Seven Soldiers Manhattan Guardian

jake jordan unemployed , disgraced former police officer, left force after killing young boy misidentified murderer of partner. on suggestion of fiancee s father larry, jake applied mysterious job @ manhattan guardian tabloid newspaper. after facing several trials disguised terrorist attack, including fighting golem, jordan confronted paper s owner, ed stargard. impressed conduct, ed offered jake job: newspaper s own superhero/reporter. (during meeting jake, ed notes had bought rights guardian name project cadmus, had sponsored original.)

shortly afterwards, jake s fiancee carla kidnapped subway pirates, , rescue becomes first mission. assisted newspaper s delivery boys, have developed information network. pirates rampaging through new york s underground in effort find tattoo-based map. during battle, carla s father killed. shortly after battle, carla breaks jake. later, guardian faces down killer robots modeled after world s ethnic groups. fed how new job has changed life, jake storms ed s office, intent on quitting, find ed elderly man never physically developed beyond babyhood. ed explains used member of group called newsboy army known baby brain. group had deadly , maddening encounter evil faerie-folk, sheeda, storming guardian building, intent on finishing former newsboy off. not content leave ed die, guardian, baby brain, , secretary set off find carla , fight sheeda.

with assistance of other heroes, such mr. miracle , new bullet-woman, sheeda defeated, , jake , carla tearfully reunited, making in process, shown in headline proclaiming hero gets girl! .