Story: "The Villain" (22 Pages)

Credits: Chuck Dixon (plot, script); Pete Krause (pencils); Drew Geraci (inks); John Costanza and Albert De Guzman (letters); Gloria Vasquez (colors); Digital Chameleon (color separations); Jordan B. Gorfinkel (edits)

Feature Characters: Black Canary II, Oracle

Supporting Character: Ted Kord (as Bumblebeeb)

Other Character: General Garanza (first appearance; an army general of Bosqueverde; dies)

Synopsis:

Black Canary is in Markovia, trying to save the life of General Garanza, who is due to be shipped home to his home country of Bosqueverde, but is having a little trouble with numerous assassins. She is not happy about the mission, seeing him as a villain, but is still devastated when she fails and the general is finally shot. She will always wonder if it was her fault for allowing how she felt about the general to get in the way of doing the job.