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From Herocopia

Astro City: The Dark Age Book 1 #0

Astro City / Arrowsmith (2004 Series) GCD ID 13136

"On Mulberry Street: A Prelude"

"In the late 1950s, two brothers have a chance encounter with Honor Guard and with the Black Badge, hero of the Bakerville neighborhood ... on a day that'll change the course of their lives." -Astro City Rocket

Narrator: Charles Williams

Timeline: 1959

Notable appearances: Starwoman, Cleopatra I, Leopardman, Kitkat, Silver Agent, Max O'Millions, N-Forcer, Black Badge

Synopsis

Charles and Royal Williams are two children from the Bakerville district of Astro City. In this issue, they witness the recently formed Honor Guard in their first battle with PYRAMID agents after their attempted to kidnap the Mercury astronauts. When the boys leave the scene, they are approached by the Black Badge. The Black Badge witnessed Charles stealing an apple from a local grocerer and so, gives the boys a lecture on what it means to be a good community. He then asks the boys to fetch the police in order to make sure two unconcious agents of Pyramid are apprehended, before setting out to capture the scattered elements of Pyramid.

While at home, Charles and Royal's father mentions that things are beginning to change, and although he says these words often, given the events experienced by the boys, they begin to believe him.

The issue ends with agents of Pyramid rappelling from a rotocraft onto the roof of the Williams' home.

Speculation:

Charles mentions that the populace had been saying that "it was the start of something new -- the second big wave of heroes" and given that Honor Guard had only recently been formed in this part of the timeline, the reader is left wondering when the first "big wave of super heroes" was.