The Green Hornet: Solitary Sentinel #1

(December 1992)

Strike Force: Solitary Sentinel Part 1 (Table of Contents: 1)

The Green Hornet / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

James Van Hise

Pencils

Terry Tidwell

Inks

Butch Burcham

Colors

Joseph Allen

Letters

Andrea Albert

Genre

crime; superhero

Characters

Paul Reid [Green Hornet IV, in Green Hornet II garb]; Britt Reid II; Leon Marshall (V); Hayashi Kato; Kumara Kato (Hayashi's brother); Sabrina Bradley of the Daily Express (last chronological appearance in Tales of the Green Hornet, 1992 series [Vol. 3], #3); District Attorney Diana Reid

Synopsis

A senior citizen Britt Reid II thinks back. November 1990: Despite having his "thug tactics" exposed by the Daily Sentinel and other media outlets, Leon Marshall is elected mayor. Several members of the city council "mysteriously resign" and are immediately replaced by mayoral interim appointees, who quickly pass oppressive laws, with judges who are Marshall cronies blocking court challenges. Hayashi's brother Kumara is scheduled to visit to discuss perceived problems with the US-based Kato's martial arts movies, but shows up in a drugged state and fights Hayashi, who loses out of an unwillingness to hurt him and is imprisoned. An armed assault on Reid Tower via helicopters occurs when Paul Reid is home alone, but he escapes by way of the secret doors, elevators, and passageways of the Green Hornet operation. A celphone call to the Sentinel offices informs Paul that charges have been trumped up against most of the family, cousin/D.A. Diana has been arrested, and Britt has disappeared. The mayor's "special police" have taken over all radio and TV stations and newspapers in the city. Paul makes his way to the concealed entrance to the secret sub-cellar beneath the Reid family mansion, where he gets out all of Britt's old Hornet gear, including his Black Beauty. In a reversal of the usual situation, Paul Reid hides from the authorities by becoming the Green Hornet! To be continued...

Indexer Notes

Last previous chronological appearance in The Green Hornet, NOW Comics, 1989 series, #14. Some of the thought balloons in the one-page opening scene with a very old Britt II ("...I learned the hard way that I was destined to be the Green Hornet...") seems more appropriate for Paul, especially given the editorially expressly stated claim that this series is to explain the change in Paul's attitude about being the Green Hornet between the 1989 series (doubting and reluctant) and the 1991 revival (enthusiastic and dedicated), but the art clearly depicts Britt.

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

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

Show Stoppers (Table of Contents: 4)

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Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

Typeset (except logo and opening "W")

Synopsis

Captioned photos of NOW Comics creative talent, related celebrities, and a pair of fans costumed as the second Green Hornet and third Kato appearing at various comics conventions.

Indexer Notes

This item runs in most of NOW's standard comics for several consecutive months.