some special live report?

Ron Troupe: Oh, it's special all right.
Lana Lang: Uh-oh.
Lucy Lane: Yeah, 'uh-oh.' Let's just say that there's a new Unholy Trinity.
Ron Troupe: Did something happen with Luthor?
Billy Batson: Close enough; three words; Edge, Godfrey, Flashman.
Cindy Miles: Good God! What the hell are they planning?

(Lia Briggs overhears the conversation from an open office. She
thinks to herself, "I wonder what Godfrey's up to? We knew he
wasn't right when he attempted to infiltrate the Seekers...but his
psychic defenses were such that we couldn't read him. I'd better
keep an eye on this broadcast and suss things out.")

Jimmy Olsen: Hey, somebody get downstairs--'The Network' is
attacking MSCU on the Plaza! We need--uh, hey? Anybody?
Steve Lombard: Quiet--we need to hear this! Can somebody turn it--
Lana Lang: Thanks Ron.

The now-gathered throng listens attentively to the overhead speakers
in the hallway; "--and actor George Reeves talks the new Superman
movie, all on tomorrow's episode of "The Scene!" Join Lia Briggs,
Tana Moon, Tawny Young, Cat Grant, and Vicki Vale! Tomorrow
morning at 10 a.m., here on WGBS!"

"And now, tonight's SHOWCASE is brought to you with special
limited commercial interruption by our sponsor, Big Belly Burger."

(Just then in Studio One)

Josh Coyle: And we're live in 5...4...3...2...
G. Gordon Godfrey: Good evening ladies and gentlemen, and

welcome to "Showcase," where we bring you all the latest and
greatest trends and news of the day. Tonight, our news magazine
takes a bit of a departure. So much so, in fact, that we are airing
this special in place of our original programming planned for
tonight. But rest assured, we'll have that report on "Modern Cults:
From Jonestown to Manson to the Kali Yuga, and Beyond" at  a
later date.

Tonight, though, join with me, your host G. Gordon Godfrey, as

we look deep into an overlooked abuse upon our most important
resources; our children.

Opening up the show for us is psychotherapist Dr. Hugo Strange.

Thank you for joining us, Dr. Strange.

Dr. Strange: Of course, Mr. Godfrey--my pleasure.
Godfrey: We have an unprecedented rash of young people being
thrust into the danger of vigilantism, which has been all but ignored
in view of the earth-shattering repercussions of last year's Explosion.
Have we become inured with their endangerment by virtue of our
familiarity with the concept? Is it apathy? Have we become so de-
sensitized to such endangerment? Are we afraid of confronting the
guilty parties due to their status and powers?

Just last year there was a very public reveal that the former ward
of Green Arrow, one 'Speedy' of the Teen Titans, had been hooked
on drugs. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, hard drugs. A teenager in the
care of a 'super hero.' Surely the exposure to such a lifestyle served
to accelerate his downfall.

And now, we've learned that the newest team in New York, an

'offshoot' of the Teen Titans franchise, if you will, has as its leader
a young man called 'Protector,' who is also a dope fiend associate
of 'Speedy.' It seems they're infiltrating every area of our lives!

Also joining us are 'Funky Flashman,' self-styled businessman, former
publicist of certain 'super-heroes,' and Morgan Edge, owner of WGBS
as well as noted community activist leader, and frequent contributor
on our station's editorials. Good evening, gentlemen!

Edge: Thanks for doing such an important program, Godfrey. Yours is
always the voice of reason against a tide of insanity.

Flashman: GREAT topic, folks--GREAT! There's never been a more
stupendously significant strategy for undermining the youth of America
than the one undertaken by these stunningly strange super-folk! As a
selfless soul, I want--

Godfrey: Yes, well--time limits and the like...Let's get to some specifics
of this recent proliferation of powerful youth donning masks and claiming
independence from the law, shall we?

Edge: Well, in Los Angeles, a team of youths attempting to begin a color-ful 'legacy' of second generation heroes, is off to an uproarious start.
The offspring of the vaunted 'Justice Society,' the group "Infinity
Inc." is an actual business! They require profit to save lives. And they're
being funded by the questionable Mr. Sylvester Pembleton. And among
the team members, the wayward son of Hawkman, the "Silver Scarab"....
or whatever nom de guerre he goes by this week.

Dr. Strange: And again with nepotism; the son of the career criminal
Brainwave, one Brainwave Jr--who is also the uncle of Pembleton--is
on the team, wearing a costume that pays homage to his murdering father,
and taking the name "Brainwave Jr."

Godfrey: Possibly affecting our minds to believe he's a hero, correct?

Flashman: I wouldn't put anything past these con-artists, my good man!Last year Green Lantern, Green Arrow and Black Canary were only
too happy to be seen training the inanely incompetent newcomer 'Air Wave,'
and made it all out to be a bodaciously beneficial boot camp, when in fact
it was an eventfully error-filled escapade!

Godfrey: At least he had powers as a defense--unlike the Justice League's
mascot, Snapper Carr...who's now gone on to herald a new group made up
exclusively of teenagers, this 'Young Justice.'

Just the presumptuousness of their names is galling. Are they deputized
law enforcement officers of any sort? Don't they tend to make their rules
up as they go along? Based on whims and personal agendas.

Edge: Exactly...and how many international incidents have been
attributed to the U.N.-sanctioned idiocy of "Justice League International,'
a ludicrous club-of-many-nations for teenagers? Not surprising for our
leaders to fail us.

What is behind the fascination with allowing--even coercing--teens and young children to dress up and play vigilante? How does this
occur in modern civilized countries where the authorities are meant
to look out for the interests of all their citizens.

Godfrey: Hear, hear! And let's be clear, there are unwarranted risks
on both sides; both the children led into this unsavory life, and the
innocents they presume to be 'helping'....who suffer the consequences
of the untrained.

Dr. Strange: Right...well, as you may know, before my tenure with
Belle Reve Prison, I was from and practicing in Gotham City, of
course renowned for the infamous team of Batman and Robin. There
has never been an effort to find out the identity of the young man in
his employ...believed to now have been multiple young men...nothing
has ever come from a handful of editorials questioning the wisdom or
legality of the practice of employing obvious juveniles.

There have been no efforts by authorities to detain the Batman or
file charges of child endangerment. Where does it stop? Why hasn't
the Batman--obviously a real person and not the myth that the police
absurdly promote--why hasn't he been arrested for child endangerment?
Who has verified that the young man in the green underwear is not there
against his will, nor being abused?

Godfrey: They seem to have a special status--above the law--don't you agree?

Flashman: Oh, absolutely! And certainly they exhibit a proprietary
sense of privilege as a result of such preferential treatment and prosperity.
And the Flashman knows a little something about public perception! As
the premiere PR and promotions powerhouse on both coasts, I--

Edge: What about the reality of the repercussions of mere kids being
in such highly volatile and violent situations? Let's look at the hard
facts of what happens when they can't perform...when they fail these
responsibilities they should have never been saddled with; You'll recall
the death of Dr. Arthur Swenson due to the fact that he had been
placed in the care of mere children! And their penance?

Dr. Strange: They stopped wearing their colorful party outfits for a time.
But now here they are, bright as peacocks, parading around with a night
club, and three different additional teams! Loren Jupiter was a sound
influence, but he's no longer part of the picture. More rebelliousness
and unsupervised hijinks.

Flashman: There's another new congregation of teenagers that's emerged,  without the permission of the Teen Titans, whose name they procured as
their own. (Pssst--'Infringement' is a bad racket, kids!)--"Teen Titans GO!"
is promoting itself as a more proactive group, in direct defiance of even their
'predecessors' low standards of conduct.

Godfrey: You'll remember the youth riots from some years back in New
York City? The Teen Titans were involved in that affair, and the two 
brothers who escalated it are now in this new team, likely examples of a
new wave of radicalism as it has been rumored that the two are Blacks.
The heart of deception; wearing a mask and declaring yourself a hero in
order to hide your agenda.

Alongside them is the sister of another former gang member cum
'super hero,' Mal Duncan. Cindy Duncan publicly revealed her true
identity as the new 'Guradian' in her manifesto she and her 'comrades'
released, and made her family a target for any ne'er-do-wells that might
want revenge.

Edge: They also sport two brothers whose legal status in the States
is under investigation. And now joined by the mystery man, 'Red X,'
whose identity is not at all known.

Dr. Strange: Don't they also have a former powered criminal--'The
Ant?' And suspected arsonist, 'Hotspot?'

Godfrey: Oh, absolutely! And--and--that same suspect had a prior
'heroic' identity! God only knows why he changed identities. What's
he hiding?

Up until now, we were content to allow our children to be children,
being nurtured with homespun shows with family values. But now,
there is an effort...a seduction of our innocent afoot. There are forces
who would have us believe there is no correlation between this sweeping
hysteria of 'relevancy' and exposure to all the ills of the world...and our
children mimicking those evils here at home.

If you look around, you'll see folks acting as though we're the bad guys here; crying 'Chicken Little' if you will, instead of simply being the
concerned citizens we are. That such ills have been around forever and
only now are being noticed and addressed as our world has become so
much more 'linked in.' Poppycock I say. Convenient justifications and
balderdash.

There wasn't the amount of experimentation and addiction to drugs before this generation started sharing their stories in the press and
glamorizing it! And look at our movies, taking minor incidents and
isolated affairs such as human trafficking and prostitution and building
a huge industry selling these notions to kids as par for the course. Even
in its degradation, such supposedly 'harsh relaities' are appealing to our
vulnerable youth who merely want a life of excitement!

Teenagers feel empowered to take on all matter of Unholy Grails, such
as the report last year of a young girl who sped off alone adventuring
on a motorbike to confront unknown evils! Or the young man, Jason, who
similarly sought to take the law into his own hands on a quest to find
his sister! This is what we have social services agencies for! We have
a net in place to protect these children, and the very 'heroes' they imagine
teach them strength are in fact encouraging these impressionable
youth to place themselves directly at the Devil's Door!

Well, in addition to the immediate and obvious threat of danger
prescribed by these vigilante tactics, there's a long term issue at work
as well. The character and work ethic of this generation of kids is
affected by these antics. It's all inter-related, folks.

Come back in five as we continue to explore the issues affecting
our youth, right after this message from Big Belly Burger....

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DC '78 # 13: The Future Foreseen--THE GREAT DISASTER

To the immediate attention of Director Bones:

Re: Coverts Ops 78ASeek

Field Update

September 21, 1978

***

The formation and maintenance of the group known loosely

as "The Seekers" (sometimes "Persuasion") has not been

arbitrary in the least. These Oracles, these Lookers are gifted with

insights and abilities to read the minds and desires of other people.

Some are now also seemingly cursed with foresight of impending

events. These visions and premonitions began in earnest after the Crisis.

Each member of the group came together, as 'foretold,' to attempt

thwarting the Great Disaster that each envisioned. The one common

factor--despite their precognitive insights showcasing different

locations--was that the Disaster was likely super-human in origin.

As reported by the The Bleed Council of Lost Worlds, there were stories and

rumors from seers and time-travelers of some form of 'End Times'

on each planet Earth out there. All of these 'Elseworlds' share too

many commonalities and consistencies to ignore this fate as improbable.

To think we don't share a connection merely because of superficial

differences of evolution would be ludicrous. I think of it in this way;

there are only 3 basic colors, but look at the world of difference

in what we do with them! This game is the business of possibilities

and prevention, as well as policing.

(It is known that prior to "The Great Disaster" there was a swell

of super-human activity which probably culminated in a power

struggle that precipitated or directly caused the end of civilization.)

(Refer to Agent Raynor's illustrations for facsimiles of the described earths.)

This massive loss of life as a believed result of super-human action

is what led the group to take it upon themselves to monitor

the 'super hero' groups of the mid-to-late twentieth century,

infiltrating and spying on them from within.

The veracity of their claims and powers are impossible

to determine, but so long as they are operating and there is

a chance they truly hold precognitive abilities, we will monitor

their activities. If their claims pan out, it's in our interest

to be prepared. There may be greater applications as well.

These are summaries of the visions that the fourteen members saw.

Madame Xanadu herself was given a view

of an all-out war between heroes, ending in devastating nuclear

destruction. Lilith Clay saw a future where only a boy survived the

end of civilization, surrounded by beasts and constructs.

Always centering around a devastated climate and geography,

typically with only a smattering of survivors from unlikely

divergent groups, these visions foretold a dark future wherein

no significant remnants of civilization could be found.

Maria De Guzman is a second-generation meta human, daughter

of former hero 'The Jaguar' and his wife, Lydia Fellin, a former

criminal. It's believed she derived her psychic skills from her

mother's side, but she has only had some disturbing dreams

of late regarding an aged Batman presiding over a young

techno-Batman, but seeing as how she's untested and new to

these things, it could be a case of late night pizza for all we know. 

Perhaps more detail will develop in time.

Purportedly, the organization's goal mirrors our own;

to keep superhumans (or meta-human as the agency now

refers to them) observed and answerable to someone at all times.

However, as we knew, they are unregulated and unproven,

thereby likely as dangerous as the people they're monitoring.

Lia Briggs saw a variant of the ruined future, this time with a man

and mutates. Few other humans remain here, save as slaves.

There are such similarities to these constructs, we speculate

they are imagined interpretations of the same world through

different eyes, or if perhaps the erased earths' divergent futures

were absorbed into this one new reality, pulling at the minds of

psychics and precognitives. (See Professor Palmer's attached

report regarding his conclusions re: realigned energies.)

Lucian Crawley believes these are all segments of the same

earth having befallen the same horrors, yet each region developing

its own unique identity. His view was of  advanced AI or robots of

some sort--electrical warriors. And still there was darkness and strife.

In most cases, the subjects of these clairvoyant episodes

did not experience precognition prior to the Crisis.  It would seem

likely that the advent of such abilities is likely to have occurred

in such individuals as these, who were already possessed of telepathy,

telekinetics, and related skills, but the exact trigger is unknown.

M'gann M'orzz  has a vision of the despot Darkseid having overrun

the planet, destroying most and keeping the remaining

people alive as mental slaves and target practice. There's

also something to do with a Philosopher's Stone, so that one

may bear careful watching. Talk about a double dose of terror.

A red-headed young woman (that seems a common theme) whose

name we haven't discerned was assigned to keep watch over

Superman and Batman. She tells of a future where a single hero

is corrupted and betrays the rest, leading to true Armageddon.

A time-displaced western warrior fights with future

technology in a mad world struggling to rebuild post-disaster,

as related by William Dawson.

On a sidenote, there are others who seem to have

particular insights as to future events, many of whom are

rumored to be part of a 'Skull & Crossbones' type underground

organization known as The Light. All accounts have chalked

such individuals, like Loren Jupitor, John Constantine, Harry Chawney,

Steve Dayton, and Max Lord--all of whom were already on our

radar, incidentally--as being mere futurist individuals...

shrewd businessmen and progressive by all reports.

A band of family and friends become rebels against

throngs of tyrannical guards and other threats in a post-nuclear

landscape, as seen by 'Fiona Webb.'

A version of 'Hercules, the demigod, was witnessed by Leah

Wasserman surviving a nuclear holocaust and fighting to keep men free

in yet another vision.

Seeing as how we have approximately 9 different documented

Hercules/Herakles running about, there's no telling if this is one of

the current guys or someone new ...if he's the 'actual' Hercules at all.

Another nuclear wasteland, tyrants and mutates rule and only

a small band of adventurers stand against them with but crude artifacts

 and weapons; this is the sight of Kari Limbo.

A collapsed society where mutated rats have overcome the world,

albeit it in a benevolent capacity, as man in fact devolves, was the

experience of one Henry King, Jr.

Headquarters for the group continues to be a secret embedded

section within "Lookout Mountain," Georgia, from which they

fancy themselves witnesses to the world below. The funding for

the lair as well as technologies seem to come from one Ruby Ryder

(yes, of 'richest woman in the world' and Ruby Ryder Enterprises'

fame) although her agenda has not yet been made clear. She has

not made an appearance at the gatherings.

Investigation has proved difficult due to the nomadic existence

of most 'members.' In fact, the group is really in name only; after

having established themselves as a dedicated front, there hasn't

 been much in the way of interaction (occasional, but not significant.)

Reports are filed electronically, and since the plants are embedded,

there is minimal contact. A few members sleep at the facility, but

socialization and communications are minimal.

Adrianna Tereshkova tells of a future where the offspring

of a Teen Titan has become a crazed warlord and created

a militaristic rule. Entire teams of 'Titans' are running amok.

The Warp Zones may offer insights, if one of them is perhaps

comprised of a time in the future either before or significantly

after these events. However, the results from those preliminary

expeditions have been slow to process, and other agencies aren't

exactly bending over backwards to disseminate the intelligence

reports. I would recommend sending Blue Trinity, Black Orchid,

or shape-shifters in--someone with knowledge of covert ops that

can gain Intel without upsetting the balance inside the Zones.

We know there are more variables than 14, so if they are

 all being foreseen, we can assume there are that many other

psychics, etc with mental abilities and enhancements out there

who haven't come forward. Agent     is checking up on the current

status of known telepaths. Some known contacts of Xanadu who

are not believed to be associates are a 'Charity' in Opal City, Rose

Psychic (CWU,) Brainstorm (incarcerated Mt. Olympus,) and Lady Zand.

Given that some will be looking to get their own piece of the pie

based on any insights garnered from future-insights, so also gathering up time travellers and sequestering them seems valid.

There has been enough trouble from these escalating 'Legends of the

Dead Earth.' Further precautions are advised.

Would also like someone (Agent Prince?) to check with

'Harbinger/Lyta' who was the accomplice of the guy who was monitoring

everyone. He seemed to 'know stuff' as it were; what happened

to him in the end? Could that explosion have been a

means of passing on his energies and powers to others?

We still know so little about 'The Explosion.' I still think

she knows more than she lets on, but I'd like to send a crew

out to Paradise Island to verify. As yet, visions have not been clear

enough to determine if these are different parts of the same future

on earth, or if each is a different possible outcome.

However, the relentlessness of the visions and the whelmingly

negative view gave pause to the various pre-cogs and psychics

who suffered them, bringing them together to find a solution.

We thought Crisis was the big hit, but since it was a bullet

dodged, the 'Evil Forces' lot seem to have amped up their game.

Just as the 'Seekers' have infiltrated various super-hero groups

and individuals' lives, so too do we have an undercover agent

in their team's midst (pursuant to Executive Order 15323.)

We will continue to monitor their dealings and investigate

whether or not their claims have any basis.

Sincerely,

Agent Cameron Chase

DEO Investigator, Badge 4321

cc: Sergeant Steel, Checkmate Division

King Faraday, CBI

Amanda Waller, Task Force X

see also attached files:

* The History of the Seekers

*Individual Profiles for Looker, Mindgrabber Kid,

Miss Martian, and Brainwave, Jr.

* Professors Runk and Palmer's Report on

Energy Displacement and Conversion

* Time Anomaly Construct Studies by Professor E.N. Bridwell

* T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agent Menthor's assessment

of his own newly developed visions

***

DC '78 # 10: Royal Flush Gang

The Royal Flush Gang started off as a simple

street gang that upgraded to costumes and gadgets.

After only causing minimal havoc for the Justice League,

they determined to up their game. They contacted an

investor and tech man via Intergang and not only

upgraded; they outsourced!

Now made up of multiple cells that all share

profits (along with motif, name, and weaponry,

safe houses, contacts, etc.)

the RFG are able to create a sense of confusion

regarding which members are in on a heist, making it

more challenging to figure means of defeating them.

Each gang sports a membership of 52, but the

main players are still the court card members.

The original team started a training center for bringing

street kids under their wing and then work them into

one of the groups when they are older and fully developed

in fighting skills and other necessary preparation.

Some of the tech supplied is quite enhanced, and

has proven able to take out even Superman and Green Lantern

on occasion. This shift in the RFG's formidability

drew the eye of Batman and the second Mr. Terrific,

after a JLA/JSA team up was barely able to defeat

two combined squads of the RFG.

What they discovered was that the tech was definitely not

of earth, and possibly not of this solar system.

Their chief leads now include either Weapons Master,

or--worst case scenario--Apokolips.

The RFG operates in rotation, but the various

squads do have stable home bases. They include

Midway City, Las Vegas, Washington D.C.,

 Los Angeles, Houston, Paris, and Edmonton.

With greater training, better weaponry, an

advanced network of shared information and

skills, and a determination to succeed at any cost,

the newly enervated RFG is the team to back.

That's exactly what their benefactor intended.

In the past, the RFG has had connections to

multiple 'Wild Cards' (a.k.a. behind-the-scenes

promoters and suppliers) such as the second Gambler,

Professor Fortune once again, Hector Hammond,

as well as other mysterious wealthy industrialists.

Members of the Gang don't tend to have a long shelf life,

finding ill-met ends or being incarcerated, but some of

the mainstays of the groups include Kerry, Queenie, Jack,

Tom Dillon, Joe Carny, Mona Taylor, Wanda Wayland,

'Deuce' Canyard, Ernie Clay, Melanie Walker,

David Essex (the father of the second Star Spangled Kid,)

and a handful more.

When some cities have had a RFG cell that gets sufficiently

busted up, the remaining members have been absorbed

into more successful cities or started anew in other

regions. Because of the severe territorial nature of the

gangs in Gotham, including the particular enmity between

the RFG and The Joker, there is no longer a Gotham cell.

There is speculation that the RFG is somehow

associated with an even larger organization known

as The Arcana, which does sport both Professor Fortune

and Felix Faust as members-- as well as a Who's Who of

mystics and business leaders from around the globe.

It's unknown if that rumor has a basis, or if The

Arcana may be behind the development and funding

of the Gang's expansion activity.

It's presumed that the 'stellaration' tech that originally enhanced

the gang members is still being used in some capacity

for new court members.

The specific origins of the tech used to create the individual

transports (giant playing cards) and the multiple androids

known as 'Ace' (following Fortune himself in the role

originally) are not known. Fortune has had several

criminal efforts with Professor Ivo, a master of android

creation, and that is one possible source.

***

DC '78 # 9: Texas Super Rangers

THE  SUPER

People joked when they heard that there would

be a government-sanctioned super-team doing

their business out of Texas, until they learned that

the Batman was in charge of selecting the team himself.

People asked "Well, why does Texas need a

super hero team? There's never been one before?"

Exactly.

Owlman is the proud son of the WWII hero,

the Flying Fox, and he was raised from early on to

be prepared for a life of social commitment.

His entire family carries on a tradition of noble

heroism started  by his father in World War II, who

relocated to the American Midwest, starting a family

after the war.

Fox's only full blood child, Nathaniel Little River is

also a shaman like his father, having studied and

trained under his father before his death.

Receiving modern equipment from the Batman,

Nathaniel was chosen by the Wisdom of the

Eyes to become Owlman.

Flying Fox II is the adoptive grandson of the

original, and the son of Owlwoman I.

Through a Vision Quest telling, his spiritual

grandfather (who had taken them under

his wing when his own father was killed,) was

led to bequeath his mystic cape and cowl

to Lawrence Echo Fox.

He shares shamanistic magic abilities with his

uncle, the leader of the Rangers, and there is

some tension between the two over the

specifics of the handing down of the cowl.

Chief Man-of Bats and Little Raven

are also part of a coordinated effort to

assist crime-fighting in more remote

and less protected areas. Although, the duo

were active and quite good before catching

Batman's eye.

Donovan Sexton was a Theatre Arts major at

Arizona State University and found himself

unchallenged by the local arts scene.

Always an adventurous spirit, he had the

bizarre notion of formulating a living art project

centered around reenacting the career of

a 1940s costumed adventurer, The Whip.

After much training and research, he began

public displays to set the stage for his Whip's

reemergence, much to the chagrin of the real

Whip's granddaughter, who was carrying on his

legacy already. This became less of an issue when

she moved to Opal City.

After Donovan stopped a mugging at a street

festival some months into his art project, he

found he had a new passion; crime fighting...

and the adrenal rush it provides.

The White Whip is rather an amalgam of old west sensibilities

and modern technology. For someone with an impressive

mental ability (telepathy, which she uses to keep the

team connected over distances) she has some very

prickly ideas that often do not sit well with other members.

They often refer to her as the 'White Rabbit,' in referring to

her 'Tea Party' affiliations.

The first Apache Chief discovered his powers

in the same way that Rita Farr had, but rather

than let it be known he had (literally) fallen into them

accidentally, he built up a powerful cover story

so that he would be seen as gifted, more powerful,

and selected--all things he assumed he would need

to make his community proud of him.

Owlgirl is the daughter of Wenonah Littlebird,

and sister of Flying Fox II. She is somewhat

reluctant in the role of hero, not in any way due to

lack of heart, but because she lacks self-confidence.

Burdened with growing noticeably larger when

her mutative powers kicked in (presumably a nod

to the abilities of her unnamed father who had passed,)

she became very body-conscious as she gained the attention

of older tribesmen and lost the support of her peers.

Karen is a super-hero groupie and a punk rock chick!

Tye Longshadow is the second Apache Chief,

though only the legacy name is understood by the

people in his hometown. The origins of his

powers appear under some question,

possibly in conjunction with his disappearance

last year. It is unknown why he is no longer

friendly with Jaime Reyes.

John Trujillo is tight-lipped and mysterious,

but he takes crime-fighting very seriously.

Most among the group assume he's a

murderer due to his stark nature, and

it is known he worked for the government

in some capacity in the past (it's even

assumed this job may be an appointment

for him.)

His dedication to detail and professionalism made

him a sure pick for Batman.

Max Mercury has been many costumed names in his

long career! He went by 'Max Lightning' in the Old West

when he saved Bruce Wayne's ancestor!

That story might have gone untold, save for Jay Garrick

sharing  it with Bruce at a JLA/JSA annual get-together.

Seeking Max out, Bruce was impressed with the

grounded elder statesman's poise and knowledge.

Max was his first pick as speedster--and heart--

of this newfound group.

***

Though they have been relocated to Texas for

better deployment in cases under their purview,

all members still have ties to their hometowns and

families. Occasionally they have been known to

crossover with the more mid-western group,

The Western All-Stars.

***