Justice Press

One of the many short-lived RACC imprints of the mid-90s, Justice Press was one of those New Universe-type worlds whose history was the same as ours until an event that causes superhumans (or "alter-humans") to come into being; in this case, a virus called the Prime Strain. It was founded and edited by Andrew Barnett. Its series included:

• CounterStrike: (written by Amabel Holland) CounterStrike is the story of James Pollen, the vigilante known as the Atomic Moth, his wife Veronica, the Atomic Sting, the bubbly young sorceress Jennifer Rose, AKA Druid, and a midget on the run from the police, the Mighty Midget. It aimed to be one of those series that can be depressing and humorous at the same time, not unlike Teenfactor. Besides initial outlaw-ish stuff, the focus would have shifted to the more supernatural and neo-mystical side of the Justice Press Universe. Originally it was a more generic superhero book, Atomic Knights, but this series didn't fit into JP's continuity, since its heroes had been superheroes before the Prime Strain. Amabel moved it into its own universe but then retooled and expanded it for JP as CounterStrike. She also brought the Atomic Knights into the RACCCafe, where they refused to save her from an angry Sig.Lad.
• Horizons: (written by Lyle Masaki) Horizons follows an ensemble of twenty-somethings trying to find their futures in Honolulu. The cast includes: Kelly Nohara, a young man struggling to gain control over his newfound powers; Tristan Hunter, Kelly's lifetime friend, a telepath who believes he can help Kelly master his powers; Travis Gomes, Tristan's partner in crime-fighting; and Wanda Kim, a dilettante sorceress, a casual friend of Kelly and Tristan.
• Justice: (written by Andrew Barnett) Taking place in the gritty Montro City, Justice is a vigilante who wants to be a super-hero for the glamour, fame, and acceptance. He is partnered with Sensor and Dick Hunter, an empath and millionaire, respectively.
• Plasma: (written by Andrew Barnett) This is the story of Jack Slater, a teenager who discovers he has telekinesis. He adopts the costume and code-name of Plasma, and tries to use his powers to help those who are not so fortunate. Mixed in are plenty of subplots about what it's like growing up in modern America.
• Weaver: (written by Carolyn Vaughan) This series would have featured the adventures of Kathleen Price, a young college student to create threads of any material she can think of out of nothing. As she deals with life at college and the gift (or burden) of her powers, fighting crime in the guise of Weaver becomes partly stress-relief, partly stress-maker, and partly her way of making a difference in the world. Sadly, this was never actually written.

The Justice Press stories can be read here.