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Hornet's Captor Revealed!

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Karl Kerschl (signed)

Inker(s): Barry Petersen (signed)

Colorist(s): Andrea Albert

Letterer(s): typeset ?

Subject Matter

Genres: crime, superhero

Feature(s): The Green Hornet

Character(s): Green Hornet IV

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Karl Kerschl is incorrectly credited as "Karl Kirschl" on the main story's splash page.

Penance

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Geoffrey White

Penciller(s): Joe Bennett

Inker(s): Joe Bennett

Colorist(s): Holly Sanfelippo

Letterer(s): Andrea Albert

Subject Matter

Genres: crime, superhero

Feature(s): The Green Hornet

Character(s): Diana Reid (recorded voice only); Hayashi Kato [Kato II]; Paul Reid; Johnny Dollar (revealed as Mystery Villain)

Synopsis: Continued from last issue: Kato, all but certain that his partner was killed in the explosion, struggles with feelings of guilt and an urge to return to drink (see Green Hornet 1989 series, aka Vol. 1, #5, March 1990). Paul's captor brands the base of his back with a Hornet image. Kato, having learned that no body was found in the building's remains, is back on the streets, finding that no gunrunner who dealt with that supplier got a look at him. The unmasked Hornet is further tortured. Kato starts hacking and cross-referencing various law enforcement databanks. More torture. The internet work has found nothing, and Kato catches himself about to take a drink. More and more torture, and finally the mystery man walks out to finish his captive personally, but Paul's condition prohibits recognition. As the mastermind raises a handgun, his assistant comes flying through the control room's mirrored window. The captor turns and sees a figure advancing from the door...Kato! And the torture-master is Johnny Dollar! Ironically, Dollar was using security systems designed by the Kato family's company, so that the masked man knew exactly how to bypass them. While he is dealing with Kato, Dollar is jumped by Paul, causing the gun to drop to the floor, although Reid is too weak to hang on. From somewhere inside his suit Johnny pulls a second pistol, and Kato must allow him to walk out. Hayashi tells Paul he found him because his "homing beacon was triggered."

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 21

Notes: Despite the cover depiction, Paul Reid never appears wearing his Green Hornet mask in this story. Given that the Hornet was stripped to his trousers at the outset, and eventually to his briefs, the never-mentioned-before-or-since homing beacon should have been found, unless it was an implant.

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Letters Page on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Joan Weis

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Buzz Word

Synopsis: Letters from Patrick S. Poplin and C. Gottlieb, with editor's responses, and a next issue blurb.

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Pages: 1

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Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): various

Inker(s): various

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): What NOW

Synopsis: Promos for twelve NOW Comics issues, with main creative talent listings and cover art repros for all. With the sole exception of the title logo on New Adventures of Speed Racer #0, they are devoid of logos, imprints or copy of any kind.

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Reprint Notes: Cover illustrations for 12 NOW Comics issues.

Miscellaneous

Pages: 2

Notes: Both the Speed Racer and Green Hornet titles are represented by THREE different issues, the preceding month's, the current month's, AND the following month's, while the other three titles have only two each. One of those does show as the last two installments of a miniseries, and another had a bimonthly frequency, but the lack of a third issue for Mr. T and the T-Force is unexplained.

The Green Hornet Gets A Facelift or: More Buzz For Your Buck

Text Article on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Joan Weis

Penciller(s): Patrick Zircher

Inker(s): Jim Brozman ?; Todd S. Tuttle ?; Barry Petersen ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset (article); Andrea Albert (comics extract)

Subject Matter

Character(s): Green Hornet IV

Synopsis: Joan Weis gives the readers a preview of the direction for the Green Hornet series in the coming months, from her perspective as both editor and writer. There is also the standard boxed list of NOW Comics' staff.

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Reprint Notes: Upper 3/4 of next issue's page 13, with slightly angular cropping, and different coloring.

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Strangely, Weis gives no hint that her work as this series' writer is not yet seeing print (she actually starts next issue), let alone that her attaining that post is news. The next issue's story credit box lists all three of the inkers, and just which of them worked on the page previewed here is undetermined.