| Synopsis |
In his efforts to bring in the Green Hornet, Commissioner Hamilton cuts a deal with a manufacturer for his police department to borrow an experimental tank-like armored-and-armed vehicle, the Streetbeast (the maker hopes the publicity will raise interest from the military). However, two vehicularly oriented thugs, the Skid Brothers, are among the viewers of Ham's televised announcement of his new acquisition and decide it's "too cool to be wasted on the pigs." They have a surprisingly easy time stealing it, to the consternation of both its owners and city officials. The Skids make a deal with a crime boss who wants to fill in the just created power vacuum (see last issue): if they take out the Green Hornet, he puts them on his payroll. During all this, the Hornet is making a deal of his own with a chop-shop operator to build a new, less visually distinctive but equally "accessorized" Black Beauty. A homeless man spots the old Beauty leaving a meet with the auto expert and word quickly spreads that the Hornet is "deep in the jungle." Soon the Skid Brothers are after him. While Kato attempts evasive action, the Hornet tunes in the police bands, and the pair are surprised to hear the two vehicles described as "unidentified." The knowledge that cops aren't behind the other wheel does them little good, however, for the Streetbeast soon pushes the Black Beauty off a viaduct, turning it into a flaming wreck! To be continued.... |