American Century Vol 1
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| American Century Vol 1: (2001-2003) (published by Vertigo) This page contains a list of all comics in the series including items such as trade paperback books, magazines, and other items of interest. If you have found a comic or item that is not seen on this page, please add it to this list. |  |
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American Century was a comic book series published by DC Comics as a part of the Vertigo imprint starting in early 2001. It was co-written by Howard Chaykin and David Tischman.
The story concerned a former American pilot who fakes his death and goes on the run in the 1950s. Chaykin intended it as a "left-wing version of Steve Canyon," [1] and wrote all of the issues. The comic ran for approximately two years.
Plot
Harry Block, a World War II veteran, fakes his own death and makes his way to Central America to create a new identity for himself as Harry Kraft, a hard-drinking smuggler. During a war in Guatemala, a CIA operative blackmails Block into assassinating Rosa de Santiis, a popular leader in opposition to the CIA puppet dictator General Zavala. Afterward, he heads back to the United States, taking a road trip from Hollywood to Chicago to New York City, exploring myriad avenues of 1950s American culture.
The comic ends with Block essentially turning into the character he had created for the fictional "Starburst Comics", a vigilante known as "Dr. Dream."
Issues
- American Century #1
- American Century #2
- American Century #3
- American Century #4
- American Century #5
- American Century #6
- American Century #7
- American Century #8
- American Century #9
- American Century #10
- American Century #11
- American Century #12
- American Century #13
- American Century #14
- American Century #15
- American Century #16
- American Century #17
- American Century #18
- American Century #19
- American Century #20
- American Century #21
- American Century #22
- American Century #23
- American Century #24
- American Century #25
- American Century #26
- American Century #27
Collections: - American Century: Scars & Stripes (2001)
- American Century: Hollywood Babylon (2002)
See Also
- Comics from American Century Vol 1
- Cover Gallery: American Century
- Images from American Century Vol 1
- American Century at ComicBookDB.com
- American Century at the Big Comic Book DataBase
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