Codename: Knockout #4
In "Fleshback '73: St. Grace Under Fire," writer Robert Rodi and artists Yanick Paquette, Louis Small Jr., with inks by Mark Farmer and colors by Moose Baumann, deliver a sharp, character-driven flashback that explores the origins of Celeste and Damon’s uneasy alliance. The story unfolds through Go-Go’s recollection of their first mission in Romania, where a cliffside accident strands them in a hidden grotto under unexpected circumstances. Cover by Joe Chiodo captures the tension and intimacy of the moment with a striking, moody illustration.
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Waiting for Angela to shower, Go-Go tells how Celeste and Damon first got together. As adversaries on a mission in Romania, they tumbled over a cliff into a hidden grotto, with Celeste happening to be naked and Devlin nearly so. Devlin offered to use his body to use against Celeste to keep her warm during the night. When she was picked up in the morning by operative MacKenna, she noticed angrily that Devlin had escaped, and could have gotten them out of there at any time. Angela finishes showering and tells Go-Go she's chosen to work for her mother at G.O.O.D.
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