About this Collection
Set in 1949, this prequel to Alan Moore's Top 10 series explores the early days of the superhero police force in Neopolis, a city where science-heroes, magic-users, and other superhumans coexist. Written by Alan Moore with art by Gene Ha, the story follows the first recruits of Precinct 10 as they navigate crime, prejudice, and the dawn of the Cold War era.
Contains 4 stories
Chapter 1 What Is Believable After War
24 pp · Superhero
Steven Traynor [Jetlad]Leni Muller [Skywitch] [die Lufthexe]Mayor John Q. PublicBetty DoesgoodScowlin' JoeJaguar LadySkysharks (John Sharkey [Skyshark]WulfPierreLarsTiki-Face)GrigorivampiresRocket RyanSteelgauntletOfficer Dark [the Maid] CAMEOS: Li'l AbnerMammy YokumLonesome PolecatKing GuzAlley OopOffisa PupCasper the Friendly GhostNancy and SluggoWalt Walletthe Brow and Flattop (from Dick Tracy)BlutoMarvin the Martianthe Claw (Lev Gleason version)the Pie-Face Prince of PretzleburgFlip (from Slumberland)Loweezy and Jughaid (from Snuffy Smith)Bride of FrankensteinInspector Clouseauthe Captain (from Katzenjammer Kids)Jiggs (of Bringing Up Father)DagwoodMajor HoopleBuster Brown and Tigethe Lone Ranger and TontoCaspar MilquetoastPlastic ManDoc (of the Seven Dwarfs)Martian ManhunterAndy Gumpthe Yellow KidMutt and Jeffthe Phantom (Lee Falk version)Shining KnightBulletman and Bulletgirl (as children)the man in the yellow hatSpy SmasherSmittyChurchy LaFemmeAlbert AlligatorPorky PigDaffy Duck
Chapter 2 In Sirens' Silence
24 pp · Superhero
Steven Traynor [Jetlad]Leni Muller [Skywitch] [die Lufthexe]WulfJohn Sharkey [Skyshark]Sloppy SullivanSteelgauntletZaran Orval [Dr. Omega]Sam Slinger [Colonel Lilliput]Ramon Morales [the Black Rider]Puzzlemanthe Green GunBulletHerr PanzerRockwell Franklin [the Eagle's Voice]die Eisen MaskeProfessor GromolkoScowlin' JoeJaguar LadyvampiresCAMEOS: Commissioner Dolan and EbonyDick Tracy and Pat PattonTerry Lee and Conniethe Imp (from Slumberland)Johnny CloudTonto (Jay Silverheels version)Pow Wow SmithShining KnightFrankenstein's monsterJ. Wellington WimpyBuck RogersWash Tubbs and Captain EasyOswald the Lucky Rabbit (on wallpaper)
Chapter 3 When We Hear Our Hearts Again
24 pp · Superhero
Steven Traynor [Jetlad]Leni Muller [Skywitch] [die Lufthexe]Betty DoesgoodSteelgauntletOfficer Dark [the Maid]Ramon Morales [the Black Rider]vampiresWulfJohn Sharkey [Skyshark]Sturm and Drangdie Eisen MaskeProfessor GromolkoZaran Orval [Dr. Omega]CAMEOS: Charlie Chanthe SpiritSimple J. MalarkeyCampbell KidElmo (from Blondie)Jerome Trohs and Mamma (from Dick Tracy)the LettermenCleopatrathe Mummy
Chapter 4 Except Nothing, Except Everything
24 pp · Superhero
Steven Traynor [Jetlad]Leni Muller [Skywitch] [die Lufthexe]Zarvan Orval [Dr. Omega]SteelgauntletOfficer Dark [the Maid]Ramon Morales [the Black Rider]Larry Lomax [the Newshound]WulfLarsJohn Sharkey [Skyshark]Mayor John Q. PublicCAMEOS: the Three StoogesJack Benny and RochesterStanley Kowalski (as played by Marlon Brando)the Powerful Katrinka (from Toonerville Folks)the Doctor (from Katzenjammer Kids)Billy BatsonVicki ValeJimmy Olsen (using Elastic Lad powers)Mike Connor and Elizabeth Imbrie (from The Philadelphia Story)Dennis the Menace (as played by Jay North)Popeye and Poopdeck PappyCaptain HaddockGregory Peck as Captain AhabDraculaNosferatuGrandpa Munsterthe Addams family (Gomez, Morticia, Uncle Fester)Smokey Stover and Chief Cash U. NuttClark Kent as the Fireman of SteelStarwoman, Cleopatra, N-Forcer, and Max O'Millions (all from Astro City)B'rer Rabbit, B'rer Fox, B'rer Bear, and Uncle RemusNancy Davis as a nurse (from Hellcats of the Navy)Howard Hughes (before and after)
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