The Green Hornet Annual #1
In "The Blue and the Green," a future-set tale from 1992, an older Paul Reid reflects on his past as the Green Hornet confronts a new threat in a city gripped by fear—the elusive Street Sweeper. Written by James Van Hise and illustrated by Jerry DeCaire, with inks by David Mowry and colors by Andrea Albert, this annual blends tense action with the dynamic tension between the duo. Cover by Tod Smith and David Mowry, the issue captures a pivotal moment when Kato’s delayed arrival sets off a chain of events that tests their partnership and forces Paul to face the consequences of his lone pursuit.
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The future: An older Paul Reid easily defends himself against a mugger, reminding himself of earlier days. "The nasty nineties": The City is plagued by a new serial killer called the Street Sweeper, and the Green Hornet is looking for him alone. He finds him, getting stabbed in the shoulder in the resultant fight. A witness assumes that HE is the killer and alerts the police. Meanwhile, a delayed Kato arrives at Hornet HQ to find that Britt had assumed that the pair were out together, and the two hear a police radio call about the situation. With Britt providing transportation to the area then, as publisher of the Daily Sentinel, distracting the cops, Kato finds the Black Beauty. With it, he draws the police out of the area while Britt looks for the Hornet, who manages to overcome the real Sweeper and leave him for the authorities with incriminating evidence. Taken back to Reid Manor by Britt, Paul faces an "awfully cranky" Kato.
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