Anderson brings fans of Superman and Batman back to the 1950s to present the story of the frist time they worked together. It is a time where the Cold War and the Communist Scare are primary on people's minds. Bruce Wayne is in the early years of his career when he is focusing on the corruption among Gotham City's government and the gangster lords. Clark Kent has just started up at the Daily Planet and is enjoying getting to know Lois Lane.

Lex Luther takes center stage as his various projects infringe on the lives and careers of Clark and Bruce, both their real lives and those centering around their costumes.

Bruce is finding things at Wayne Industries, his father's company and the source of his great wealth, to be difficult. As the years have gone by, the company's board has shifted from a group of dedicated men to those willing to take a bribe and help out Lexcorp. This get Bruce interested in Lex, and the best way to learn about him is to use his alterego, Batman.

Meanwhile, Clark is struggling to get used to the limitations that he can't help everyone when he dons his cape while also being confronted with the new assignment of filling in for the newspaper's advice columnist. He feels lost since he is still not completely sure about what the best answers are to everyone's questions.

Lex's actions get both his and Lois' attentions fairly quickly. Lex has been working with Anatoly Ceridov, a general in the Soviet secret service. They have been working on a plan to use the Cold War to give them more power. The idea is that by heating things up with a nuclear scare, their governments will place more trust in their actions. As you can guess, things don't quite go as they would like once Batman and Superman get involved.

Not surprising, Batman is not really all that trusting of Superman in the early part of the book, particularly with the idea that Superman is claiming to be an alien. Of course, Batman is not the most trusting of superheroes so that is not all that surprising. As the book progresses, the two get to know each other and a close working bond becomes evident.

The book also does a nice job of capturing the tone of the 1950s with the inclusion of Sputnik, Area 51, Nikita Kruschev, Eisenhower, and other references to the period. They are weaved nicely together with the idea that superheroes are becoming a part of that everyday world.

I found the book both enjoyable and intriguing. The characters were allowed to be what they were in the beginning, rather than the overly-dark form that Batman has taken (and even the flawed Superman) in recent years. It is a high romp that represents the Golden Age of DC Comics well. Fans of the two character are not likely to be disappointed.