Appearing in "Murder on the Runway"
Featured Characters:
- Gen 13
- Burnout (Flashback and main story)
- Caitlin Fairchild
- Freefall
- Grunge
- Sarah Rainmaker
Supporting Characters:
- Han Tsung (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
Adversaries:
- Madam Odessa (First appearance)
Other Characters:
Locations:
Items:
- Nastywear (First appearance)
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Murder on the Runway"
Bobby gets Gen 13 into the Nastywear lingerie fashion show thanks to the line’s designer, Han Tsung, being his foster sister and childhood sweetheart. As Caitlin, Roxy, and Grunge watch models walk the runway, Bobby visits Han backstage. She is crying but refuses to explain why. Bobby introduces her to the team, but then the police arrive and take her away for questioning. The team collects Sarah from protesting outside and follows to the police station. Grunge cuts a deal with a detective to help with the case in exchange for information. The detective shows Gen 13 video footage of a series of armed robberies committed by supermodels wearing Nastywear. That night, the team attends a fashion awards show where Caitlin goes undercover as a model. Han is there but still refuses to explain anything to Bobby. Han’s business partner, ex-supermodel Madam Odessa, takes the stage with Caitlin and the other models in her mental thrall. Seeking revenge on the fashion industry for objectifying her, she reveals that she is responsible for the recent robberies and then orders Caitlin and the models to kill the attendees. Gen 13 fights them while Han reveals to Bobby that Nastywear is made of a cybernetic fabric that enables Odessa to control its wearers. Sarah disables the fabric with electric bolts, freeing Caitlin and the models. Later, the team watches as the police take Madam Odessa into custody.
Notes
- This issue is reprinted in the Gen 13: We'll Take Manhattan trade paperback published in 2000.