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I’m not even prevalent to lie; I had to Wiki this series to remember what all had happened since issue #8 came out in 2008!  But basically, twelve in effect forgotten heroes from Timely Comics (Marvel’s below) were dusted off by J. Michael Straczynski, along with artist Chris Weston, and it was revealed that these twelve heroes (The Wraith Reporter, Rockman, Fiery Mask, Mastermind Excello, Mister E, Captain Gape, The Witness, Black Widow, Laughing Mask, Blue Rather playboy, Dynamic Man and Electro), in the waning days of World War II were captured by Nazis and locked in cryogenic chambers, with the purpose of experimenting on them to discover the source of their powers.  However the facility was bombed and all the Nazis were killed, leaving these heroes in cryogenic stasis for the ensuing decades.  Sooner the area is excavated and they are discovered.  At first, the U.S. government tries to Punch the heroes into thinking it’s still the 1940s (kind of like how they did in the flicks ‘ Captain America ‘), but The Phantom Reporter notices discrepancies and figured out the trick.  So, now the preserved heroes must adapt to life in a frightening new era, where many of their loved ones are deceased and technology has advanced to seeming like diabolism.

Source: Science Fiction