“High Heat”
Reprinted from CAPTAIN AMERICA GOES TO
WAR AGAINST DRUGS #1 1990
“Druglords”
Writer: George Caragonne. Pencils:
Coleen Doran. Inks: Greg Adams. Colors: George Roussos.
Synopsis: Captain America leads the New Warriors
(Night Thrasher, Silhouette, Speedball, Namorita, Firestar,
Marvel Boy, Kid Nova) against the Drug Lords (Ms Fix, Ice, Crack,
Weed). Cap identifies a mysterious hooded figure as the leader and he
turns out to be an alien, who contacts the mothership and has himself
and the Drug Lords teleported to safety. Cap asks the New Warriors to
contact the Avengers if they encounter the Drug Lords again and Night
Thrasher is insulted by the implication that the Warriors can't
handle the job themselves. Cap just leaves....
On the alien ship the leader berates
the Drug Lords for their failure, reminding them that they were
addicts granted super-powers by the mutation generator which left
them dependent on alien drugs. He tosses a packet to the strung-out
baddies and calls them pathetic....
In school the next day, Silhouette
stops by dance class and is full of regret that her accident robbed
her of the ability to dance—a regret noted by Ms Fix hiding in the
shadows. Later, Sil discovers her old dance buddy Dorreen is doing
drugs; Ms Fix reveals herself and offers Sil the chance of having her
crippled legs restored—with the chance of being hooked on
painkillers. Sil however has secretly contacted the New Warriors who
in turn called in Captain America. When Cap arrives, though, Sil
clouts him, wanting to dance again. Ms Fix teleports Sil back to the
alien mothership but Cap comes along too; yes, Sil was playing along
to find the baddies' hideout, and Cap knew that but here they are
anyway. A battle breaks out and Crack inadvertently destroys the
mutation generator which leads to a chain reaction threatening the
ship. The alien leader finds the Drug Lords won't fight for him
without another fix Cap offers them help but they are out of their
minds without the drugs and turn on the leader. Since the teleporter
works on the same principle as Silhouette's shadow-walking powers,
she is able to teleport Cap, Dorreen, and herself to safety before
the alien ship explodes. Night Thrasher learns that Captain America
knows what he's doing and Dorreen asks Sil for help kicking the
drugs.