Issue | #2 |
Published | December 1991 |
Cover Price | 2.50 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | Tony Caputo (Editor in chief); Joan Weis (Editor) |
Characters | Hayashi Kato |
Genre | Martial arts |
Pencils | Brent Anderson (painting) (signed) |
Inks | Brent Anderson (painting) (signed) |
Colors | Brent Anderson (painting) (signed) |
Characters | Hayashi Kato, Ulysses Chow; Sifu Ho (introduction); Tam Lam (introduction); Tong Loo (introduction); Cat Ng (introduction; villain); Carter Lin (villain); Chinese Communists (villains) |
Synopsis | Continued from last issue: Hayashi Kato uses the Red Chinese army's discipline against them and convinces their captain that he and Ulysses are high ranking officers on a top secret mission. The colonel to whom the captain reports this encounter is Cat Ng, Kato's former temple rival who begrudges Hayashi having been awarded the Demon Sword, which had been in his own family for years, by the temple leaders. In fact, Ng stole it to prevent the presentation. Meanwhile, Kato and Ulysses arrive at the temple and find that a woman named Tam Lam is being sheltered there, and that several members feel that Hayashi's White Ninja movies were a betrayal of Shaolin secrets. After Kato defeats that group's leader, Tong Loo, in combat, PRC troops led by Ng intrude. Their entry, the colonel reveals, was accomplished with the help of Lt. Carter Lin! Ng tells Kato to either "make films that will serve the revolution--or die." He accepts!...Continued next issue. |
Genre | Martial arts; Cold War |
Script | Mike Baron |
Pencils | Brent Anderson |
Inks | David Mowry |
Colors | Suzanne Dechnik |
Letters | Joseph Allen |
Notes | Tam Lam is not named until Col. Ng demands her arrest when he appears in the temple, just what she's been granted sanctuary there about is not explained, and that situation is never mentioned in the two remaining issues; Carter Lin's surname is spelled Linn in this issue. |
Characters | Hayashi Kato |
Synopsis | A teaser for the following issue, including the cover illustration. |
Genre | Martial arts |
Pencils | Sandra Chang (painting) (signed) |
Inks | Sandra Chang (painting) (signed) |
Colors | Sandra Chang (painting) (signed) |
Reprinted | from Kato of the Green Hornet (Now, 1991 series) #3 [cover] |
Synopsis | A David Letterman-esque "Top Ten" list about the Kato mini-series, an essay about the second series of Tales of the Green Hornet, a boxed list of the company's staff, and listings for five NOW titles "on sale now", with creative talent credits and synopses. |
Script | Joan Weis (Top Ten list & essay); ? (issue synopses) |
Letters | ? (for logos); Typeset |
Notes | There is a solid yellow background with brown used in the title and section logos. This was the last interior page feature for most NOW releases of this cover date. |
Characters | Green Hornet IV; Kato II; Al Bundy; Green Hornet II; Kato II; the Real Ghostbusters; Hayashi Kato |
Synopsis | Listings for "November 1991 Releases" from NOW, with cover repros, creative talent credits, and synopses for all six titles. |
Letters | ? (for logos); Typeset |
Notes | This back-cover feature appeared on most NOW Comics releases of this cover date. Highlights covers from The Green Hornet V. 2, #5; Married...With Children V. 2, #5; Tales of the Green Hornet V.2, #1; Real Ghostbusters V. 2, #3; Twilight Zone V. 2, #3; Kato of the Green Hornet #3. |