The
comic begins with a nice splash-page portrait of Tigra, followed by a two-page
precis of her comics career. Then we jump into the story proper….
Urban
terrorist Joshua Plague and his green-clad gang called the Rat Pack, swoop in
their sky-sleds over the town of Kepkeville, California, spraying the place
with gas. The baddies compete in taking down cops, one fatally, and assault a
US Army Research station to blow the safe and make off with some experimental
serums. By the time the police arrive in force, Plague and his gang are
gone…but the police discover a cat man unconscious from the gas and assume he
is the baddies’ ground man….
Greer
“Tigra” Nelson and Dr. Joanne Tumolo are in the vicinity when news of the
disaster comes over the radio. Tigra wants to investigate but Joanne advises
against it. They are in the area to consult a cat person who has come up with a
way for cat people to assume human form at will and she doesn’t want Greer
attracting attention until she is able to transform. They arrive at an office
building and enter, Tigra in a stylish green outfit with a large hat,
attracting attention she doesn’t want. She scares a rude elevator operator into
taking them upstairs where they enter the office of Jules Bannion. After a
friendly greeting between the two old friends, Bannion informs them that
Professor Leon has been caught by the police who believe he is one of the Rat
Pack….
That
night, Tigra climbs to the top of the police building and uses acid to weaken
the bars enough to tear them out. As she helps Leon out, an alarm sounds but
it’s a report that the Rat Pack is attacking the nearby Indian reservation. Tigra
lets Leon go on alone as she leaps to catch onto the bottom of a police
helicopter to carry her to the crime scene. She leaps to the ground moments
before a Rat Pack killer shoots down the copter with a rocket-launcher. She
tangles with the gang, overcoming them with her speed and dexterity. Then
Joshua Plague arrives, offering to deal with her himself. They clash and he
surprises her with his strength and invulnerability; he laughs, unnerving her
and then he knocks her out cold with one punch. After they are gone, Tigra
recovers and surveys the burning reservation building, ashamed that she gave no
thought for anyone but herself. Determined to bring Plague and the Rat Pack to
justice she stalks off after them. Behind her comes Red Wolf and Lobo. He seeks
to tend to the injured and then he will follow up on Tigra and if she is
responsible, she will answer to him….