Kickers, Inc. #4 [Direct]

(February 1987)

Cry Vengeance! (Table of Contents: 1)

Kickers, Inc. / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Tom DeFalco (plot); Terry Kavanagh (script); Ron Altaville (assist)

Pencils

Howard Bender (layouts)

Inks

Art Nichols (finisher)

Colors

George Roussos

Letters

Joe Rosen

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Kickers, Inc. That's what they call themselves.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Kickers, Inc. [Jack Magniconte; Dallas Corbin; Thomas Smythe; Beauford Wohl; Darlene Magniconte]; Coach Kirby; Billy "Hawk" Hawkins; Yuri Pudlinski; Williams; Baldi; Monahan (all five New York Smashers players); "Ugly" Mack Thornton (Austin Wreckers player); Fist (off-screen)(villain); Benjamin Harrington

Synopsis

The New York Smashers owner calls for random drug testing of players. Smashers rookie Hawkins is permanently injured by Austin Wreckers' "Ugly" Mack Thornton. Fist makes behind-the-scenes threats to Jack Magniconte. Before and during opening game of season against the Wreckers, Magniconte intimidates Thornton who eventually apologizes to a paralyzed Hawkins sitting on the sidelines. Benjamin Harrington, son of DP7's Stephanie Harrington, calls Kickers, Inc. asking for their help to get in touch with his mom.