El Gato Negro (comic book)
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| El Gato Negro | |
 Cover of El Gato Negro #1 (October 1993) Art by Dave Kramer |
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| Publisher | Azteca Productions |
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| Schedule | Quarterly |
| Format | Standard, black and white comic |
| Publication date | 1993 - 1996 |
| Number of issues | 4 |
| Main character(s) | El Gato Negro |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Richard Dominguez |
| Artist(s) | Richard Dominguez Dave Kramer Omar Mediano |
| Creator(s) | Richard Dominguez |
El Gato Negro (The Black Cat) was an independent comic book series featuring the eponymous character created by Richard Dominguez and published by Azteca Productions. The series began in October of 1993 with critical acclaim but was placed on a seven year hiatus after the fourth issue was published. Dominguez later returned in 2005 with the new series El Gato Negro: Nocturnal Warrior.[1]
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[edit] Storylines
[edit] Unknown Passing, Unforgettable Return
The first of the self-titled series published in 1993 under Dominguez's own Azteca Productions imprint. The identity El Gato Negro is in fact Francisco Guerrero, grandson of the original El Gato Negro, and heir to his legacy. Francisco adopted the identity of the El Gato Negro shortly after the murder of his friend Mario Bustamonte. Despite being popular with the citizens of his community, El Gato Negro is constantly being hunted by Sheriff Miguel Bustamonte, Francisco's best friend and Mario's older brother. Miguel believes El Gato Negro is in league with the drug-smugglers that plague South Texas and was probably involved in the murder of his younger brother. While out on patrol one night as El Gato Negro, Francisco discovers two escaped convicts. Incapacitating the criminals, El Gato Negro has unknowingly stumbled across a drug-running conspiracy formed by the drug-smuggler known only as El Graduado and a mysterious South American crime organization known as The Annulus. El Gato Negro is later lured in to a trap set by El Graduado personally in an abandoned warehouse.
[edit] The Burning
(Also known as "Unknown Passing, Unforgettable Return part two") Continues immediately after the events in the first issue. In the ensuing struggle with El Graduado, El Gato Negro manages to destroy the abandoned warehouse containing large quantities of narcotics. Later Francisco discovers the identity of El Graduado to be that of Armando Ochoa, son of Ignacio Ochoa the undisputed drug-lord of South Texas, a position Armando desires to take over in order to earn a seat with The Annulus.
[edit] Mexican Standoff
(Also known as "Unknown Passing, Unforgettable Return part three") The finale of the original three-part story arc. In a final confrontation with El Graduado, the villain had the upper-hand until the arrival of the original El Gato Negro and the Texas Rangers. While fleeing the scene, Armando inadvertently runs into Sheriff Bustamonte. Recognizing him to be the brother of the border patrolman his henchmen had murdered several months earlier, Ochoa resolves to kill the Sheriff as well. Francisco manages to intervene, saving Miguel, and allows El Graduado to be taken in by the authorities. Afterward, Sheriff Bustamonte's opinion of El Gato Negro changes for the better but he continues to hunt for the hero regardless, believing his methods to be dangerous.
[edit] Enter: The Dogs of War
In retaliation, the Annulus enlists the aid of Boss Ochoa's nephews, two ruthless mercenaries from Corpus Christi, Texas. Nearly killing the costumed-crimefighter, El Gato Negro manages to escape from the two, only to collapse in the arms of his grandfather, Agustin Guerrero, suffering from extreme fatigue and near-intracranial injury.
[edit] El Gato Negro: Nocturnal Warrior
Shortly after the publishing the fourth issue of El Gato Negro, the series went on hiatus for seven years until Dominguez returned in 2005 with the new on-going series El Gato Negro: Nocturnal Warrior #1.[2].
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ El Gato Negro Returns in November: News Bulletins - Comics Bulletin
- ^ El Gato Negro Returns in November: News Bulletins - Comics Bulletin
