Guardians. Beginning: Militias. Silk Shadow. Mr. Dollar. Moloch

Militias - Night Owl, Silk Shadow, Captain Metropolis, Justice in the Hood, Comedian, Silhouette, Moth, Mr. Dollar - have joined forces to fight crime in a rapidly changing world. But who among them will question where the line lies between hero and villain, and take the fateful step - the step between life and death?
Sixteen-year-old Laurel Jane Jupiter has been prepared from birth to follow in her mother's footsteps and become the new Silk Shadow. Rebelling against such relentless guardianship, she runs away from Los Angeles to San Francisco - and finds herself at the very center of the youth revolution. But the ideals of the "flower children" do not suit everyone, and the mobster Chairman takes the matter into his own hands...
Mr. Dollar and Moloch tell their stories. One dreamed of performing in musicals, but became the face of the National Bank and - unwittingly - a true crime fighter. The other, having gained fame as an illusionist, sought more - and became one of the top criminals in the underworld...