< 1946 >
40-year-old Jim Harper returns to the states after the war. He meets with 28-year-old Anthony Rodriguez, and they drink to the memory of the Newsboy Legion, but discover that there are new groups of kids thriving in Suicide Slums using the name. Jim returns to the Metropolis Police Force, joining the detective division as a Lieutenant. Anthony earns his doctorate for his work with Project M, and helps found a new research facility dedicated to researching genetic engineering, named Cadmus.
26-year-old Warren Griffith dies during the Secret War.
49-year-old Evil Star succeeds in bringing his entire planet under his control. His cloned Starlings begin to strike out into open space, looking for new planets to control.