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I am bacteria. I am the lowest form of life. I am a super hero. My flagella are my hands. I see the world through my vacuole. I wear a bag over my head because I'm ashamed of what I am. And what I'm doing.

—Sleepman

Appearing in "Prologue"

Featured Characters:

  • Marshal Law

Supporting Characters:


Antagonists:

  • Jesus League of America

Locations:

Synopsis for "Prologue"

  • Synopsis not yet written

Appearing in "Stars and Strippers"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Marshal Law #1

Featured Characters:

  • Marshal Law (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • Sorry - The Nearly Man (First appearance)
  • Commissioner McGland (First appearance)

Antagonists:

  • Sleepman (First appearance)
  • Gangreen (First appearance)
    • Morgue (First appearance)
    • Overdose (First appearance)
    • Suicida (First appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Celeste impersonator (First appearance; dies)
  • Captain Curfew (First appearance)
  • Doctor Shocc (First appearance)
  • Willis Hood/Father Hood (First appearance)
  • Father O'Brian (First appearance)
  • Mrs. Mallon (First appearance)

Locations:

Vehicles:

  • The Eagle (First appearance)

Synopsis for "Stars and Strippers"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Marshal Law #1
The war is over. San Francisco lies in ruins. And the government-created super hero soldiers are coming home. But only Marshal Law can stop them from destroying their homeland as well!

Appearing in "Chapter Two: Evilution"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Marshal Law #2

Featured Characters:

  • Marshal Law

Supporting Characters:

  • Lynn Evans (Death)

Antagonists:

  • Colonel Buck Caine/The Public Spirit
  • Sleepman
  • Hitler Hernandez
  • Judas S. Carriot/The Betrayer
  • Scapegoat
  • Slug Fest
  • Rimfire
  • Grimgram
  • Blue Murder

Other Characters:

  • Kiloton
  • Celeste
  • Doctor Shocc
  • Virago (Main story and flashback)
  • Father Hood
  • Commissioner McGland (Mentioned)
  • Theodore Roosevelt (Mentioned)
  • John Wayne (Mentioned)
  • Gillman (Only seen in cardboard stand-up)
  • Nazis (Mentioned)
    • Adolf Hitler (Mentioned)
  • Judas Iscariot (Mentioned)

Locations:

  • Earth-87113 (First appearance)
    • Earth
      • United States of America
        • California
          • San Francisco/San Futuro
      • Vietnam (Mentioned)
      • Central America (Mentioned)
      • Soviet Union (Mentioned)
      • Brazil (Mentioned)
        • Amazonia (Mentioned)
    • Nemesis (Mentioned)

Synopsis for "Chapter Two: Evilution"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Marshal Law #2
Marshal Law's on the trail of the Sleepman. But before he can capture him, he's going to have to make it past the powerful Public Spirit and a gang of sociopathic "super heroes!"

Appearing in "Chapter Three: Super Hero Messiah"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Marshal Law #3

Featured Characters:

  • Joe Gilmore/Marshal Law

Antagonists:

  • Colonel Buck Caine/The Public Spirit
  • Hitler Hernandez
  • Judas S. Carriot/The Betrayer
  • Scapegoat
  • Sleepman
  • Slugfest
  • Suicida

Other Characters:

  • Celeste
  • Commissioner McGland
  • Doctor Shocc (Mentioned)
  • Lynn Evans (Mentioned)
  • Mrs. Mallon/Virago
  • Paul
  • Willis Hood/Father Hood (Named only)
  • John Pilger (Named only)

Locations:

Synopsis for "Chapter Three: Super Hero Messiah"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Marshal Law #3
Hitler Hernandez and Judas S. Carriot drop-kick a child all the way from San Futuro to Santa Monica! Where's Marshal Law? He's busy chasing the Sleepman Killer!

Appearing in "Chapter Four: Conduct Unbecoming"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Marshal Law #4


Featured Characters:

  • Marshal Law

Supporting Characters:

  • Mrs. Mallon (Revealed as Virago)
  • Father O'Brian

Antagonists:

  • The Public Spirit
  • The Sleepman
  • Gangreen
    • Suicida
  • California Bastards
    • Unnamed leader

Other Characters:

  • Commissioner McGland
  • Celeste (Death)
  • Hydroman (First appearance)
  • Aquanaut (First appearance)
  • H2O Lad (First appearance)
  • Lynn Evans (Mentioned)
  • Florence Nightingale (Mentioned)
  • Montgomery Clift (Mentioned)

Locations:

  • Earth-87113
    • San Futuro
      • Mrs. Mallon's Store
    • The Zone (Mentioned)

Items:


Vehicles:

  • The Eagle

Synopsis for "Chapter Four: Conduct Unbecoming"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Marshal Law #4
The beautiful heroine, Celeste, is going to marry the peerless Public Spirit. The horrific serial-killer, Sleepman, plans to slay Celeste. And Marshal Law is determined to kill Public Spirit — at the height of the wedding ceremony, if necessary — because he believes that Public Spirit is secretly the Sleepman!

Appearing in "Mark of Caine"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Marshal Law #5

Featured Characters:

  • Marshal Law (Main story and flashback)

Supporting Characters:

  • Mrs. Mallon/Virago (Main story and flashback)
  • Celeste (Only in flashback)

Antagonists:

  • Buck Caine/The Public Spirit (Main story and flashback)
  • Danny/The Sleepman (Main story and flashback) (Death)
  • Doctor Mendel/Doctor Shocc (Only in flashback)

Other Characters:

  • Assassin Bug
  • Koma
  • Maskara
  • The Spook
  • The Survivalist
  • Rosa (Only in flashback)
  • Ramos (Only in flashback)
  • The President (Only in flashback)
  • Lynn Evans (Mentioned)
  • Harvey Hamma (Mentioned)
  • Errol Martin (Mentioned)
  • Jason Fisher (Mentioned)
  • Aunt June (Mentioned)
  • Alexis de Tocqueville (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
  • Billy (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
  • Duvet Dundee (Named only) (Only in flashback)
  • Max Leg Room (Named only) (Only in flashback)
  • Spring Busters (Named only) (Only in flashback)
  • Canoe Pocket Pete (Named only) (Only in flashback)
  • Encore Eddie (Named only) (Only in flashback)

Locations:

  • Earth-87113
    • Earth
      • United States of America
      • Panama (Mentioned)
      • South America
        • Venezuela (Mentioned)
        • Ecuador (Mentioned)
        • Brazil (Mentioned)
    • Nemesis (Mentioned)

Items:


Vehicles:

  • The Eagle

Synopsis for "Mark of Caine"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Marshal Law #5
After a long and difficult quest, Marshal Law uncovers the secret past of the Sleepman Killer! But he may not live long enough to put the information to use!

Appearing in "Chapter Six: Nemesis"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Marshal Law #6

Featured Characters:


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Other Characters:


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Synopsis for "Chapter Six: Nemesis"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Marshal Law #6
  • Synopsis not yet written

Solicit Synopsis

The government has publicly endorsed genetics programs designed to create a new race of super-heroes. Now, men and women with super-powers run rampant, and a vicious and evil killer is pursuing a crazed agenda. Marshal Law stands between the city and the Abyss, and he is a hero hunter!

Notes

  • Includes previously unpublished prologue chapter.

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