Marvel: The Lost Generation Vol. 1 # 7
(six of twelve)

August 2000

Cover: John Byrne (penciller, signed); Al Milgrom (inker, signed)

Story: "Highly Placed Sources" (22 pages)

Credits: Bob Harras (editor-in-chief); Ralph Macchio (editor); Glynis Oliver (colorist); Jim Novak and Jack Morelli (letterers); Al Milgrom (inker); John Byrne (penciller, co-plotter); Roger Stern (scripter, co-plotter)

Feature Characters: Katyusha, Pixie, Reflex, Vulcan, The Knight Templar, Dr. Cassandra Locke, Oxbow, Mr. Justice, Nocturne, Yeti, Effigy, Richard Nixon, The Black Fox, Flatiron

Supporting Characters: The Human Torch, Dr. Alex Locke, Gene, Flatiron's family, Mr. Fantastic, The Thing, The Invisible Girl,

Other Characters: Undead Invaders (Zombie versions of The Red Skrull (I), Captain America (I), Bucky (I), Sub-Mariner, The Human Torch (I)), Rossalyn Fitzwilliam-Dare, Sub-Mariner, The Yellow Claw

The Nixon Era:

The First Line are battling Nocturne and individuals who appear to be the Invaders and the Red Skull - Mr. Justice and Oxbow have been captured. Katyusha and Vulcan are attacked by various Invaders, the Red Skull is just about to shoot someone when Oxbow kicks him in the head. Captain America throws his shield at Oxbow, but it's cut in two by the Knight Templar's blade. Reflex discovers that they are undead creatures in costumes pretending to be the Invaders and the Red Skull, so the Knight Templar dispatches them - whilst this is going on Nocturne escapes.

At Washington D.C., Under-Secretary Scott is having an arguement with President Nixon in the Oval Office, the Black Fox enters the office and has a go at the President. Afterwards in Scott's office they discuss the Watergate Scandal and what to do about it.

In Detroit, a family man by the name of Russell goes down to his basement and checks out his Flatiron armour.

Back in Cleveland, Pixie follows Nocturne to a drain, but loses him. In Scotland the next day the Knight Templar gets married and retires. And in Georgetown, Effigy tries to decide what to do about Nixon - he is upset that Nixon revoke Federal Authorization for the First Line, in the end he phones Bob Woodward.

Events taking place in Fantastic Four (Vol I) #99:

Cassandra Locke arrives in the Himalayas, from the events of Marvel: The Lost Generation #4. Whilst she is working out where she is, she spots the trail of the Human Torch, at first she thinks it's the Human Torch of WWII, but soon discovers it's the Fantastic Four member of the same name.

She follows the Human Torch (II), but can't believe it when she see Yeti. Cassandra doesn't know how he could have survived the events of Issue #12, and is shocked to learn that he is an Inhuman. She follows and ends up in Attilan, she picks up a Skrull Saucer and makes a spatial jump into it. She meets the remaining members of the Fantastic Four and explains her story, Reed Richards fixes her belt - she time jumps and the Fantastic Four forget she was ever there.

The 22nd Century:

Dr. Alex Locke goes to Cassandra's appartment where he meets Cassandra's partner - the android Omega-20 (or Gene). They discuss their different opinions on Skrulls when they are visited by Pixie.

The Early Sixties:

Cassandra time jumps from her meeting with the Fantastic Four into 1961 (and the headquarters of the Yellow Claw). She sees the missing Sub-Mariner and the Yellow Claw himself...