DC Comics
Paul Levitz, writer
Kevin Maguire, George Perez and Sandra Hope, artists
This is the first installment of a new story arc for this title, and it looks to be a good one as the superhero community of the main DCnU Earth is going to learn more about the existence of Huntress and Power Girl, two heroines stranded here from Earth 2. Power Girl narrowly avoids a chance encounter with her Earth 1 doppelganger, Supergirl, while returning to her corporate headquarters after a quick jaunt into low-earth orbit. I don't know much about the DCnU version of Supergirl, so I have to admit, that meeting didn't hold much appeal for me at this point, and I wasn't sorry to see the encounter avoided.
Huntress is not quite so lucky. She has made reference in previous issues to "borrowing" money from this world's version of Bruce Wayne when the two heroines first arrived in this universe. That was five years ago. With Huntress' globe-trotting adventures, that money stash has been used up, and Helena is forced to return to Gotham City for more operating funds. She explains through the narration that for her "thefts" to go undetected, she must access a terminal inside the actual bank, otherwise she wouldn't risk a visit to Batman's city.
Huntress' activities are interrupted by the appearance of the current Robin, Damian Wayne. Unlike the previous Robins, Damian is the flesh-and-blood son of Batman just like Huntress is the flesh-and-blood daughter of her world's Batman. Now this meeting/conflict is cool!
Damian has discovered the theft of funds and has been waiting for the culprit to make a return appearance. Through the course of the ensuing fight, Damian lets it slip that the thief's greed is what tipped him off to what Helena had previously believed was an undetectable incursion. It seems money has been disappearing from Wayne accounts every few weeks, but this is only Helena's second "withdrawal." Helena explains that she is not the thief Damien is after and offers to help him catch the real villain. Damian agrees, providing Helena explains who she is and how she can be related to his father as Damian senses she is. This was a great setup, and next issue ought to be good!
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