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Big Kids 9–12 Real jobs, big adventures. Stories about the people who load the ships, keep the lights on and build the bridges, plus one hard-hat superhero.

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Fog Night at Pier 9Longshore crew

A night-shift dock crew has to unload a giant container ship before sunrise, and then the fog rolls in.

Lights Back On!Power line crew

A big storm knocks out the power, and a line crew works through the night to bring the lights back.

The Bridge BunchBridge construction crew

A construction crew builds a brand-new bridge across the river, but the last piece has to beat the wind.

TWISTLOCK! Issue #1Superhero

Night-shift crane mechanic Danny Oakes touches a glowing twist-lock from a shooting star and becomes the dock's own superhero.

Hero file

Twistlock, a dockworker superhero in a yellow hard-hat helmet and navy and orange suit, holding a shipping container over his head

Meet Twistlock!

Secret identity

Danny Oakes, night-shift crane mechanic at Harbor Point

Powers

Crane-Strength: lifts a full 30-ton shipping container with one hand.
Lock-On Grip: his gloves glow gold and hold anything steady, so nothing falls on anybody.
Beacon Helmet: an amber light that cuts through fog and darkness and tells everyone to stay back.
Mechanic Sense: he can hear what's broken in any machine, and he'd rather fix it than smash it.

Look

Yellow hard-hat helmet with an amber beacon light and a clear safety visor; navy suit with safety-orange panels and silver reflective stripes; a twist-lock badge on his chest; orange work gloves; tool belt; steel-toe boots. No cape: capes get caught in machinery. Safety first!

Catchphrase

“Locked on and lifted!”

Weakness

Totally helpless around a really good sandwich.