(January 1995)

Now, 1991 Series
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Volume
2
Price
2.50 USD; 3.25 CAD
Pages
36
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
NOW Comics
Brand
Now Comics
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
Joan Weis (Managing editor); Geoffrey White (Editor)

Issue Notes

This was the final issue of the series, and was published on heavy, high quality paper with full-color, offset printing, following several months of production in the four-color/newsprint format.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Green Hornet / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Patrick Zircher (signed)
Inks
Todd S. Tuttle (signed)
Colors
Patrick Williams

Genre
crime; superhero
Characters
Kato II; Kato IV

Changing Of The Guard (Table of Contents: 1)

The Green Hornet / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Joan Weis
Pencils
Jose Rivera
Inks
Todd S. Tuttle; Andrea Albert
Colors
Holly Sanfelippo
Letters
Andrea Albert

Genre
crime; superhero
Characters
Mishi Kato; Diana Reid; Kono Kato [Kato IV]; Hayashi Kato [Kato II]; Paul Reid [Green Hornet IV]; Constantine "Con" Stefanopoulos (villain, killed); Helen Stefanopoulos (villain); Frankie (villain, killed)
Synopsis
As Hayashi trains Kono to be the new Kato, Mishi and Diana discuss the younger man. His aunt expected to replace Hay in the Hornet operation, but will settle for being one of Diana's bridesmaids at the wedding. The two Japanese men report to Paul the results of their check of a bug previously planted on the Stefanopoulos estate, learning of an incoming illegal shipment of Greek artifacts. Patriarch Constantine, however, arranges for the Hornet to be informed of it and pick up his "cut," against the advice of his daughter, Helena, to whom he nonetheless assigns the details. Frankie tells her that as soon as the old man goes back to Greece, HE will be placed in charge. As it all sounds totally routine, Kono rather than Hay will be the Hornet's driver. At the docks, police sirens reveal a double cross, and Helena tells them that the "hot stuff" came in three days ago, so SHE isn't going to be "busted" here. Kono, never having driven the Beauty before, doesn't know the necessary evasive action or how to execute it, and the Hornet takes over via voice control. They just make it, and Paul unfairly states that Kono lost his cool. Helena seduces a thug into killing her father and Frankie for her, then shoots him and tells other members of the household that she just barely evaded his attempt on her life!

Indexer Notes

This story was intended to give the readers a breather after several issues of nail-biting suspense and action. It firmly established the new Kato after his brief introduction last issue and set up future plotlines. Unfortunately, NOW's cessation of operations left the latter unrealized. "Constantine" is incorrectly rendered as "Constatine" on page 5, panel 2, and three panels later the word "course" is duplicated.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Green Hornet / illustration / 4 pages (report information)

Pencils
Patrick Zircher
Inks
Todd S. Tuttle
Colors
?

Characters
Kato II; Kato IV
Synopsis
The art for the front cover, blown up to a two-page spread, and completely devoid of logos, imprint, etc. This feature opens with a white page blank but for the Green Hornet logo, and closes with a similar page bearing the publisher's logo.
Reprints
  • This issue's front cover art.

Indexer Notes

Centerspread between pages 13 & 14 of Sequence 1.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

What NOW / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Buzz Word / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joan Weis
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Letters from Chris Mentzer and Matt Spaulding, with editorial responses.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Next Issue: / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

It's The "Create Your Own Rejected Panel" Contest! (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset (main text); ? (art caption)

Characters
Married...With Children [Peg; Bud; Al Bundy]
Synopsis
Announcement of a "contest" (there were to be absolutely no prizes) in which readers would offer NOW Comics panels altered for comedic effect in the tradition of the "...almost slipped by" gags which appeared sporadically on the untitled and variantly formatted last-page feature throughout NOW's line. A new example, from a Married...With Children issue, is included. There is also a "Newsflash" concerning the discovery of additional back issues to be offered through their service, and the usual list of NOW staffers.
Reprints
  • A panel from Kelly Goes To Kollege #3, altered for humorous effect.

Indexer Notes

As NOW ceased operations after this month's releases, the contest was never actually conducted. This feature appeared on the last interior page of most NOW releases for this month.

Inside: (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Green Hornet
  2. 1. Changing Of The Guard
    The Green Hornet
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    The Green Hornet
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    What NOW
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Buzz Word
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Next Issue:
  7. 6. It's The "Create Your Own Rejected Panel" Contest!
  8. 7. Inside:
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Peter Frickinger
  • Paolo Interdonato
  • James Ludwig
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Ted Watson