Story: "A Town Called Vanity" (22 Pages) Credits: Grant Morrison and Mark Millar (plot, script); N. Steven Harris (pencils); Keith Champagne (inks); Chris Eliopoulos (letters); Mike Danza (colors); Paul Kupperberg (edits) Feature Character: Aztek (Uno; first appearance; assumes the identity of Dr. Curtis Falconer) Supporting Characters: Dr. Wally Mosely (first appearance; a doctor nurse at St. Bartholomew's Hospital); Hector (a member of the Q Foundation), the Q Foundation (first appearance; last in flashback in #5; named after Quetzalcoatl, the god of light; also known as the Brotherhood of Quetzalcoatl, and the Q Society) Villains: Mister F, Mister B (first appearance of both); Piper (Dr. Curtis Falconer; first appearance; dies); Synth (first appearance); Mindy Falconer (behind the scenes) Other Character: Bloodtype (first appearance; a superhero; dies) Synopsis: Aztek journies to the Unites States city of Vanity, the prophesied cite of the Shadow God's return. Before long Uno finds himself caught up in the machinations of the Piper, a reformed villain coerced back into a life of crime in order to save his kidnapped daughter. Dispite Aztek's efforts, the Piper is killed by the ultra-violent Bloodtype.Comment: This issue also features a letter from Dr. Curt Falconer to Mindy Falconer forwarded by Vanity police department by a roommate of Mindy's. |
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