The River City Tribune, 8 June 1966

KIDNAPPED HEIRESS STILL MISSING

Socialite Natalie Cabot’s whereabouts remain unknown, ten months after she was first reported missing by her wealthy Bostonian family. She is believed to have been kidnapped by an unidentified supervillain referred to as “Dominique.” Police have so far been unable to capture “Dominique” or rescue Cabot, despite being linked to a series of daring heists that have crossed the country over most of a year[…]

Reports of Cabot or “Dominique”’s presence in River City were dismissed by a police spokesman as “unsubstantiated rumour,” but he assured the press that “all possible steps are being taken. We want to see her found and returned to her family as much as anyone”[…]

DETECTIVE CRACKS THIRD ROBBERY

River City Police Department detective James Holland was promoted to Lieutenant in a ceremony at RCPD headquarters yesterday. His successful capture on Thursday of Henry “Mr. Big” Paveloni, perpetrator of last month’s Cumberland Street art heist, marks the third major robbery Lieutenant Holland has solved in as many weeks[…] 

“Lieutenant Holland’s work has been exemplary, in the finest standard of the RCPD, and we are confident he will continue going forward,” said Police Commissioner Phelps, to reporters[…]

SUPERHEROINE “NIGHTSTALKER” FOILS SINISTER PLAN

Notorious supervillain Mesmero’s attempt to steal the contents of the River City Gallery of Fine Arts was thwarted yesterday, when local superheroine Nightstalker defeated him and turned him over to officers of the River City Police. The sinister villain had brainwashed the guards and patrons of the gallery and set them to work looting the premises, but was unable to hypnotize Nightstalker, who defeated him and his mesmerized hostages in hand-to-hand combat[…]

When asked by this reporter how she overcame Mesmero’s hypnotic ray, the lovely superheroine smiled enigmatically and replied “It’s easy, if you’ve got someone to help keep your mind focused.”