Story: "A Well-Respected Man..." (22 Pages)

Credits:

Kurt Busiek (plot, script)
Dan Jurgens (pencils)
Bob Layton (inks)
Comicraft (letters)
John Kalisz (colors)
Digital Chameleon (color separations)
Steve Wacker (assistant edits)
Peter Tomasi (edits)

Feature Character:

Manhunter IV (Kirk DePaul; also in flashback preceeding main story; next in Power Company #1)

Guest Stars:

Nightwing II (last in Zero Hour: Crisis In Time #1; next in New Titans #0)

Villain:

General Haile Selaisse Frelimo (behind the scenes; last in War of the Gods #2)

Guest Appearance:

Manhunter II (in flashback in between Detective Comics #438 and #439)

Comment: This story takes place two years ago.

Synopsis:

Nightwing is in Kenya, tracking one Kirk DePaul, whom he believes to be involved somehow with a stolen plutonium shipment. He discovers that DePaul is an elusive man, one who is extremely good in a fight and even better at avoiding questions. The two men later come to blows with DePaul in his costumed identity of Manhunter, whereupon it becomes clear that he is one of Paul Kirk's clones. Still later, Nightwing realises that DePaul has used him as cover to steal the plutonium away from those who wished to use it for nefarious purposes. Manhunter claims that he didn't do this from any noble motivation, and he most certainly isn't trying to live up to Paul Kirk's memory; Nightwing is far from convinced.