Superhero, that's a word that we use for extraordinary people who use their talents to help make the better place. The origins of our Superheroes can be traced back to the 1940s with the emergence of Mystery Men. People with talents or normal people who decide to go masked in order to fight criminal element or to help out the war effort.
Commander Steel a man in body armor and helmet patterned after the US flag leads his Justice Society against armed Nazi spies. The Society included:
Doctor Fate a floating mystical man in a golden full face helmet, a long flowing golden cape and dark blue clothes underneath his cape.
Sandman a man in a business suit, jacket, hat and a gas mask.
Starman a man in a red costume with a yellow star, a golden staff allowing him to fly, a red mask with a hole for his entire face, green trunks over his red suit and green boots.
Johnny Thunder a floating blonde haired man in a green suit that looked like he was nervous.
However after the War the Mystery Men slowly died out when they hung up their masks and retired. Especially when the McCarthy Hearing started and they were targeted. Most ended up going into normal lives with futures ahead of them.
Senator Tex Thompson a man in a business suit puts up his hand as he is being sworn in as President of the United States.
However the start of the reemergence of superheroes started in Gotham City when a masked vigilante decided to strike out against criminals and corrupt businessmen that plagued the city.
Several mob bosses as well as Police Commissioner Gilligan Loeb are having dinner as the lights go out. They are then faced with a candle holding figure on their table dressed in a black cape and cowl that were patterned after a bat.
Five years after the Bat, came the people of Earth became aware that they were not alone in the universe. On the day when the people of Earth could now beleive that a man can fly.
A falling malfunctioned plane was heading down, the screaming civilians then felt the plane being leveled as it was caught by a flying man in a blue suit, red cape, a red S shield on his suit, red trunks, yellow belt and red boots.
Then more people with extraordinary powers came forward, now going by Superheroes after the godlike Superman that started their reemergence. Including a certain Mystery Man from the War, or rather a Mystery Woman.
Several armed terrorists had taken a building hostage. Then they are faced by a large muscular Amazon like woman in a red and golden sleeveless swimsuit like armor, dark blue battle skirt with silver stars on it, golden headband with a red star on it, silver bracelets and red boots. The terrorists then opened fire on the woman as she effortlessly deflected them with her bracelets. Soon the terrorists ran out of bullets and then the wonder woman took care of them.
Then came that day when an alien invasion brought the 7 greatest heroes of Earth for the very first time.
Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are joined by the Flash a man in a red and yellow suit with a red mask with holes of his mouth and eyes, the green Lantern a man in a black and mostly dark green suit and dark green eye mask using the ring on his finger to fly and create constructs, the Martian Manhunter a green humanoid alien with a dark blue collared cape and Aquaman a muscular blonde haired man in an orange and green chainmail armor. They are facing a giant alien resembling a starfish.
Now please join me as we explore the complete history of these heroes from the Mystery Men of the War to the assembling of the Justice League...
In his room in his family's apartment in Queens New York, 15 year old brown haired glasses wearing Peter Parker put down his signed book Justice League: Gods Among Men on his bed. On his bedrooms walls featured posters of the Justice League as well as newspaper articles featuring scientists such as Doctor Silas Stone, Doctor Otto Octavius and Professor Emil Hamilton.
He then looked at his clocked and thought to himself "I still have some more time before school, one more test of my little invention..." Peter thought as he got out from his desk two mechanical wrist devices he made out of spare parts. He then inserted several small cartridges into it.
He then pressed down on the device with his fingers while aiming at the wall and both devices fired out a web like substance which stuck to the wall. Satisfied he then cleaned up the substance he had created the formula for while thinking to himself "I bet the Police or something would pay top dollar for this. Being able to web up criminals like this. I have to apply for a patent when I am old enough!" Peter thought as he then put his book as well as his notebook into his backpack.
He then went to the main living room of the apartment where his grey haired Uncle Ben and graying Aunt May Durand were having their breakfast. They had been his godparents and best friends of his parents before they passed away when he was a toddler. They had been basically been his parents since.
"Ready for the field trip to Dr Octavius' lab today Peter? I bet if you impress him enough you might be in line for an internship." May told Peter while Ben laughed.
"Are you kidding May? Once he sees how smart Peter is, he will be begging the principal to let him take care of Peter's education." Ben laughed as Peter and May joined in. He had his breakfast and said goodbye to them as he then went down the stairs and out the entrance to start walking to school.
However he barely got to the pavement as he then heard the loudspeaker of a police car shout "Peter Parker! I see you, put your hands up. Just kidding, today is your lucky day for you get to carpool to school in a real life police vehicle!" Peter turned and saw a bald African American police officer with glasses smiling as he was standing by the open door of his police car.
Peter looked and saw the looks that people passing by were giving them. Peter then said hello to the police officer Jefferson Morales as he was getting into the police car.
"Come on Jeffy, why do you have to embarrass Peter like that?" shouted Ben from the open window of the apartment looking quite annoyed. Jefferson then waved to him and May who was looking out the window as Peter got in teh back of the police car.
Sitting next to him was a mortified looking black haired African American boy with black hair, a red and black hooded jumper and jeans. "Peter, I am so sorry about this! I tried to talk dad out of doing this but he wouldn't listen!" apologized the boy.
"Its fine Miles, it must be so awesome having a cop for a dad!" Peter told the boy who was his best friend Miles Morales. Miles gave him a look which asked if he was serious but Peter shrugged.
"So Pete, we get to go to the lab owned by one of your science heroes. Isn't that awesome?" Miles asked and Peter smirked back at him in response.
"The man wrote his first thesis when he was my age, I hope to show him the notebook i have. Of course with Gwen being there, I hope she won't be turned off if she sees me being all science nerdy..." Peter whispered to Miles who nodded. Gwen was a girl in the year above their own who Peter had been crushing on for quite a while.
"Gwen? Gwen Stacy? George's girl?" spoke up Jefferson who caught wind of their whispered conversation. They remembered hearing "You know you're a good kid Peter, if you want i can speak to George about setting up a date or something..." Jefferson asked them and Peter looked embarrassed as Miles ranted about him listening to their private conversation.
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Gwen Stacy a sixteen year old blonde haired girl in a black hair band, white shirt sleeved shirt and blue jeans was feeling embarrassed due to having the same fate of being carpooled by her father. Captain George Stacy was a good dad to her and had been adopted by him and his wife when she was 8.
When they got to Midtown High she stepped out only to spot another police car and out coming Peter and Miles. Jefferson came out and then spotted George and then walked over to them. Jefferson and George then shared some sort of handshake as Gwen walked while putting her head down in embarrassment.
She then walked over to an equally embarrassed Miles and Peter and tapped their shoulder gently as they jumped when they noticed her. "Cop dads huh?" Gwen asked smiling noticing how cute Peter looked. Miles shared a nod as they went up.
Then Peter felt getting hit by a football being thrown. They then looked and glared at a bunch of jerks being led by Eugene 'Flash' Thompson a large blonde haired sixteen year old boy who was a quarterback and captain of the football team the Midtown Panthers.
"Look at puny Parker, guess he will be right at home in that stupid lab!" Flash told his friends as they shared a laugh. Gwen helped Peter up and checked to see if he was okay. Flash then went inside with his friends as Peter walked up with Miles.
Gwen hated being in the same class as that arrogant standoffish jerk. Gwen angrily took the football and squeezed it hard making it burst. She then tossed the football into the trashcan while walking up the stairs leading to the entrance.
Yes this is my latest attempt to write a story of Spidey existing in the DC Universe. I want to also put a fresh spin on the origin we all know so well. As well as using ideas I was inspired by the Spider-Man PS4 game which story mode I completed on Thursday.
I said it before but Jefferson in Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse will be the best dad cop in all of fiction. I wanted to make some cop dad jokes in this story as well.