DC: The New Frontier #1
This volume collects the first half of Darwyn Cooke's acclaimed DC: The New Frontier, a six-issue miniseries that reimagines the transition of DC's Golden Age heroes into the Silver Age. Set against the backdrop of the 1950s and early 1960s, it follows characters like Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Barry Allen, Hal Jordan, and J'onn J'onzz as they navigate Cold War tensions, government distrust, and the dawn of a new heroic era. Cooke's retro art and noir-infused storytelling weave together iconic figures such as the Flash, Adam Strange, and the Challengers of the Unknown into a cohesive, character-driven epic.
In "Chapter Three: Heavy Traffic in Mig Alley," Ace Morgan and Hal Jordan find themselves locked in one final aerial clash as the Korean conflict winds down—only to crash into a war zone still unaware of the ceasefire. When Hal lands on a Korean soldier who hasn’t heard the news, reporters Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen join a rescue mission aboard a helicopter to pull him out.
In Las Vegas, retired boxer Ted Grant faces a new generation in the ring, while the city's glittering lights hide a more dangerous threat—Captain Cold's sudden, high-stakes heist. As The Flash races across the country to intercept him, a quiet moment between Ace Morgan and Hal Jordan at a desert diner hints at new beginnings, with Ace steering Hal toward a pivotal meeting at Ferris Aircraft.
In "Chapter Seven: Paranormal Paranoia" from DC: The New Frontier, John Jones finds his quiet night at the movies disrupted by a mysterious visitor—Batman—leading him to uncover a hidden truth in a confiscated book. As Wonder Woman faces retirement in Washington and Hal Jordan grapples with secrets at Ferris Aircraft, Jones delves into the enigma of Dinosaur Island, setting off a chain of revelations tied to the unknown.
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↩ Reprints DC: The New Frontier #1 (2004), DC: The New Frontier #2 (2004), DC: The New Frontier #3 (2004), DC: The New Frontier #6 (2004), Wizard: The Comics Magazine #146
Reprinted in Absolute DC: The New Frontier #[nn] (2007), DC: The New Frontier - The Deluxe Edition #[nn] (2015), DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection #47 (2015), Graphic Ink: The DC Comics Art of Darwyn Cooke #[nn] (2015), DC: The New Frontier #[nn] (2016), DC: The New Frontier #[nn] (2019)
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