![]() ![]() Many characters appeared as they did when they were created, and were not retconned to fit the era and story. New Frontier includes elements of the Golden and Silver Ages which did not appear until the 1970s. ![]() A major part of one of Kennedy's speeches is used, and the title evokes the president's New Frontier. The series attempts to re-imagine the era which ushered in the presidency of John F. The storyline is inspired by comic books and films of the period and the novel and film versions of Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff. Eisenhower and Vice President Richard Nixon and references to atomic testing, the civil rights movement and the Soviet Union provide historical context. Golden Age characters such as Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman meet Silver Age characters, such as Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern and The Flash. The New Frontier is set in 1945, 1948 and from 1952 to 1960. However, when a threatening alien presence emerges on earth a new era of superheroes must join forces with veteran heroes and an unfriendly United States government to battle the nemesis. ![]() Set from 1953 to 1960, post- World War II sentiment and Cold War tension have pushed the Age of the Superhero into decline. ![]()
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