American Century – DC/Vertigo – 2001–2003 – Volume 1 – Ongoing Series – #1–27

Quick Summary: Co-written by Howard Chaykin and David Tischman, this Vertigo series is a cynical, globe-trotting adventure set in the mid-20th century. The story follows Harry Kraft, a disillusioned WWII veteran who fakes his own death to escape the monotony of post-war suburbia. Harry’s journey takes him from the CIA-backed revolutions of Guatemala to the McCarthy-era paranoia of Hollywood, the moonshine circuits of North Carolina, and the jazz clubs of Chicago. The series is a gritty exploration of American interventionism, greed, and the "Secret History" of the 1950s.