Elseworlds: The Golden Age

The first time I picked up this trade, I was immediately drawn to it because of the cover. On it are pictured tons of classic Golden Age of Comics (1940's to the mid 1950's), superheroes, or "Mystery Men". Now a lot of you non-comic book readers might be asking as you read through this trade, why does the Flash wear that dorky outfit, or why is the Green Lantern blond or whatever. Well the reason they look this way is because these guys came first, before the familiar characters from the cartoons we all watched back when we were kids. These are the "superheroes" our grandparents grew up with. Now granted, Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman have been around since the 1940's as well, but this book focuses more on the lesser known Golden Age heroes, like Mister Terrific, the Ray, Phantom Lady, Mister America, Starman etc. The basic plot of this book is that WWII is over, and there is no longer a need for heroes, so many of them are being forced back into their civilian lives. This book focuses on certain heroes and how tough it is adjusting to a "normal" life. But, and I will not spoil the book for anyone, but one of their collectivly old foes makes a comeback, and so these heroes must come out of retirement one last time, to save the day one more time. I know I keep saying that all these books are great, and they are, but this one hands down has to be the greatest one ever. You can find this one at either your local comic-book store or http://www.amazon.com/. Don't hesitate, go pick up your copy today!