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Issue: Noble Causes Archives #1
Publication Date: January 2008
 
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Publisher: FlagImage
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Indicia Publisher: Image Comics Inc.
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Volume: 1
Pages: 604
ISBN: 9781582408965
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Price: $19.99 USD
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Content Items: 43 (40 stories, 1 cover)
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Guess Who's Coming To Dinner...?

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Race Noble; Liz Donnelly; Doc Noble; Zephyr Noble; Celeste Noble; Gaia Noble; Frost; Krennick
Race Noble brings Liz Donnelly to dinner to meet the family.
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FlagNoble Causes: First Impressions #1 published September 2001
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In Sickness and in Health

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Race Noble; Liz Donnelly; Doc Noble; Zephyr Noble; Celeste Noble; Gaia Noble; Frost; Krennick; Draconis; Icarus
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FlagNoble Causes #1 published January 2002
was In Sickness and in Health [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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In Sickness and in Health, Part Two

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Liz Donnelly; Doc Noble; Zephyr Noble; Celeste Noble; Gaia Noble; Frost; Krennick; Icarus; Rusty Noble
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FlagNoble Causes #2 [unnamed variant] published March 2002
was In Sickness and in Health, Part Two [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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In Sickness and in Health, Part Three

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Liz Donnelly; Doc Noble; Zephyr Noble; Celeste Noble; Gaia Noble; Frost; Krennick; Rusty Noble; Draconis
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FlagNoble Causes #3 [unnamed variant] published May 2002
was In Sickness and in Health, Part Three [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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In Sickness and in Health, Part Four

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Liz Donnelly; Doc Noble; Zephyr Noble; Celeste Noble; Gaia Noble; Frost; Krennick; Icarus; Rusty Noble
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FlagNoble Causes: Family Secrets #4 [Cover A] published January 2003
was Family Secrets, Part Four [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Family Secrets Part One

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Liz Donnelly; Doc Noble; Zephyr Noble; Celeste Noble; Gaia Noble; Frost; Krennick; Rusty Noble
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FlagNoble Causes: Family Secrets #1 [Cover B] published October 2002
was Family Secrets, Part One [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Family Secrets Part Two

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Liz Donnelly; Doc Noble; Zephyr Noble; Celeste Noble; Gaia Noble; Frost; Krennick; Rusty Noble
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FlagNoble Causes: Family Secrets #2 [Cover B] published November 2002
was Family Secrets, Part Two [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Family Secrets Part Three

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Liz Donnelly; Doc Noble; Zephyr Noble; Gaia Noble; Frost; Krennick; Rusty Noble; Draconis; Invincible; Fused; Savage Dragon; Shadowhawk; Superstar; The Fury; Firebreather; Superpatriot; Citizen Pain; Venture
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FlagNoble Causes: Family Secrets #3 [Cover 3B] published December 2002
was Family Secrets, Part Three [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Family Secrets Part Four

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Doc Noble; Draconis; Rusty Noble; Zephyr Noble; Gaia Noble; Liz Donnelly; Krennick; Celeste Noble; Frost
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FlagNoble Causes: Family Secrets #4 [Cover A] published January 2003
was Family Secrets, Part Four [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Distant Relatives Part One

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Liz Donnelly-Noble; Rusty Noble; Celeste Noble; Frost; Doc Noble; Gaia Noble; Krennick; Diakun; Kelly
Liz recounts the recent exploits of her in-laws to her friend Kelly. Meanwhile, Doc learns that Frost has been exploring a parallel dimension that contains counterparts of the Noble family.
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FlagNoble Causes: Distant Relatives #1 published July 2003
was Distant Relatives: part one [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Distant Relatives Part Two

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Liz Donnelly-Noble; Rusty Noble; Zephyr Noble; Doc Noble; Frost; Cosmic Rae; Krennick; Diakun; Kelly; Parallel Doc; Parallel Zephyr; Parallel Rusty; Parallel Race
Frost has a conversation with his father in the parallel universe. Meanwhile, Liz decides to get Race back, Rusty meets Cosmic Rae, and Krennick confronts Zephyr about her pregnancy.
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FlagNoble Causes: Distant Relatives #2 published August 2003
was Distant Relatives: part two [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Distant Relatives Part Three

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Liz Donnelly-Noble; Frost; Rusty Noble; Zephyr Noble; Cosmic Rae; Krennick; Celeste Noble (cameo); Gretchen Lewis (not named in this issue); Parallel Doc; Parallel Race; Parallel Rusty; Parallel Zephyr; Parallel Megaforce
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FlagNoble Causes: Distant Relatives #3 published September 2003
was Distant Relatives: part three [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Distant Relatives Part Four

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Frost; Doc Noble; Rusty Noble; Celeste Noble; Cosmic Rae; Zephyr Noble; Krennick; Race Noble; Liz Donnelly-Noble; Gretchen Lewis
The parallel worlds saga closes with a happy ending for Liz and Race.
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FlagNoble Causes: Distant Relatives #4 published October 2003
was Distant Relatives part four [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Liz Donnelly-Noble enters a parallel world in this issue, in which all future stories of the Noble family will take place.
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I Know What You're Thinking...

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Bash

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Subject Matter
superhero
Doc Noble; Captain Dynamo; Gaia Noble; Savage Dragon; Invincible; Lightning Rod; Brit; Firebird; Venture; Clarion; Liz Donnelly; Race Noble; Zaphyr Noble; Rusty Noble; Cosmic Rae; Celeste Noble; Frost; Mighty Man
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FlagNoble Causes: Extended Family #2 published June 2004
was Bash [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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superhero
Detective Ryan O'Mega; Gretchen Lewis; Liz Donnelly-Noble; Gaia Noble; Doc Noble; Race Noble; Rusty Noble; Zephyr Noble; Cosmic Rae; Lightning Rod; Frost; Celeste Noble; Firebird; Venture; Steven Dockerty; Krennick
Hey, Detective O'Mega...
Detective O'Mega wants to solve the mystery of a dead prostitute dressed like Zephyr. Meanwhile, Rusty and Cosmic Rae are recruited for a secret government mission alongside other heroes and Doc visits an old enemy in prison.
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FlagNoble Causes #1 [Cover A] published July 2004
was Hey, Detective O'Mega... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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superhero
Gaia Noble; Doc Noble; Race Noble; Liz Donnelly-Noble; Krennick; Rusty Noble; Celeste Noble; Frost; Cosmic Rae; Venture; Lightning Rod; Firebird; Zephyr Noble; Detective Ryan O'Mega; Drexel; Diakun
Move my two o'clock back to two-thirty...
Gaia and Doc become involved in the effort to exonerate Krennick of the murder of Gretchen Lewis. Meanwhile, Rusty and Rae's group of heroes embarks on a space voyage.
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FlagNoble Causes #2 [Cover A] published August 2004
was Move my two o'clock back to two-thirty... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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superhero
Rusty Noble; Celeste Noble; Cosmic Rae; Frost; Venture; Lightning Rod; Firebird; Race Noble; Krennick; Liz Donnelly-Noble; Detective Ryan O'Mega; Zephyr Noble; Diakun; Doc Noble; Gaia Noble; Necrona
Hang on guys.
Rusty's group of heroes seems outmatched in their fight. Meanwhile, Liz and Race find more evidence against Krennick, while Zephyr offers to help Detective O'Mega exonerate the demon spawn.
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FlagNoble Causes #3 [Cover A] published September 2004
was This isn't working! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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superhero
Zephyr Noble; Detective Ryan O'Mega; Race Noble; Liz Donnelly-Noble; Krennick; Necrona; Rusty Noble; Firebird; Celeste Noble; Venture; Lightning Rod; Frost; Cosmic Rae; Doc Noble; Gaia Noble; Mercury Blackthorne (unnamed in this issue)
So you want to help prove Krennick's innocence...
Frost and Rae become separated from their group and a terrible secret is revealed. Meanwhile, Necrona introduces herself as Krennick's heretofore-unknown sister and Doc and Gaia encounter a heretofore-unknown foe.
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FlagNoble Causes #4 [Cover A] published October 2004
was So you want to help prove Krennick's innocence... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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superhero
Race Noble; Liz Donnelly-Noble; Zephyr Noble; Detective Ryan O'Mega; Krennick; Necrona; Frost; Cosmic Rae; Gaia Noble; Doc Noble; Invincible; Mercury Blackthorne (unnamed in this issue); Diakun
Police! Nobody move!
Krennick is exonerated as the real murderer is revealed. Meanwhile, Invincible helps Doc and Gaia against their unnamed enemy, Liz makes a shocking announcement, and Frost offers to keep Rae's secret -- for a price.
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FlagNoble Causes #5 published November 2004
was Police! Nobody move! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Race Noble; Liz Donnelly-Noble; Doc Noble; Frost; Cosmic Rae; Gaia Noble; Detective Ryan O'Mega; Diakun; Mercury Blackthorne (unnamed in this issue); Mr. Donnelly; Necrona; Steven Dockerty; Krennick (cameo); Rusty Noble (cameo)
You guys hear why the chicken...
Liz walks out on Race to consider her options but he pursues her to her family farm. Meanwhile, a connection between Necrona and the mysterious bank robber is revealed, Frost and Rae are still unable to find the rest of their team, and Steven Dockerty makes a startling claim to the keepers at the asylum.
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FlagNoble Causes #6 published December 2004
was Dad! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Subject Matter
superhero
Liz Donnelly-Noble; Race Noble; Tog-Mar; Celeste Noble; Rusty Noble; Firebird; Venture; Lightning Rod; Invincible (cameo); Mighty Man (cameo); Savage Dragon (cameo); Firebreather (cameo); Harrier (cameo); Confectionary (cameo); Superpatriot (cameo); other unnamed superheroes
Honey? Yeah? Whatcha doin'?
Liz and Race try to take a day for themselves. Meanwhile, Rusty, Celeste and the other heroes are stunned by the scope of their problem.
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FlagNoble Causes #7 published January 2005
was Honey? Yeah? Whatcha doin'? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Subject Matter
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Celeste Noble; Rusty Noble; Liz Donnelly-Noble; Zephyr Noble; Gaia Noble; Steven Dockerty [as Doc Noble]; Venture; Firebird; Lightning Rod; Doc Noble [as Steven Dockerty]; Jason Rudy
I'm afraid it's out of the question...
Following a fight with Venture on the alien planet, Rusty is disassembled by three giants. Meanwhile, Zephyr and Liz bond over the coming baby, and Doc, in the body of Steven Dockerty, tries to get out of the asylum.
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FlagNoble Causes #8 published February 2005
was Well, there's nothing we can do for these poor guys. [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Subject Matter
superhero
Celeste Noble; Race Noble; Zephyr Noble; Liz Donnelly-Noble; Doc Noble (actually Steven Dockerty); Gaia Noble; Firebird; Lightning Rod; Venture; Frost; Cosmic Rae; Steven Dockerty (actually Doc Noble)
Rusty!
Celeste finds Frost and Rae, but Rusty is still missing. Meanwhile, Zephyr is menaced by a robot double of Liz, and Doc has escaped from the asylum and returns home to confront Steven Dockerty, who has assumed his identity.
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FlagNoble Causes #9 published March 2005
was Rusty! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Doc Noble (as Steven Dockerty); Gaia Noble; Race Noble; Zephyr Noble; Liz Donnelly-Noble; Steven Dockerty (as Doc Noble); Celeste Noble; Cosmic Rae; Frost; Venture
I'm not sure about this plan...
Doc reveals the details of Dockerty's body exchange, but can it be reversed? Meanwhile, Frost, Celeste, and Rae devise a plan to rescue the other heroes.
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FlagNoble Causes #10 published April 2005
was Honey, what is it? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Gaia Noble; Doc Noble (as Steven Dockerty); Race Noble; Liz Donnelly-Noble; Zephyr Noble; Steven Dockerty (as Doc Noble); Frost; Celeste Noble; Rusty Noble; Cosmic Rae; Venture; Firebird; Lightning Rod
Can I just say one more time that I hate this idea?
Gaia brings Doc and Dockerty to her home dimension to see if they can be switched back to their own identities by her father - who turns out to be the sorcerer that the other group of heroes has been fighting. Meanwhile, Zephyr goes into labor and Liz tries to get her to the hospital.
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FlagNoble Causes #11 published June 2005
was Can I just say one more time that I hate this idea? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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superhero
Gaia Noble; Zephyr Noble; Liz Donnelly-Noble; Doc Noble; Rusty Noble; Race Noble; Frost; Celeste Noble; Cosmic Rae; Steven Dockerty; Detective Ryan O'Mega (revealed to be an android double); Krennick; Necrona Blackthorne; Mercury Blackthorne; Venture (cameo); Lightning Rod (cameo); Firebird (cameo)
Representatives from the governing body of your planet...
Zephyr and Liz are repeatedly attacked on their way to the hospital, but everyone returns from the alien dimension just in time to save them. Later, the family is told that Zephyr lost her baby, but actually Necrona paid the doctor to abduct the child and deliver it to her.
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FlagNoble Causes #12 published July 2005
was Representatives from the governing body of your planet... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Special Delivery

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
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Race Noble; Doc Noble; Gaia Noble; Rusty Noble; Icarus
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FlagNoble Causes #1 published January 2002
was Special Delivery [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Life Support

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Race Noble; Doc Noble; Gaia Noble; Rusty Noble; Celeste Noble; Zephyr Noble; Krennick; Frost
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FlagNoble Causes #2 [unnamed variant] published March 2002
was Life Support [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Common Ground

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jeff Johnson
Subject Matter
superhero
Race Noble; Krennick; Doc Noble; Rusty Noble
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FlagNoble Causes #3 [unnamed variant] published May 2002
was Common Ground [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Too Close to the Son

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Sean Clauretie
Subject Matter
superhero
Doc Noble; Gaia Noble; Icarus; Rusty Noble; Race Noble
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FlagNoble Causes #4 [unnamed variant] published July 2002
was Too Close to the Son [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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...By Its Cover

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Race Noble; Liz Donnelly; Locke Deveroux
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FlagNoble Causes: First Impressions #1 published September 2001
was ...By Its Cover [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Fire & Ice

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ray Dillon [Golden Goat Studios]; Jeremy K. Fiest [Golden Goat Studios]
Subject Matter
superhero
Celeste Noble; Frost; Rusty Noble
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FlagNoble Causes: Family Secrets #1 [Cover B] published October 2002
was Fire & Ice [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Unrequited

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ray Dillon [Golden Goat Studios]
Subject Matter
superhero
Zephyr Noble; Krennick; Race Noble
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FlagNoble Causes: Family Secrets #2 [Cover B] published November 2002
was Unrequited [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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An Early Frost

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Vivienne To
Ray Dillon [Golden Goat Studios]
Subject Matter
superhero
Frost; Gaia Noble; Rusty Noble; Race Noble; Doc Noble; Clarion
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FlagNoble Causes: Family Secrets #3 [Cover 3B] published December 2002
was An Early Frost [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Grown Ups

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ray Dillon [Golden Goat Studios]
Subject Matter
superhero
Draconis; Zephyr Noble; Krennick; Gaia Noble
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FlagNoble Causes: Family Secrets #4 [Cover A] published January 2003
was Grown Ups [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Ring

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Race Noble; Rusty Noble; Krennick; Celeste Noble
Flashback story of the engagement of Rusty and Celeste.
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FlagNoble Causes: Distant Relatives #1 published July 2003
was The Ring [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Normal

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Sam Mooney
Subject Matter
superhero
Liz Donnelly-Noble; Gaia Noble; Doc Noble; Rusty Noble; Krennick; Kelly
Liz tries to move away from the Nobles following Race's death.
Reprinting
FlagNoble Causes: Distant Relatives #2 published August 2003
was Normal [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Unexpected Arrival

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Gaia Noble; Doc Noble; Rusty Noble; Clarion
In a flashback story, Doc learns of Gaia's infidelity when she tells him she is pregnant, and they make a bargain.
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FlagNoble Causes: Distant Relatives #3 published September 2003
was Unexpected Arrival [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Gretchen's Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Krennick; Gretchen Lewis; Diakun
Krennick finds a substitute for Zephyr.
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FlagNoble Causes: Distant Relatives #4 published October 2003
was Gretchen's Story [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Feeling Like a Winner

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
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FlagNoble Causes #3 published January 2005
 
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