The New Golden Age: Special Edition Vol 1 1

"The New Golden Age": This story is reprinted from The New Golden Age #1.

"The New Golden Age"
Cover
The New Golden Age: Special Edition
December, 2023
Rated T for Teen (12+)
Executive Editor	Marie Javins
Cover Artists	Mikel Janín
The New Golden Age
Writers	Geoff Johns
Pencilers	Diego Olortegui J.P. Mayer Scott Hanna Jerry Ordway Steve Lieber Todd Nauck Scott Kolins Viktor Bogdanovic Brandon Peterson Gary Frank
Inkers	Diego Olortegui J.P. Mayer Scott Hanna Jerry Ordway Steve Lieber Todd Nauck Scott Kolins Viktor Bogdanovic Brandon Peterson Gary Frank
Colorists	Nick Filardi John Kalisz Matt Herms Jordan Boyd Brad Anderson
Letterers	Rob Leigh
Editors	Marquis Draper Andrew Marino Katie Kubert
Wesley Dodds: The Sandman Preview
Writers	Robert Venditti
Pencilers	Riley Rossmo
Inkers	Riley Rossmo
Colorists	Ivan Plascencia
Letterers	Tom Napolitano
Jay Garrick: The Flash Preview
Writers	Jeremy Adams
Pencilers	Diego Olortegui
Inkers	Diego Olortegui
Colorists	Luis Guerrero
Letterers	Steve Wands
Alan Scott: The Green Lantern Preview
Writers	Tim Sheridan
Pencilers	Cian Tormey
Inkers	Cian Tormey
Colorists	Matt Herms
Letterers	Lucas Gattoni

The New Golden Age: Special Edition #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of December, 2023. It was published on October 3, 2023.

Synopsis for "The New Golden Age"

This story is reprinted from The New Golden Age #1.

Appearing in "The New Golden Age"

Featured Characters:

• Huntress (Helena Wayne) (Real name revealed) (First full appearance) (Also as a statue) (Narrator)
• Justice Society of America (Flashback only)
  • The Atom (Al Pratt)
  • Black Canary I (Cameo)
  • Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson)
    • Nabu (Behind the scenes)
  • Doctor Mid-Nite (Charles McNider) (Also as a statue)
    • Hooty the Owl (Cameo)
  • The Flash (Jay Garrick)
  • Green Lantern (Alan Scott)
  • Hawkman (Carter Hall)
  • Hourman (Rex Tyler)
  • Johnny Thunder
  • Power Girl (Karen Starr)
  • The Sandman (Wesley Dodds)
  • The Spectre (Jim Corrigan) (Cameo)
  • Star-Spangled Kid (Sylvester Pemberton)
  • Wonder Woman (Diana of Themyscira) (Also as a statue)

Supporting Characters:

• Batman/Bruce Wayne (Helena Wayne's Future) (First appearance; dies)
• Catwoman (Selina Kyle)
• Derby Dickles
• Justice League Dark
  • Deadman (Cameo)
  • Detective Chimp
  • Doctor Fate (Khalid Nassour)
    • Hauhet (Voice)
• Justice Society (Post-Rebirth) (First appearance)
  • Atom (First appearance; dies)
  • Doctor Fate (Sofie) (First appearance; dies)
  • Green Lantern (First appearance; dies)
• Justice Society of America (Helena Wayne's Future) (First appearance) (Cameo)
  • Doctor Fate (Khalid Nassour) (First appearance) (Cameo)
  • The Flash (Judy Garrick) (First appearance) (Cameo)
  • Green Lantern (Alan Scott) (First appearance) (Cameo)
  • Power Girl (Kara Zor-L) (First appearance) (Cameo)
• Selina Kyle (Helena Wayne's Future) (First appearance)
• Time Masters
  • Bonnie Baxter
  • Corky Baxter
    • Crockett
  • Jeffrey Smith
  • Rip Hunter (Post-Flashpoint)

Antagonists:

• Nostalgia/Cleopatra Pak (Watchmen Universe) (Cameo)
  • Bubastis II (Watchmen Universe) (Cameo)
• The Stranger (Per Degaton) (First appearance as The Stranger)
• United States Government (Cameo)
  • House Un-American Activities Committee (Cameo)

Other Characters:

• Ana Rivera (First appearance) (In picture only) (Cameo)
• Anita Maez (First appearance) (Cameo)
• Aquaman I's father (First appearance; unnamed) (In picture only) (Cameo)
• Batman/Thomas Wayne (Flashpoint Timeline) (Cover only)
• Blue Devil (Cameo)
• Crimson Avenger (Lee Trevis)
• Doctor Fates of the Hypertime (In a vision) (Cameo)
  • Doctor Fate/Kent Nelson's counterparts (Appears only as a corpse) (In a vision) (Cameo)
  • Doctor Fate/Khalid Nassour's counterpart (Appears only as a corpse) (In a vision) (Cameo)
  • Fate/Jared Steven's unnamed counterpart (Appears only as a corpse) (In a vision) (Cameo)
• Doctor Mid-Nite (Beth Chapel) (Cover only)
• Gotham City Police Department (Helena Wayne's Future) (First appearance) (Cameo)
• The Harlequin (Molly Mayne) (In picture only) (Cameo)
• Hawkgirl (Kendra Saunders) (Cover only)
• Human Bomb (Roy Lincoln) (In picture only) (Cameo)
• Isis the Cat (Helena Wayne's Future) (First appearance) (Cameo)
• Jade (In picture only) (Cameo)
• Jakeem Thunder (Cover only)
  • Johnny Thunderbolt (Cover only)
• James Martin (Cover only)
• John Wilkes Booth (First appearance)
• John Henry (First appearance) (Cameo)
• Marionette/Erika Manson (Watchmen Universe) (Cameo)
• Mime/Marcos Maez (Watchmen Universe) (Cameo)
• Michael the Bee (In picture only) (Cameo)
• Miss America (Joan Dale) (In picture only)
• Mister Terrific (Terry Sloane) (Real name revealed) (In picture only) (Cameo)
• Oberon (In picture only) (Cameo)
• Obsidian (In picture only) (Cameo)
• Red Bee (Rick Raleigh) (In picture only) (Cameo)
• Robin/Damian Wayne (Helena Wayne's Future) (Costume only)
• Robin/Red Robin/Jason Todd (Helena Wayne's Future) (Costume only)
• Robin/Stephanie Brown (Helena Wayne's Future) (Costume only)
• Robin/Tim Drake (Helena Wayne's Future) (Costume only)
• Ruby Sokov (First appearance; unnamed) (In picture only) (Cameo)
• Sally Dreiberg (Watchmen Universe) (Cameo)
• Secret (Cover only)
• Stargirl (Courtney Whitmore) (Cover only)
• Stripesy (Cover only)
• "The Thirteen" (First appearance)
  • Aquaman I ("Adam Waterman") (First full appearance)
  • Betsy Ross (Elizabeth Rose) (First full appearance)
  • The Boom (Judy Garrick) (First full appearance)
  • Cherry Bomb (Gloria James) (First full appearance)
  • Harlequin's Son (Michael Mayne) (First full appearance) (Also as a statue)
  • John Henry Jr. (John Henry Irons) (First full appearance)
  • Ladybug (Rosibel Rivera) (First full appearance)
  • The Legionnaire (Prime Earth) (First full appearance) (Silhouette)
  • Mister Miracle (Thaddeus Brown)
  • Molly Pitcher (Molly Preacher) (First full appearance)
  • Quiz Kid (Raghu Seetharaman) (First full appearance)
  • Red Lantern (Vladimir Sokov) (First full appearance)
  • Salem the Witch Girl (Salem Nader) (First full appearance)
    • Midnight the Cat (First appearance) (In picture only) (Cameo)
• Rorschach/Reggie Long (Watchmen Universe) (Cameo)
• The Tortoise (First appearance) (In picture only) (Cameo)
• United States Navy (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
• Wylde
• The Watchman/Clark Dreiberg (Watchmen Universe) (Cameo)
• Wildcat (Yolanda Montez) (Cover only)
• Wing (Cover only)
• Abraham Lincoln (Mentioned only)
• All-Star Squadron (Mentioned only)
• Angels (Mentioned only)
• Anti-Monitor (Sixth Dimension) (Mentioned only)
  • Shadow Demons (Mentioned only)
• Aquaman I's mother (Unnamed) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Atlanteans (Mentioned only)
• Black Jack I (Mentioned only)
• Prof. Brian James (Mentioned only)
• Butter Irons (Mentioned only)
• Carver Colman (Mentioned only)
  • Nathaniel Dusk (Mentioned only)
• Daniel Dreiberg (Watchmen Universe) (Mentioned only)
• Doctor Fate (Unknown Future) (Sofie's granddaughter) (Erased) (Mentioned only)
• Edwin Booth (Mentioned only)
• Fair Play Fan Club (Mentioned only)
• Flash Villains (Mentioned only)
  • The Fiddler (Mentioned only)
  • The Shade (Mentioned only)
  • The Thinker (Clifford DeVoe) (Mentioned only)
  • The Turtle (Mentioned only)
• God (Mentioned only)
• Gods of Egypt (Mentioned only)
• Grant Emerson (Mentioned only)
• Harry Houdini (Mentioned only)
• Injustice Society (Mentioned only)
• Inza Cramer (Mentioned only)
• Joan Garrick (Mentioned only)
• John Henry Jr.'s mother (Unnamed) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• John Henry Jr.'s sister (Unnamed) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Johnny Rose (Mentioned only)
• John Wilson (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• The Joker (Helena Wayne's Future) (Mentioned only)
• The Joker's son (Helena Wayne's Future) (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
• Justice Society Dark (Mentioned only)
• Knoxville Police Department (Mentioned only)
• Ku Klux Klan (Mentioned only)
• Laurie Jupiter (Watchmen Universe) (Mentioned only)
• Legion of Super-Heroes (Pre-Zero Hour) (Mentioned only)
• Mary James (Mentioned only)
• Michael Mayne's father (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
• Miguel Rivera (Mentioned only)
• Mister Miracle (Shilo Norman) (Mentioned only)
• The Moth (Mentioned only)
• Nazis (Mentioned only)
• New Gods (Mentioned only)
  • Mister Miracle (Scott Free) (Mentioned only)
• Ozymandias (Watchmen Universe) (Mentioned only)
• Professor Pollen (Mentioned only)
• Quiz Kid's parents (Deceased) (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
• Salem the Witch Girl's parents (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
• Sharks (Mentioned only)
  • Riptide (Mentioned only)
  • Scarlett (Mentioned only)
• Spirit King (Mentioned only)
• Steel (John Henry Irons II) (Mentioned only)
• Steel (Natasha Irons) (Mentioned only)
• Ted Brown (Mentioned only)
• Vulcan (Christopher Pike) (Mentioned only)
• Wotan (Mentioned only)
• Doc Cunningham (Mentioned only)
• John Henry (Mentioned only)
• Red Army (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Hypertime
  • Flashpoint Timeline (Behind the scenes)
  • Helena Wayne's Future (First appearance; unnamed)
    • 2032
      • Gotham City
        • Gotham Elementary School
        • Wayne Manor
          • Batcave
    • 2040
      • Wayne Manor
  • Pre-Zero Hour Legion's Future
    • 3022
      • Earth
        • New York City
          • JSA Headquarters (In ruins)
  • Timestream (Also in a vision)
  • Unknown Future (The Stranger kills Post-Rebirth Doctor Fate/Sofie's granddaughter) (Unnamed) (Erased) (Mentioned only)
    • 3079 (Mentioned only)
• Multiverse
  • Earth 0
    • 1848
      • Maryland
        • Bel Air
    • 1940
      • United States of America
        • New York City
          • JSA Headquarters
        • Boston (Mentioned only)
        • Gotham City
          • Gotham Gazette (Mentioned only)
      • Panama (Mentioned only)
    • 1941
      • Atlantic Ocean (In picture only)
      • Atlantis (In picture only)
      • United States of America
        • Massachusetts
          • Weston (In picture only)
            • Weston College (Mentioned only)
        • New York
          • New York City
            • Statue of Liberty (In picture only)
    • 1951
      • Washington, D.C.
    • 1976
      • New York City
        • JSA Headquarters
      • Salem (Mentioned only)
    • 2009
      • Gotham City
        • Gotham Museum of Antiquities
      • Salem
        • Tower of Fate
    • 2022
      • United States of America
        • Gotham City
          • Mime and Marionette's Apartment (Cameo)
        • New York City
        • Time Masters' Time Vault (Mentioned only)
    • 1865 (Mentioned only)
      • Washington, D.C.
        • Ford's Theatre (Mentioned only)
    • 1899 (Mentioned only)
    • 1923 (Mentioned only)
    • 1936 (Mentioned only)
      • Limbo Town (Mentioned only)
    • 1943 (Mentioned only)
      • Washington, D.C. (Mentioned only)
    • 1953 (Mentioned only)
      • Tennessee
        • Knoxville (Mentioned only)
    • 1957 (Mentioned only)
      • Knoxville (Mentioned only)
      • Metropolis (Mentioned only)
    • 1963 (Mentioned only)
      • Keystone City (Mentioned only)
    • 1965 (Mentioned only)
  • Oblivion Bar (Cameo)
  • Watchmen Universe
    • Antarctica
      • Karnak (Cameo)
    • United States of America (Cameo)
  • Sphere of the Gods
    • Hell (Mentioned only)

Items:

• 28-ORX (First appearance) (In picture only)
• Batcomputer (Cameo)
• Batman's T-Rex (Cameo)
• Batsuit
  • Utility Belt
• Bracelets of Submission (Cameo)
• Catwoman's Whip
• Cosmic Converter Belt
• Cosmic Staff (Cover only)
• Cursed Shen Ring of Hauhet (First appearance)
• Doctor Mid-Nite's Goggles
• Giant Joker Card (Cameo)
• Giant Penny (Cameo)
• Hawkman's Mace (Cover only)
• Helena Wayne's Snowglobe (Cameo)
• Helmet of Fate
• Hermes' Helmet
• Hourman's Hourglass
  • Miraclo (Behind the scenes)
• Janey Slater's Watch (Cameo)
• John Henry Jr.'s Hammers (First appearance) (In picture only)
• Legion Flight Ring (In picture only)
• Nth Metal
• Red Lantern Ring
• Rorschach's Hat (Cameo)
• Rorschach's Mask (Cameo)
• Starheart
• Sweep (First appearance) (In picture only)
• Time Disc
• Wonder Woman's Tiara (Cameo)

Vehicles:

• Batmobiles (Cameo)
• Batplane (Cameo)
• Fair Play Flier (Mentioned only)
• Rip Hunter's Time Sphere

Concepts:

• American War of Independence
• Anti-Crisis Energy (Behind the scenes)
• Crisis on Infinite Earths (Mentioned only)
• Dark Crisis (Mentioned only)
• Magic
• Time Travel
• World War II
  

Synopsis for "Wesley Dodds: The Sandman Preview"

This story is a preview of Wesley Dodds: The Sandman #1

Appearing in "Wesley Dodds: The Sandman Preview"

Featured Characters:

• The Sandman (Wesley Dodds)

Supporting Characters:

• 
  

Antagonists:

• Robert Rossi

Other Characters:

• Edward Dodds (In dream sequence only)
• Justice Society of America (In dream sequence only)
  • Black Canary (Dinah Drake I) (In dream sequence only)
  • Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson) (In dream sequence only)
  • Doctor Fate (Khalid Nassour) (In dream sequence only)
  • The Flash (Jay Garrick) (In dream sequence only)
  • Green Lantern (Alan Scott) (In dream sequence only)
  • Hawkman (Carter Hall) (In dream sequence only)
  • Hourman (Rex Tyler) (In dream sequence only)
  • The Huntress (Helena Wayne) (In dream sequence only)
  • Power Girl (Kara Zor-L) (In dream sequence only)
  • The Spectre (Jim Corrigan) (In dream sequence only)
  • Starman (Ted Knight) (In dream sequence only)
  • Wildcat (Ted Grant) (In dream sequence only)
• Per Degaton (In dream sequence only)
• The Tarantula (Roger Goldman) (In dream sequence only)
• The Thunderbolt (In dream sequence only)
• Abel Dreyfuss (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Earth 0
  • Summer, 1940
    • Manhattan
  • World War I (In dream sequence only)
    • France (In dream sequence only)

Items:

• Gravity Rod (In dream sequence only)
• Sandman's Gas Gun
• Starheart Ring (In dream sequence only)

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Synopsis for "Jay Garrick: The Flash Preview"

This story is a preview of Jay Garrick: The Flash #1

Appearing in "Jay Garrick: The Flash Preview"

Featured Characters:

• The Flash (Jay Garrick)

Supporting Characters:

• The Boom (Judy Garrick)

Antagonists:

• Unnamed kidnapper (Behind the scenes)

Other Characters:

• Joan Garrick (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Earth 0
  • 1963
    • Keystone City

Items:

• 
  

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Synopsis for "Alan Scott: The Green Lantern Preview"

This story is a preview of Alan Scott: The Green Lantern #1

Appearing in "Alan Scott: The Green Lantern Preview"

Featured Characters:

• Green Lantern (Alan Scott) (Flashback and main story)

Supporting Characters:

• Johnny Ladd (Flashback only)

Antagonists:

• 
  

Other Characters:

• Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • J. Edgar Hoover (First appearance)
• The Icicle (Joar Mahkent) (In a photograph only)
• Lorna Dawn (In a photograph only)
• Solomon Grundy (In a photograph only)
• Justice Society of America (Mentioned only)
  • Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson) (Mentioned only)
  • Hawkman (Carter Hall) (Mentioned only)
• Scoop Scanlon (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Earth 0
  • 1936 (Flashback only)
    • California (Flashback only)
  • 1941
    • Washington, D.C.
      • FBI Headquarters (First appearance)
    • Gotham City (Mentioned only)
    • New York City (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Starheart Ring

Vehicles:

• 
  

Notes

• This comic reprints The New Golden Age #1 and also features preview excerpts of Wesley Dodds: The Sandman #1, Jay Garrick: The Flash #1 and Alan Scott: The Green Lantern #1. For additional notes, see those comics.

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