[ISBN 0-441-00307-9 01] • John Varley & Ricia Mainhart Superheroes

Some come from distant planets. Others come from Mother Earth. Some gain their powers from radiation, cosmic rays, or toxic waste. Others are supreme athletes driven by superhuman dedication. They take colorful names. Don colorful capes. And they save us from ourselves...

Contents:

Introduction / John Varley --

A clean sweep / Laurell K. Hamilton --

Time for a hero / Brain M. Thomsen --

Peer review / Michael A. Stackpole --

Shadow storm / Micky Zucker Reichert --

Empowered / Alan Dean Foster --

Handing on the goggles / B.W. Clough --

She who might be obeyed / Roland J. Green and Frieda A. Murray --

And the sea shall cast him out / William Marden --

The defender of central park / Josepha Sherman --

Reflected glory / Paul Kupperberg --

Super acorns / Mike Resnick and Lawrence Schimel --

Vets / Richard Lee Byers --

(to be continued). (Continued) Four tales of many names / Gerald Hausman --

The long crawl of hugh glass / Roger Zelazny --

God save the king / P.J. Beese and Todd Cameron Hamilton --

Contract hit / Richard A. Knaak --

Origin story / Dwight R. Decker --

Tu quoque / John DeChancie --

Theme music man / Jody Lynn Nye --

Bicycle superhero / Dennis O'Neil --

Captain Asimov / Steve Antczak --

Press conference / Brad Linaweaver --

Basic training / Jerry Bingham --

One of the boys / Lawrence Watt-Evans --

Truth, justice and the politically correct socialist path / John Varley.