Superhero, Strana 44

To rescue her grand-uncle Speed Saunders, Kendra and Carter travel to Tibet, where they meet a new reincarnation of their old enemy.

Hawkmen battle. Background on Paran Katar is told. A giant hawk is trapped and fighting back, causing the nth metal to fail.

Katar searches for Scavenger, the barracuda avatar. Aquaman protects Scavenger, thus, a battle ensues. Scavenger is in charge of a pedophilia ring. Katar kills Scavenger.

Viper, formerly Count Viper, attacks Bar and Katar in their apartment. Viper captures Shayera. Viper possesses a new body that was the snake avatar. Viper escapes.

Trygg returns and first takes over Belle Reve prison, then all of St. Roch.

Thanagar's multi-class societies are observed. Katar and Shayera are sent to Earth for a Thanagarian goodwill tour.

Shayera and the delegation return to Earth. The Thanagarian gods take over people's bodies, including Shayera.

Byth becomes chairman of a Japanese electronics company. Shayera patrols and parties with the police. Shayera saves children from a burning building.

Byth hires ninja Carl Sands to steal Hawk's spaceship. She gives him a Shadow Field Generator for this task. He plants a bomb in Hawk's ship. The ship "blows up real good" with...

Gunmen have taken over the Elysium Towers condominium complex, holding hostages and demanding the presence of Haywire. One problem: nobody knows who or what Haywire is....