To Judge A Nighthawk! * "NIGHTHAWK" (Kyle Richmond) Guest Appearance
Putting on a press conference regarding the current government investigation into the finances of Richmond Enterprises, Kyle Richmond is shocked when he is attacked by his deceased girlfriend Mindy Williams. Witness to the attack is photographer Peter Parker, there to cover the story for the Daily Globe. He attacks the woman trying to kill Kyle and allows her to throw him out of the office window so that he can change into Spider-Man unseen. Attacking the woman as she is about to strike a killing blow to Richmond, Spider-Man pulls her head off revealing to both Kyle and Spidey that she is really a robot. The severed robots head invites Richmond to come to Grayburn University to face his past and answer for murdering Mindy all those years ago. Kyle kicks the robots head out of the window and decides to tell Spider-Man about his problems. As he does so, a shadowed figure monitoring the battle vows to kill Richmond for his past crimes.
While on the roof of Richmond Enterprises, Kyle -- having changed into his guise of Nighthawk -- explains to Spider-Man that he started receiving letters in the mail that contained photos of himself with Mindy as well as death threats. He explains that Mindy Williams was his old college girlfriend, and one reckless night his drunk driving led to an accident that killed her, an incident that forever racked Kyle with guilt. Spider-Man, able to relate to Kyle's guilt due to the years-ago loss of his Uncle Ben sympathizes with Nighthawk and offers to join him, an offer that Nighthawk accepts. As they fly to the location of Grayburn University, the duo remark how it was shut down years ago due to lack of funding and an administrative scandal. However, when they arrive, they find it teeming with life, everyone there dressed like 60's Hippie protesters. However, when they realize that protesters are armed with laser shooting guitars and razor-sharp metal protest signs, the two heroes soon find that they are not fighting hippie throwbacks, but robots designed to capture the era which Nighthawk went to university.
Don't Let The Sun Come Up On Me! Following his adventure with Spider-Man, Nighthawk begins to wonder if he still has what it takes to be a hero. He decides to blow off some steam by firing his wing lasers at a building in the process of being demolished. This inadvertently puts a child on crutches at risk of being crushed by a collapsing wall.
The child trips and falls to the ground, prompting the horrified Nighthawk to come to the child's aid. Bracing the wall with his superior strength, Nighthawk orders the girl to crawl to safety, however her disability and low-self esteem prevent her from accomplishing the task. Things become direr when the sun begins to rise, making Nighthawk's powers begin to wane, making it harder for him to hold up the wall.
Convincing the child to try harder, she manages to crawl clear just as the wall collapses on Nighthawk, burying him under tons of rubble. Having been saved by his reinforced wings, Nighthawk blasts himself free and checks to see if the child is okay. Seeing that she is, she thanks him for saving her life and he thanks her for reminding him of the merits of being a hero before flying off into the night sky.
