The New Golden Age Vol 1 1

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"The New Golden Age"
The New Golden Age
January, 2023
Rated T for Teen (12+)
Executive Editor	Marie Javins
Cover Artists	Mikel Janín
Variant Cover Artists
Cover Variant #1	Jay Hero
Cover Variant #2	Todd Nauck Matt Herms
Cover Variant #3	Michael Allred Laura Allred
Cover Variant #4	David Talaski
Cover Variant #5	Dan Hipp
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

My name is Helena Wayne. I am the Batman's daughter. I am the Huntress.

— Huntress (Helena Wayne)

The New Golden Age #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of January, 2023. It was published on November 8, 2022.

Appearing in "The New Golden Age"

Featured Characters:

• Huntress/Helena Wayne (Helena Wayne's Future) (Real name revealed) (First full appearance) (Also as a statue) (Origin) (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/Kara Zor-L (Post-Flashpoint)
  • 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 (Pre-Zero Hour) (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 (Post-Flashpoint)
  • Dr. Bonnie Baxter
  • Corky Baxter
    • Crockett the Raccoon
  • Dr. 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 (First appearance) (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 (Post-Rebirth) (Appears only as a corpse) (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 (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 (John Wilson) (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 (Post-Flashpoint) (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) (First appearance as Watchman) (Cameo)
• Wildcat (Yolanda Montez) (Cover only)
• Wing (Cover only)
• Abraham Lincoln (Mentioned only)
• All-Star Squadron (Mentioned only)
• Angels (Mentioned only)
• The Anti-Monitor (Post-Flashpoint) (Mentioned only)
  • Shadow Demons (Antimatter Universe) (Mentioned only)
• Aquaman I's mother (Unnamed) (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
• Atlanteans (Mentioned only)
• Bill Jensen (Mentioned only)
• Black Jack I (Mentioned only)
• Prof. Brian James (Mentioned only)
• Butter Irons (Mentioned only)
• Carver Colman (Mentioned only)
  • Nathaniel Dusk (Fictional character) (Mentioned only)
• Daniel Dreiberg (Watchmen Universe) (Mentioned only)
• Doctor Fate (Sofie's granddaughter) (Unknown Future) (Erased) (Mentioned only)
• Edwin Booth (John Wilkes Booth's brother) (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)
• Infinity, Inc. (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 (Elizabeth Rose's brother) (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 (Post-Flashpoint) (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)
• Red Army (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)

Locations:

• Hypertime
  • Flashpoint Timeline (Behind the scenes)
  • Helena Wayne's Future (First appearance; unnamed)
    • 2032
      • United States of America
        • Gotham City
          • Gotham Elementary School
          • Wayne Manor
            • Batcave
    • 2040
      • United States of America
        • Gotham City
          • Wayne Manor
  • Pre-Zero Hour Legion's Future (Unnamed)
    • 3022
      • Earth
        • United States of America
          • New York City
            • JSA Headquarters (In ruins)
  • Timestream (Also in a vision)
    • 1899 (Mentioned only)
    • 1923 (Mentioned only)
    • 1936 (Mentioned only)
    • 1965 (Mentioned only)
  • Unknown Pre-Zero Hour Future (The Stranger kills Post-Rebirth Doctor Fate/Sofie's granddaughter) (Unnamed) (Erased) (Mentioned only)
    • 3079 (Mentioned only)
• Multiverse
  • Earth 0
    • 1848
      • United States of America
        • Maryland
          • Bel Air
            • John Wilkes Booth's House (Single appearance) (Cameo)
    • 1940
      • Pacific Ocean (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
      • United States of America
        • New York City
          • JSA Headquarters
        • Boston (Mentioned only)
        • Gotham City (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
      • United States of America
        • Washington, D.C.
    • 1976
      • United States of America
        • New York City
          • JSA Headquarters
        • Salem (Mentioned only)
    • 2009
      • United States of America
        • 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)
      • United States of America
        • Washington, D.C.
          • Ford's Theatre (Mentioned only)
    • 1943 (Mentioned only)
      • United States of America
        • Washington, D.C. (Mentioned only)
    • 1953 (Mentioned only)
      • United States of America
        • Tennessee
          • Knoxville (Mentioned only)
    • 1957 (Mentioned only)
      • United States of America
        • Knoxville (Mentioned only)
        • Metropolis (Mentioned only)
    • 1963 (Mentioned only)
      • United States of America
        • Keystone City (Mentioned only)
  • Oblivion Bar (Cameo)
  • Watchmen Universe (Unnamed)
    • Antarctica
      • Karnak (Cameo)
    • United States of America (Cameo)
  • Limbo Town (Mentioned only)
  • 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)
• Gotham Gazette (Cameo)
• Helena Wayne's Snowglobe (Cameo)
• Helmet of Fate
• Hermes' Helmet
• Hourman's Hourglass
  • Miraclo (Behind the scenes)
• Janey Slater's Watch (Cameo)
• John Henry's Sledgehammers (First appearance) (In picture only)
• Legion Flight Ring (In picture only)
• Nth Metal
  • Hawkman's Mace (Cover only)
• Red Lantern Ring
• Rorschach's Hat (Cameo)
• Rorschach's Mask (Cameo)
• Starheart
• Sweep (First appearance) (In picture only)
• Time Disc (First appearance)
• Wonder Woman's Tiara (Cameo)

Vehicles:

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

Events:

• American War of Independence (Mentioned only)
• Assassination of Abraham Lincoln (Mentioned only)
• Crisis on Infinite Earths (Mentioned only)
• Dark Crisis (Mentioned only)
• World War II

Concepts:

• Anti-Crisis Energy (Behind the scenes)
• Golden Age (Mentioned only)
• Magic
• Time Travel
  

Notes

• The events of this issue follow on the return of the Thirteen that were brought back into the timeline in the epilogue of Flashpoint Beyond #6.
  • The events from Earth 0 events are set in the rewritten timeline, where the Thirteen have been stolen by an unknown force, and take place on November 22, 2022, several months after the Lazarus Planet which takes place in Summer 2022.
  • The meeting of original JSA and the death of Pre-Zero Hour Justice Society respectively take place on November 22, 1940 and November 22, 3022;
  • The trial of the Justice Society, as a consequence of the unknotting of the timeline and the rebirth of the Multiverse, takes place on October 1951;
  • Doctor Mid-Nite and Doctor Fate's meeting takes place on November 22, 1976, which is one week after the events of All-Star Comics #61.
• Helena Wayne and the Justice Society's storyline is continued in Justice Society of America (Volume 4) #1; the Lost Children's storyline is continued in Stargirl: The Lost Children #1.
• Helena Wayne hails from a possibile future of Earth 0 where Batman and Catwoman had a daughter together in late 2023.
  • In this timeline, Bruce Wayne is shown living once again in the Wayne Manor as well as using the original Batcave as his base.
• The profile pages on all of the Thirteen with the exception of Aquaman and John Henry Jr. have their first appearances listed in an issue that didn't actually include them.
  • Mister Miracle's first appearance was in Mister Miracle #1 but was listed as to have come out in 1941 instead of 1971.
  • The Golden Age Legionnaire’s profile is redacted with a silhouette of him except for his Legion Flight Ring.
• This issue is reprinted in The New Golden Age: Special Edition #1 and Justice Society of America: The New Golden Age.

Trivia

• The events mentioned in the Gotham Gazette newspaper are eventually shown in Alan Scott: The Green Lantern (Volume 1).
• Many past or recent events are referenced or mentioned in this issue, including:
  • Doctor Fate/Kent Nelson almost dying in All-Star Comics #61;
  • Hahuet becoming the new spirit of the Helmet of Nabu in Justice League Dark 2021 Annual (Volume 2) #1;
  • Nostalgia beginning her quest to find Clark Dreiberg as well as the Time Masters trying to finding him themselves from the epilogue of Flashpoint Beyond #6;
• Doctor Manhattan previously mentioned that Bruce Wayne also has a daughter in an erased future known as Earth-5G.
• Both the damaged Snowglobe, which contains the restored Flashpoint Timeline, and Janey Slater's Watch makes a cameo in the Batcave from Helena's future.
  • Rorschach/Walter Kovacs' hat, which he lost after Doctor Manhattan blew him up at the end of Watchmen #12, can also be seen in Antarctica as Nostalgia is searching for Clark Dreiberg.

See Also

• Images from The New Golden Age Vol 1 1

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