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So a long time ago (the mid-1990s), the greatest writer in comics agreed to take over the writing duties for Image Comics' Supreme. He would radically reshape the character, the book, and due to forces beyond his control, a whole comic book universe. And it led to an award-winning run of comics, three additional titles (among several proposed) and ultimately led to the genesis of Moore's much better known America's Best Comics. And then it all went out of print and was forgotten by way too many.

Having gathered quite a bit of information about Moore's Supreme and Awesome runs, I decided to create a home for the forgotten Awesome. Over the course of a year, I put it all together here.

Each week I did a main "Weekly Reading" post that was a read-through of that issue. I followed that up with a couple of other posts about topics from that Weekly Reading or whatever else I came up with to talk about. You'll find the lost Youngbloods in the Youngblood section and the fan-edit of the last Supreme in After Awesome.

Below is the archive of posts broken up by book. Thanks for checking the site out!

Book 1: Supreme: The Story of the Year

Book 1: Judgment Day

Book 3: Supreme: The Return

Book 4: Youngblood

Book 5: Glory

Book 6: After Awesome

Book 7: 1963

Book 8: Night Raven

Book 9: A Small Killing

Friday, June 15, 2018

1963 #3 - Part 1


By Derek Mont-Ros
 
Today, dear reader, we look at the exploits of the Captain America of Moore’s 1963! This Soviet sucker punching super soldier is known as U.S.A! He’s going to help us answer one of the many “what-ifs” that has plagued the minds of many Americans since the '60s:
 
WHAT IF PRESIDENT JOHN F KENNEDY WASN’T SHOT?

 
 
The story starts right after the assassination attempt on the president, where U.S.A is in disguise, pretending to be the president. He survives the attempt assassination and bounces to end the killer’s reign!

 

However, the man he finds, Leo Harley Osborne (not Lee Harvey Oswald), teleports away. Left in his place is…Leo Harley Osborne? What could this mean?

 

After leaving Osborne with the authorities, U.S.A heads off to Osborne’s house in order to investigate any clues as to why he attempted the assassination. It’s here that we learn that U.S.A takes daily doses of a formula called Vitamin Omega in order to keep up his appearance and strength. 

Looking in Osborne’s home, he finds an advertisement from a man called “Brian Ruby.” Suddenly, U.S.A makes a discovery and leaps to save the man who would have killed the president.

 

Note: The bottom two panels recreate the two iconic pictures of Lee Harvey Oswald’s arrest and shooting.

As our hero jumps in, U.S.A tackles Brian Ruby, who is revealed to be his arch nemesis, THE RED BRAIN!

 

U.S.A is then forced to fight both the Red Brain and his mind controlled police officers!


After defeating the fiend, the Leo Harley Osborne lookalike returns to put Red Brain in a catatonic state. Before U.S.A can touch him, he disappears before our very eyes! All that’s left is a newspaper. One with an odd date…1993!!!

 

What is behind this mystery? We may find out soon! In the meantime, stay tuned for part 2 of this explosive issue!!!

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