The New Golden Age Vol 1 1

"The New Golden Age": The synopsis for this issue has not yet been written.

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

Synopsis for "The New Golden Age"

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^[1] 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^[2] that Bruce Wayne also has a daughter in an erased future known as Earth-5G.^[3]
• Both the damaged Snowglobe, which contains the restored Flashpoint Timeline,^[4] 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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