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Early Stage
"As I have learned since, I was not the first anomaly to exist... but on that day of my freedom in 1939, this world had its first confrontation with the fantastic. The Golden Age of miracles would begin, and in the years to come, the world would know the presence of the unnatural and extraordinary as part of reality."
— The Human Torch, Marvels #0
Late Stage
The world Wesley left is filled not with his heroes... but with their children and grandchildren. They number in the nameless thousands... progeny of the past, inspired by the legends of those who came before... if not the morals. They no longer fight for the right. They fight simply to fight, their only foes each other. The superhumans boast that they've all but eliminated the super-villains of yesteryear. Small comfort. They move freely through the streets... through the world. They are challenged... but unopposed. They are, after all, our protectors.
— Norman McCay, Kingdom Come #2
