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Originally intended as an ongoing monthly, the eventual creative team broke apart as they took on other jobs, and the series was wrapped up after nine issues.
The story begins with [[The Cape (trope)|Astonishman]] detailing [[Old Shame|how he caused the end of the world]]. In the present day, the last remnants the title team attempt to protect and salvage what's left of humanity, fighting against their evil, destructive counterparts, all while unaware of a greater danger fast approaching...
=== This work contains examples of: ===
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* [[Body Snatcher]]: Scarecrow Sinister likes to force people to kill their loved ones.
* [[Captain Ersatz]]/[[Expy]]: While characters like Astonishman, Codename Black and Dead Lexington are quite obvious, others like Arachnkid, Grimwood and the Prairie Ghost are more "same foundation, different execution" characters.
* [[The Cape (trope)]]: Astonishman and Soldier American tries to be this, though both of them are heavily weighed down by cosmic levels of [[Wangst]].
* [[Stupid Jetpack Hitler]]: Actually, [[The Cavalry]] (in the form of the Howling Commandoes expies) use jetpacks ala the Rocketeer; the Nazis we see are more a combination of this and the [[Ghostapo]].
* [[Heroic Sociopath]]: Codename Black openly refutes Batman's "One Rule" and kills his opponents without a second thought. Then again, he's the only [[Badass Normal]] in the fight, so...
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