The Green Hornet #24

(August 1993)

The Karate Wars Part Two (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Ron Fortier

Pencils

Patrick Zircher

Inks

Jim Brozman

Colors

Suzanne Dechnik; Holly Sanfelippo; Todd S. Tuttle

Letters

Andrea Albert

Genre

crime; superhero

Characters

Green Hornet IV [Paul Reid]; Kato II [Hayashi Kato]; Harry Block (villain); Glory; D.A. Diana Reid; Jon "J.J." Allan, Jr. (still called simply "Jon Allan," as in #23)

Synopsis

Continued from last issue: Just managing to escape the unexpected police presence at Harry Block's headquarters, The Green Hornet and Kato face another, moral, dilemma: If Kato defeats Block's Yakuza killer, Onaka Matahachi, he, publicly perceived to be an outlaw, will become a hero to the young hordes serving under Block, but if he doesn't, then genuine criminal Block will truly corrupt them. A major meeting of the various gangs under Block's control is arranged at a disused sports arena. As it is no secret on the streets, the Hornet and his associate crash the proceedings. Inevitably, the two martial arts masters square off for all the proverbial marbles. However, Kato doesn't fight back effectively, and is losing, when an incredible figure drops from the rafters--The White Ninja, Hayashi's old movie character! HE defeats Onaka, and then reveals himself to the crowd as Jon Allan, former sensei to several of them, and known to the vast majority. He makes a speech setting them back on a straight life, while Kato whispers to the Hornet that he visited Jon earlier in the day and manipulated him into this line of action, including providing the costume. Block's plans are blocked without misleading the young martial arts students into worshiping a "criminal."

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

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

Script

Ron Fortier (Sequence 1's plot)

Pencils

Patrick Zircher (signed)

Inks

David Mowry (signed)

Colors

?

Genre

martial arts; superhero

Characters

Kato II; Onaka Matahachi

Synopsis

Two-page, single-panel spread presenting a moment in the fight between Kato and Onaka depicted in the main story. The reverses are blank except for the standard logos of The Green Hornet (first page) and NOW Comics (last page).

Indexer Notes

Centerspread between pages 12 and 13 of Sequence 1.

Buzz Word (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Joan Weis

Letters

typeset

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

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

Syphons Is Coming! (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joan Weis [as Joan] (signed); Geoffrey A. White [as Geoff] (signed); Allen Curtis (plot for "Syphons" pages)

Pencils

Mark Beachum

Inks

Mark Beachum

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Members of the superhero team The Syphons

Synopsis

Editorial announcement of the then still unscheduled three-issue mini-series revival of NOW Comics' first superhero comic, "Syphons," to be written by originator Allen Curtis. Includes three drawings of team members by Mark Beachum done for the mini and reduced in size for this presentation, with no logos or lettering on any. One is in color (either a cover illio or a splash page), and there is a smaller pair in b/w (multi-panel story pages). The page also carries a boxed list of NOW's staff.

Reprints

• The three examples of "Syphons" art by Mark Beachum, all probably from the new first issue.