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Jonny Double: 1978: Disappearing Act

by Martin Maenza
Jonny Double: The Five Earths Project
Befriending a certain stage magician, Jonny Double discovers that he isn’t the only one interested in the beautiful young woman! After a group of men abduct her, the hapless detective tries to track her down, but soon finds that this is no ordinary kidnapping! Guest starring Zatanna!

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Showcase: The Sentinels of Magic: 1948: Sacrifices Must Be Made

by CSyphrett
Showcase of Earth-1: The Five Earths Project
On Earth-One, the second-greatest team of adventurers during World War II (after the Blackhawks) was the now-obscure team known as the Sentinels of Magic. But what fateful events on a mysterious new island in the Pacific Ocean caused the Sentinels to suddenly disappear one fateful day in 1948?

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Black Canary and Starman: 1965: Wings and Stars

by JSAGL, with Martin Maenza, partially adapted from The Brave and the Bold #61 and #62 by Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson
The Brave and the Bold of Earth-2: The Five Earths Project
The team of Starman and Black Canary in the mid-1960s was a memorable one, but why was it so short-lived? As the second Black Canary recalls her mother’s adventures with the Starman of Earth-Two, she also remembers how close Dinah Drake Lance was with Ted Knight, and how their ill-advised affair shaped their lives for years to come.

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Justice League of America: 1977: Hey, Isn’t That Me?

by HarveyKent
Justice League of America: The Five Earths Project
The Justice League of America is in trouble when the evil mastermind known as the Key takes out half of the JLA right before a public appearance vital to national security! One way or another, all ten members must be present — so the remaining Leaguers call on some very special help to serve as their missing members’ stand-ins!

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Secret Origins: Superwoman: No Sanctuary

by Libbylawrence
Secret Origins of Earth-3: The Five Earths Project
Queen Hippolyta of Sanctuary Isle, leader of the Amazons, reminisces about her headstrong daughter Diana and the events that led her to become the villainess of man’s world called Superwoman.

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Black Lightning: 1982: Fist Raised in Anger

by Martin Maenza
Black Lightning: The Five Earths Project
Power Fist has arrived, and he’s out to make big bucks and earn a reputation by taking out Black Lightning permanently! But will he live up to his bravado and macho posturing, or will he end up falling flat?

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Secret Origins: Cannonball: Hero for Hire

by Libbylawrence
Secret Origins of Earth-1: The Five Earths Project
Cannonball, star of the hit TV show Hero For Hire, enjoys the good life in Metropolis in front of the television camera! But what life and death battle propelled Ryan Chase, the retired former hero called the Human Cannonball, into heroic super-stardom? Daily Planet reporter Meg Tempest is determined to learn the true story! Guest starring Superman!

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DC Universe: 1984: Seeds

by Libbylawrence
DC Universe: Seeds: The Five Earths Project
The combined forces of the Justice League of America, the Justice Society of America, and the Freedom Fighters — heroes from three different Earths — work together to save their worlds from a dangerous force called the Cosmic Tree! But can even the combined forces of the JLA, the JSA, and the Freedom Fighters stop its spread into other dimensions? Enjoy this untold team-up tale of the greatest heroes of Earth-One, Earth-Two, and Earth-X!

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The Flash: 1975: The Forgotten Rogue

by Martin Maenza
The Flash of Earth-1: The Five Earths Project
While trying to find and catch a masked robber, the Flash discovers that, despite numerous eyewitnesses, no one can recall anything about him! Can Barry Allen capture this forgotten rogue? The Flash met a lot of strange foes early in his super-heroic career, but no one quite like the Fog!

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Teen Titans: 1979: False Suit

by Martin Maenza
Teen Titans: The Five Earths Project
The former super-villain called the Mad Mod is accused of murder, and all the evidence points to his guilt! When Mr. Jupiter sends the Teen Titans to England to investigate, the four teen heroes find themselves in the unique situation of helping to prove an old enemy’s innocence!

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El Diablo: Dueling Devils

by CSyphrett
El Diablo: The Five Earths Project
Coming back from the dead once more, Tremaine recalls what had brought him to his current state as an undead ghoul. In the Old West, The outlaw Lazarus Tremaine flees across the Southwest from a feared bounty hunter in the wake of a bank robbery. Coming across a house in the desert, he looses El Diablo on the night and dooms himself to a living death. But can the place he died a century ago also be the key to his salvation?

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Titans West: Something Like a Team-Up

by Martin Maenza and Tynnechris
Titans West: The Five Earths Project
Just how did Batgirl meet the new Dove a few months before they joined Titans West or Hawk even, like, knew that chick existed? The story can finally be told as the two young super-heroines totally have to track down the elusive Velvet Tiger before she can kill her own brother! Like, duh!

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Justice Society of America: 1982: Crisis on Earth-Four

by Libbylawrence
Justice Society of America: The Five Earths Project
In this previously untold JLA/JSA crossover story, the heroes of three worlds try to to defeat the mystical threat of three evil rulers of fantasy dimensions — Lorelei of Fairyland, Troll King of Magic Land, and the Incubus of the Land of the Nightshades. But why can’t anyone recall this case? Featuring the Justice Society of America and the Justice League of America! Guest starring the Sentinels of Justice of Earth-Four — Blue Beetle, the Peacemaker, Son of Vulcan, Captain Atom, Nightshade, and the Question — and introducing Tyger and the nuclear villain Major Force!

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Showcase: The Tattooed Man: 1982: Love Inks

by Martin Maenza
Showcase of Earth-1: The Five Earths Project
The Tattooed Man is trying to keep a low profile while hiding out in Greece, but unexpected love shakes up his world! It isn’t too long before his cover is blown! Guest starring Green Lantern!

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The Flash: 2985: Crisis of Conscience

by Immortalwildcat
The Flash of Earth-1: The Five Earths Project
Barry Allen realizes that, despite his change of location and time, he can be the same kind of hero in the thirtieth century that he was a thousand years earlier as the Flash! But where will that leave his wife, Iris?

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