Issue: #16
The Authority must defend every nation in the world simultaneously as the 4-part "The Nativity" concludes! A superhuman arms race between the Americans and the Soviets raged in secret for almost forty years, with vast hangars filled with deranged, obedient overmen protecting every major city in the world. The threat only ended when the Berlin Wall was torn down, but has the past come back to haunt...
Creators: Scott Williams, Mark Millar, Frank Quitely, David Baron, John Layman, Mark Irwin, Trevor Scott, Bill O'Neil
Characters: Apollo, Engineer, Jack Hawksmoor, Midnighter, Swift, The Carrier, Grunge, Voodoo, Commander, Geist, Alea, Storm-God, Brawl, Ferrian, Freefall, Jenny Quantum, Burnout, Backlash, Vigor, Dr. Krigstein
Story arcs: The Nativity