Issue | #12 |
Published | Autumn 1993 |
Cover Price | $3.50 |
Pages | 84 |
Editing | Brian Augustyn; Ruben Diaz (assistant editor) |
Characters | The Conglomerate [Echo; Hardline; Jesse Quick; Nuklon; Templar]; Amazo |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Dan Rodriguez (signed) |
Inks | Ken Branch (signed) |
Characters | Blood Jihad, a group of terrorists; passengers at an air terminal; The Conglomerate [Templar; Nuklon; Hardline; Echo; Jesse Quick]; Wally Tortollini, an investigative journalist; Charlie, Wally's boss; Claire Montgomery; Murphy, a technician at Stagg Robotics; Amazo, an android; fans at a rock concert |
Synopsis | Under corporate sponsorship, Claire Montgomery reorganizes the Conglomerate, with former members Echo and Hardline (formally known as Reverb) and new members Jesse Quick, Nuklon and Templar. The team's first battles were staged; called "training sessions" by Claire, but thought to be real menaces by the team. They are determined to fight for honor, not glory or fame, much to Claire's -and their corporate sponsors'- dismay. Their final test, however, proves very real as Amazo, an old JLA foe, is awakened and goes on a rampage. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Mark Waid |
Pencils | Dan Rodriguez; Antonio Daniel |
Inks | Ken Branch; Frank Percy |
Colors | Buzz Setzer |
Letters | Schubert; Bob Pinaha; John Workman |
Notes | Amazo is shown in this issue to be an acronym, standing for Artificially Meta-powered Android: Zeta-Omega. |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Sal Velluto |
Inks | Sal Velluto |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | A pinup of Gypsy. |
Characters | Ice [Tora Olafsdotter]; Fire; Blue Beetle; Guy Gardner; Flash [Wally West]; Metamorpho; Dr Light [Kimiyo Hoshi]; an old mechanic; a biker gang |
Synopsis | Tora and Kimiyo go on a road trip, determined to solve their problems without using their powers. They decide that powers can be useful and they don't always have to be nice to get what they need. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Kim Fryer |
Pencils | Mike Wieringo |
Inks | Mike Christian |
Colors | Tom McCraw |
Letters | Albert De Guzman |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Paul Pelletier |
Inks | Al Vey |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | A pinup of Fire & Ice. |
Characters | Praxis; Deena Walker, a detective; an unnamed jogger; Dexter DeFarge, a serial killer; Ghast (as a disembodied voice); a waitress; a truck driver |
Synopsis | Praxis and Deena continue their search for a serial killer in Portland. Although he dislikes his super-abilities, Praxis tries to stop a runaway truck and its driver. He stops the truck using his powers over electrons, but is unable to save the driver. |
Genre | superhero; suspense |
Script | Michael Jan Friedman |
Pencils | Mike Mayhew |
Inks | Dan Davis |
Colors | Glenn Whitmore |
Letters | Bob Pinaha |
Notes | This is a continued story. Also called "The Unkindest Cut" on the title page. |