Previously in Detective Comics...
Detective Comics #565 starred Batman and Catwoman in a story by Doug Moench with art by Gene Colan, who also drew the cover. Green Arrow and Black Canary teamed up in a backup strip titled "Death by Misadventure" written by Joey Cavalieri and drawn by new penciler Stan Woch.
Green Arrow and Black Canary were sneaking around an old mansion looking to rescue the mayor's son from kidnappers. Black Canary was knocked out by the mayor in his sinister guise as Steelclaw, while Green Arrow opened a door upstairs that set off an explosion.
When Green Arrow picks himself up, he is greeted by two boys. One is Bruce Bolt, the mayor's son; the other is Rick O'Connor, who the editor's note refers to as "Hi-Tek" from a zillion Green Arrow stories, remember? I actually don't remember this character, but whatever. Hi-Tek helps Ollie to his feet and explains that he was assisting Bruce's tutor when they discovered that strange men were following Bruce home from school and lurking around the house. They got permission from the tutor, a woman named Myrna Cuthbertson, to build some home-defense booby-traps, including the door bomb.
Outside, the two kidnappers happen upon Steelclaw over Black Canary's unconscious form. One of the hoods intends to shoot her in the head, but Steelclaw objects. Mayor Bolt has infiltrated the world of crime hoping to take it down from inside, but he can't allow Black Canary to be murdered. Unfortunately, the goons are no longer interested in letting Steelclaw boss them around.
The gunshots get Green Arrow's attention up in the house. He looks out the window to see one of the gunmen about to execute Dinah.
Green Arrow comes down and unties Black Canary. Then Bruce Bolt and the others follow and little Brucie asks about the hooded figure bleeding out on the lawn. Won't that be awkward when he finds out it's his dad.
Onyx tries to leave the shop but Tommie has her locked inside and demands to know what she's afraid of and why she came back.
Green Arrow and Black Canary were sneaking around an old mansion looking to rescue the mayor's son from kidnappers. Black Canary was knocked out by the mayor in his sinister guise as Steelclaw, while Green Arrow opened a door upstairs that set off an explosion.
When Green Arrow picks himself up, he is greeted by two boys. One is Bruce Bolt, the mayor's son; the other is Rick O'Connor, who the editor's note refers to as "Hi-Tek" from a zillion Green Arrow stories, remember? I actually don't remember this character, but whatever. Hi-Tek helps Ollie to his feet and explains that he was assisting Bruce's tutor when they discovered that strange men were following Bruce home from school and lurking around the house. They got permission from the tutor, a woman named Myrna Cuthbertson, to build some home-defense booby-traps, including the door bomb.
Outside, the two kidnappers happen upon Steelclaw over Black Canary's unconscious form. One of the hoods intends to shoot her in the head, but Steelclaw objects. Mayor Bolt has infiltrated the world of crime hoping to take it down from inside, but he can't allow Black Canary to be murdered. Unfortunately, the goons are no longer interested in letting Steelclaw boss them around.
The gunshots get Green Arrow's attention up in the house. He looks out the window to see one of the gunmen about to execute Dinah.
Green Arrow comes down and unties Black Canary. Then Bruce Bolt and the others follow and little Brucie asks about the hooded figure bleeding out on the lawn. Won't that be awkward when he finds out it's his dad.
Onyx tries to leave the shop but Tommie has her locked inside and demands to know what she's afraid of and why she came back.
Come back next Friday for the next part of Green Arrow and Black Canary's continuing adventures in Detective Comics...
I am something of a Jerome Moore shill. So I thought for sure I would be disappointed by the Stan Woch art on this chapter. But surprisingly, it holds up.
ReplyDeleteThis is definitely a Green Arrow story with Canary on the sidelines. But for a back-up, this is a decent running story.
Yeah, it seems like this running backup was really going to focus on Black Canary finding a new identity and niche to go along with her new outfit, but she still quite often takes a backseat to Green Arrow.
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