Justice League of America Vol 2 5

The Tornado's Path Chapter Five: Born Again

"Pretty bird."

--Arsenal (Roy Harper) upon seeing Hawkgirl (Kendra Saunders) for the first time

Summary

Volume: 2
Issue: 5
Month: February
Year: 2007

Credits

Editor: Eddie Berganza
Assistant Editor: Jeanine Schaefer
Writer: Brad Meltzer
Cover Artists: Michael Turner and Peter Steigerwald (variant 1) and Art Adams and Alex Sinclair (variant 2)
Penciller: Ed Benes
Inker: Sandra Hope and Ed Benes
Colorist: Alex Sinclair
Letterer: Rob Leigh

Synopsis

Cast of Characters:

Alina Raileanu
Amazo
Arsenal (Roy Harper)
Batman (Bruce Wayne)
Black Canary
Black Lightning
Dr. Impossible (present but not seen)
Electrocutioner (present but not seen)
Geo-Force as Brion Markov
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
Hawkgirl (Kendra Saunders)
Kathy Sutton
Parasite (present but not seen)
Plastique (present but not seen)
Professor Ivo
Red Tornado
Solomon Grundy
Starro (present but not seen)
Superman (Kal-El/Clark Kent)
Traya Sutton
Trident (present but not seen)
Vixen
Wonder Woman (Diana)

Locations:

New York City

John Smith/Kathy Sutton Residence (Apartment 5D)

Colorado

Professor Ivo's Laboratory/Base

1,200 Feet above North English, Iowa

Items:

Arsenal

Trick arrows

Batman

Utility Belt

Green Lantern

Green Lantern Ring

Hawkgirl

Nth Metal wings
Mace

Kathy Sutton

Mega Rod

Wonder Woman

First Appearances: Alina Raileanu
Final Appearances: No final appearances
Synopsis: In Ivo's lab, Black Canary tends to the fallen, and bleeding, Red Tornado and Green Lantern and Arsenal trade barbs with Solomon Grundy. Grundy explains that his personality and intelligence shift with each reincarnation and he wants to achieve immortality and end the cycle. Meanwhile Amazo tries to reconcile its confused memories of being both Red Tornado and Amazo and heads for home (Red Tornado's home, that is) where Kathy has been trying unsuccessfully to contact Red Tornado via his communicator. Grundy reveals that they had removed the beacon from Red Tornado's body and the heroes decide to team up with Grundy to get Amazo back.

In Markovia Brion Markov is examined by Alina Raileanu after surviving the attempt on his life. In the skies above Iowa, Vixen's memories have been supressed under the onslaught of the morphogenic field. She spots a young boy and uses her power to latch onto him allowing her the chance she needs to remember and fight the feelings. Again in control of herself she focuses on the stolen Totem and flies towards the source.

Back at the lab, the four heroes discuss their chances at taking on Amazo when Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Hawkgirl and Black Lightning - who were tracing the Starros - appear and join them. Grundy tells them that Amazo is heading for Manhattan and Ivo activates T. O. Morrow's teleporter.

Amazo enters the Sutton residence awakening Kathy who rushes to make sure Traya is alright. Amazo enters the room and Kathy fires a Mega Rod at him which she got from Big Barda after Sue Dibny's death. Amazo vows revenge as the heroes enter the teleporter and arrive to fight him. Grundy, however, had grabbed Red Tornado before he could enter and they remain at the lab.

Notes

The events depicted in Issues #1 through #6 appear to be occurring during a single day.
This issue includes several montages of Red Tornado and Amazo images from comics over the years.

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