Showcase '96 #9
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Honor Bound," scientist Hoshi finds herself thrust into a new role after repelling a group of armored intruders disrupting her experiment. Written by Joseph Illidge and illustrated by ChrisCross, this 1996 Showcase issue captures her pivotal moment of self-realization—balancing her identity as a researcher with her emerging duty as a protector. The cover, by Ron Frenz with inks by Brett Breeding, hints at the tension between intellect and action.
In "Illumination," Hoshi finds herself caught between lab coat and hero's mantle after fending off a squad of armored intruders disrupting her latest experiment. With the line between discovery and defense blurring, she begins to see that protecting her work might mean more than just securing data—it might mean stepping into a new kind of fight.
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Reprinted in Superboy #4 (1997)
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