Tales of the Green Hornet #3
In "Gun Metal Green," the Green Hornet confronts a past that refuses to stay buried when a news report of a gang shooting stirs memories of a forgotten letter from Dr. Tracy Loring. Written by James Van Hise and illustrated by James Tucker, with inks by John Stangeland and colors by Suzanne Dechnik, this 1992 tale sees the Hornet and Kato rushing a wounded eight-year-old, Johnny Fairbanks, into a hospital after a violent clash with the Red Hook Gang. Cover by James Martin, the issue blends tense action with quiet reflection, as the masked vigilante grapples with the cost of justice in a city that never forgets, but rarely remembers right.
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A TV news report of a police vs. street gang-bangers shoot-out reminds an aging Britt of a letter the Daily Sentinel received--but never published-- from Dr. Tracy Loring, describing how her personal encounter with the notorious Green Hornet did not jibe with his reputation, and he then thinks back to that day. Accompanied/guarded by Kato, the Hornet surprises the emergency room staff and patients of a major hospital by carrying in a gunshot victim, an eight year old boy, Johnny Fairbanks. After entrusting him to the medicos, he refuses Kato's advice to leave until he knows the child's prognosis. A flashback shows how an attempt to get Jackson Adams to implicate himself in selling firearms to criminals led to a fight with the Red Hook Gang, and the little boy catching a wild shot. The Gang arrives at the hospital just as Dr. Loring tells the Hornet that the boy will recover, and as the two masked men finish with them, police arrive. The Black Beauty carries the Hornet and Kato to safety.
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