Phil Corrigan finally gets some personality this story. Not a lot of it, but some. Goodwin and Williamson are far more concerned with making Corrigan thrilling than they are developing the protagonist. Of course, since Phil’s just a good egg, I suppose they can’t develop him too much.
This story concerns a dying mobster, his daughter and his two former associates who want to keep him quiet. The mobster wants to give his daughter a chance to go back to the States, no longer stuck in exile. It’s up to Phil to protect and he does a reasonably good job of it.
Goodwin only has to come up with one or two dumb plot points to get the story full steam. Once in the main body (starting on with a train sequence), the story never slows. It goes so constant, the ending is a shock. Goodwin could’ve easily continued.
CREDITS
Writer, Archie Goodwin; artist, Al Williamson; publisher, King Features.
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