▁an ▁inv itation ▁to ▁try ▁out ▁for ▁one ▁the ▁minor ▁le agues . ▁When ▁he ▁gets ▁home , ▁he ▁disco vers ▁that ▁Hal ' s ▁former ▁ment or ▁Captain ▁Vict ory ▁has ▁died . ▁He ▁dec ides ▁not ▁to ▁tell ▁his ▁father ▁about ▁the ▁try outs , ▁because ▁Hal ▁har b ors ▁inten se ▁res ent ment ▁for ▁The ▁League . ▁Thom ▁is ▁accepted ▁as ▁a ▁tra ine e , ▁and ▁assigned ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁other ▁prob ation ary ▁hero es . ▁The ▁group ▁consists ▁of ▁Ruth , ▁an ▁ag ing ▁psych ic , ▁Sc ar lett , ▁who ▁can ▁control ▁heat , ▁and ▁Larry , ▁who ▁has ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁give ▁others ▁any ▁disease . ▁The ▁stress ▁of ▁keeping ▁so ▁many ▁secre ts ▁from ▁his ▁father ▁exact s ▁a ▁pain ful ▁to ll . ▁ ▁So on , ▁however , ▁the ▁world ' s ▁super h ero es ▁begin ▁dying ▁under ▁myster ious ▁circumstances . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁solve ▁the ▁mystery , ▁Thom ▁must ▁reun ite ▁with ▁his ▁fellow ▁out cast ▁tra ine es ▁and ▁deal ▁as ▁well ▁with ▁society ' s ▁pre jud ices ▁when ▁his ▁secre ts ▁are ▁revealed . ▁ ▁Gen esis ▁and ▁future ▁books ▁Moore ▁said ▁he ▁wrote ▁the ▁book ▁after ▁being ▁ups et ▁by ▁a ▁Marvel ▁Com ic . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁" En emy ▁of ▁the ▁State " ▁story line , ▁the ▁gay ▁character ▁North star ▁is ▁killed ▁by ▁Wol ver ine ▁( while ▁the ▁latter ▁is ▁brain w