DC Universe Legacies #1 of 10

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I noticed some people remarking on how a lot of DC comics are avoiding anything upbeat or bright lately. It made me think of this moment from the first issue DC Universe Legacies, a ten issue mini-series featuring stories about DC's first heroes.

This story is narrated by an old man named Paul Lincoln. Paul is talking to a character who is either off panel or he is talking to the reader. He is recalling an era from when he was a child, mobsters and crime ruled the nation and people lived in fear of violence. Then one day the newspapers began printing sensational stories of masked vigilantes apprehending criminals and saving innocent people from harm.

He collects clippings concerning the Crimson Avenger and one night his friend Jimmy, who is a bit of a no good hood, tells him about a job they can take for some money. Unfortunately, they figure out the job is tied in with the mob and they get caught in a shoot out when some of those masked heroes appear, Sandman and the Atom. One of the mobsters fires a shot at the Atom's head when Paul shouts to alert him, Atom dodges the shot and after the criminals are taken care of he has something to say to the boys...






Afterwards, Paul and Jimmy discuss their future, the direction it's heading, and how the world around them is changing. Paul believes they need to change with it.



The paradigm has shifted.



 The rest of the issue has some detectives remarking on the rumors/stories of other heroes. Like a man with a golden helmet able to control magics governing fate, a pale ghost in a green shroud that catches bullets with his teeth and can grow to enormous sizes, the famous Zatara using his tricks to fight crime, and a warrior with wings swooping down from the sky.  

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char: atom/al pratt
char: sandman/wesley dodds
creator: andy kubert
creator: joe kubert
creator: len wein
publisher: dc comics