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Power Company 14

POWER COMPANY #14

Cover Date: May 2003
Cover Price: $2.75

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Tom Grummett (signed)
Inks: Prentis Rollins (signed)


Story: "The 'Bobo The Kitten' Gambit" (22 Pages)

Credits:

StoryKurt Busiek
PencilsTom Grummett
InksPrentis Rollins, Al Vey, Wade Von Grawbadger
LetteringComicraft
ColorsRob Ro
EditingStephen Wacker

Feature Character(s):

Power Company:
Skyrocket (next in flashback in issue #16)
Manhunter IV (next in flashback in issue #16)
Bork (next in flashback in issue #16)
Witchfire (next in flashback in issue #16)
Sapphire (next in flashback in issue #16)
Striker Z (next in flashback in issue #16)
Firestorm (next in flashback in issue #16)

Guest Star(s):

Supporting Character(s):

Mickey Schaum
Rupe (next in issue #17)
Charlie Lau (in between issue #6 and #18)
Lt. Jennifer Stuart (next in flashback in issue #16)

Villain(s):

Doctor Polaris (also in flashback in between flashback in issue #13 and issue #9)
Cadre:
Black Mass (next in Green Lantern Vol. 4 #12)
Crowbar (next in Justice League of America Vol. 2 #17)
Fastball (next in OMAC Project #6)
Nightfall (next in Green Lantern Vol. 4 #12)
Shatterfist II (next in Green Lantern Vol. 4 #12)
Starshrike (next in Green Lantern Vol. 4 #12)

Guest Appearance(s):

JLA
Superman (last/next in ???)
Flash III (last in Flash Vol. 2 #194; next in JLA #78)
Green Lantern (John Stewart; in between JLA #77 and 78)
Faith (in between JLA #77 and 78)
Manitou Raven (in between JLA #77 and 78)
Christine St. Clair
Asano Nitobe
Garrison Slate (next in flashback in issue #16)

Other Character(s):

A Controller (also in flashback preceding issue #9)
Wells & Schaum Employees (including Murray)

Comment(s):

Story continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue.

Synopsis:

The Power Company is knocked out, the JLA is closed out from the battle area, and Doctor Polaris is prepared to wipe out civilization on Earth. The trapped Controller reaches out and touches Skyrocket with his mind, but is unable to do anything to help the situation. Manhunter finally joins the fight, and Witchfire, still in hospital, sets up a telepathic link between the Company and the Wells and Schaum bureau. Finally, they realize how to make use of Schaum's information – not by using it against Polaris, but against Black Mass of the Cadre. Learning that the villain used to have a kitten named Bobo as a child, Manhunter tricks the brain-damaged, child-like Black Mass into believing Polaris wants to hurt Bobo. Enraged, Black Mass uses his gravitational powers to drain Polaris on power. Polaris passes out and Manhunter knocks out Black Mass. The Earth is saved.
The Power Company gets recognition both from the JLA and from S.T.A.R. Labs, whose CEO Garrison Slate agrees on consulting them.


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