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All Comics' Greatest World titles took place in a , Steel Harbor, and the Cinnibar Flats area of Nevada, home of an interdimensional rift called the ''Vortex''. The series started off with a story in ''Dark Horse Comics'' before kicking off in four weekly Limited Series , introducing the cities and characters. These were followed by several short-lived series, one-shots, and mini-series. Only a few titles lasted very long. Around April of 1995, the imprint was renamed "Dark Horse Heroes." With the name change, the use of the city logos was also dropped. ENVIRONS Arcadia See Also: Arcadia (Dark Horse Comics) First appearance: ''Dark Horse Comics'' #8 (intro of X) Arcadia is an orderly, smoothly run machine of a city. It is a city of corrupt officials and organized crime. The policemen who are not on the take are criminals in their own right. Major Characters Other Characters
Golden City See Also: Golden City (comics) Major Characters Other Characters
Steel Harbor See Also: Steel Harbor (comics) Major Characters
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The Vortex and Surrounding Areas See Also: Cinnibar Flats (comics) Major Characters
STORYLINES The Original Mini-Series The original ''Comics' Greatest World'' mini-series was comprised of 16 weekly issues divided into four environments, each with four issues. The story followed a group of Searchers from the Reavor Swarm coming to Earth to track down the Heretic. Each issue also featured a one page prologue detailing the Heretic’s experiments on Earth during during the 1930s and 1940s, which ended in an accident that resulted in the metahuman activity on the planet. Major Characters
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Will To Power See Also: Will to Power (comics) Titan, following his exit from Golden City, goes to work for the United States Government and comes into contact with all the major characters of the line. Major Characters
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Hunting the Heroes A group of Predators (the aliens from the Predator movies) arrive on earth and begin hunting various CGW heroes. Major Characters
Issues "Hunting the Heroes" was a "theme" series. The individual stories were unrelated and could be read in any order. Released in 1995.
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COLLECTIONS In January, 2008, DH will publish the ''Dark Horse Heroes Omnibus'' which will reprint the 'Comics Greatest World' and 'Will to Power' mini-series. The success of this may lead to further collections. CROSS-OVERS
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