TOTAL THB VOL 1 SETH Before the era of superheroes

Before the era of superheroes began-before the Batman spread his wings to protect the innocent and punish the evil-Gotham City's prodigal son

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a better life than cleaning up dung

When Odin sends Thor on a quest to the World's End

TOTAL THB VOL 1 SETH Before the era of superheroesMars is a planet divided. In the north, the bohemian Plutonium City teems with music and art. In the south, the people of Velo City are stifled by an oppressive bureaucracy with a tightening grip. And it is in Velo City that we find HR Watson, the sheltered daughter of a wealthy industrialist, and THB, her loyal but mysterious bodyguard who can expand from a tiny rubber ball to a nine foot tall humanoid with just a splash of water. To HR, THB is a