Issue 86

Title - Breakout!

Story - Bill Black

Penciller - Chris Allen and Eric Coile

Inker - Mark Heike

Colorist - Rebekah Black

Cover Artists - Brad Gorby and Mark Heike from Bill Black

Published 1995

Synopsis

• In a tale with plotlines harking back all the way to Issue 2, Iron Jaw is sent to prison for his role in the Miami gang wars, or is he? His lawyer proves he wasn't the man arrested and ,at the prison, the fake Iron Jaw reveals himself as RipJaw who intentionally wanted to be sent to prison so he could extract his revenge on Colt. It's General Strock to the rescue as RipJaw finally learns the truth about the incident that led to his steel choppers!

Story

• After being arrested and booked for his role in the Miami Gang War, Iron Jaw is sent to prison. However, when She-Cat and Crimebuster show up at the office of Iron Jaw's lawyer, the criminal, masked in bandages, is there to prove that he isn't the man who was taken into custody. While She-Cat and Crimebuster remain confident of Iron Jaw's involvement in the Miami Gang War, it is clear that the man now in prison is not Iron Jaw. Upon being confronted by the warden, the fake Iron Jaw reveals himself as RipJaw. RipJaw wanted to be sent to the maximum security facility because it also houses another prisoner who he wants to murder, Colt!

  RipJaw takes the warden hostage and demands Colt as ransom. General Strock is informed of what's happening and she forms a plan to try and save Colt's life. Allowed to don her costume, sans weapons, Colt surrenders herself to RipJaw. General Strock arrives at the prison ahead of the rest of the Femforce and before RipJaw can make his escape and murder Colt, the General rescues the Weapons Mistress. Grabbing a gun, Colt is about to shoot RipJaw before he can escape in a helicoptor when General Strock stops her. Hanging from the coptor is RipJaw's old henchman, Wallow, who confesses that he is actually the one who blew off half of RipJaw's face. RipJaw drops Wallow to the prison yard below before being kicked out of the coptor himself by General Gordon.

• I really liked -
  1. The story tying back into the events of Issue 2 and telling the reader something we didn't know.
  2. General Strock's action oriented role and the leadership qualities she displays.
• I didn't like -
  1. The authorities sacrificing Wallow to RipJaw
  2. The typo rears it's ugly head.

Art

• Cover - RipJaw has pulled a defenseless Colt to him from behind and has a gun at her temple, while General Strock readies herself to take him down from around a corner.
• Splash Page - The fake Iron Jaw (RipJaw) being led to his cell.
• I really liked -
  1. The scenes with She-Cat and Crimebuster in the lawyer's office have the right attitude
  2. The interior panels with General Strock depict her as a business-like professional soldier
  3. Some great action scenes of General Strock as she breaks into the prison and tracks down RipJaw to come to Colt's aid.
• I didn't like -
  1. Minor coloring mistakes
  2. General Strock looks thicker and less attractive on the cover than she has usually been depicted

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