Tim Corrigan's Superhero Comics #4
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Secret of Fardak!", the Messenger—once Jason van Wynne—grapples with a past that reshaped him, as flashbacks reveal his descent into superhuman power after a traumatic abduction and the loss of his lover Tricia. Written and illustrated by Jerry Ordway, this 1975 issue explores the cost of vengeance and the fragile line between justice and obsession, all anchored in a story that redefines what it means to fight crime. The cover, by Tim Corrigan, captures the mystery of a man torn between his past and his purpose.
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The Messenger stops a mugging and reflects on his origin. Three years prior, Jason van Wynne is working on a secret project when he's abducted. Vincino holds Wynne's girlfriend Tricia hostage to force him to finish his formula so he can steal it. Wynne's serum stimulates adrenal glands to produce super powers. After taking the formula himself, Wynne attempts to save Tricia, but Vincino kills her. An FBI agent also "kills" Wynne, but this is a ploy for Wynne to return under an assumed identity. Wynne becomes the Messenger but has only recently returned to crime fighting after losing interest.
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