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TITLE:
"The
Clipper Returns"
COVER BLURB:
None
DATE:
February 1989
WRITER:
William Messner-Loebs
PENCILS:
Gordon
Purcell
INKS:
Larry
Mahlstedt & Tim Dzon
COLORS:
Michele Wolfman
LETTERS:
Steve Haynie
EDITOR:
Barbara Kesel
COVER: Gordon
Purcell & Larry Mahlstedt
COVER
PRICE: $1.00
QUOTE:
"He used to say there was nothing that topped off an
evening like beating some criminal senseless in an alley. He was a great
guy." —Mason Trollbridge on the Clipper |
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SUMMARY: The Clipper, a somewhat crazed costumed hero with a
brutal streak, roamed the streets of New York City during the Great
Depression seeking to indiscriminately right wrongs regardless of their
severity. His legacy was one of terror and violence, though he brought a
certain sense of justice to those citizens who felt threatened by crime.
Mason Trollbridge, a child at the time, was one of those citizens and he
came to idolize the offbeat avenger. Now, living in an era when
superheroes and supervillains are forever battling and petty crimes
often go unnoticed, Mason finds himself experiencing a familiar feeling
of helplessness. His solution is to resurrect the costume and the name
of the Clipper and he takes to the street in that new persona. A
powerless Wally West isn't sure his friend's approach to crime fighting
is healthy, however, and he's soon proven right when the two encounter
one of the scarlet speedster's most powerful enemies. Bizarre, seemingly
magical happenings are erupting from alleyways. The mad magician Abra
Kadabra is back!
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