he went from millionaire playboy to a
masked vigilante of justice welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be taking
a look at the origins of the Green
Hornet as with most comic book
characters there are often reimagining
and different versions to a character’s
past we have chosen to primarily follow
the storyline which unfolded in 2010’s
The Green Hornet year one growing up
before the Second World War in Chicago
Britt Reid is the son of Daniel Reed the
wealthy owner of the daily Sentinel
newspaper when asked to follow in his
father’s footsteps so that he can one
day inherit the family business he
instead decides to travel to foreign
lands to carry out humanitarian work
soon enough his adventure show him the
horrible cruelty and corruption of the
world becoming trapped in China by the
invasion of the Imperial Japanese army
Rick takes it upon himself to rescue a
local man named Kato as a result the two
become good friends and traveled back to
America together a short time after
returning Britt discovers that his
father has been murdered frustrated with
the slow speed of justice and the
corruption of the police Britt vows to
fight all sources of crime in his city
as a masked vigilante he is joined by
Kato who had vowed to be his loyal
servant and protector and who becomes
Britt’s unnamed chauffeur and enforcer
taking on crime-fighting personas the
pair used Britt’s vast wealth to fund
their exploits and they create costume
disguises as well as a gas gun for Britt
to knock out his targets meanwhile their
vehicle of choice becomes black beauty a
darkly painted Mustang loaded with
weapons and gadgets working together for
several years Britt and Kato not only
take down the Sentinels internal
criminal presence but all of the crime
families of Chicago as well starting off
as a radio program in the 1930s the
various adventures of the Green Hornet
have not only become a staple of comics
but also became a cult favorite 1960’s
television series starring van Williams
and Bruce Lee after the show ended its
run it was decades before the franchise
was rebooted with the 2011 film
adaptation starring Seth Rogen and J tau
this reboot keeps the
basic premise of the original comics and
series but adds a newfound sense of
comedy and lightheartedness I want you
to take my hand and when you come with
me on this adventure I go with you but I
don’t want to touch you okay you don’t
have to take my hand but will you come
with me on this adventure
masked vigilante of justice welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be taking
a look at the origins of the Green
Hornet as with most comic book
characters there are often reimagining
and different versions to a character’s
past we have chosen to primarily follow
the storyline which unfolded in 2010’s
The Green Hornet year one growing up
before the Second World War in Chicago
Britt Reid is the son of Daniel Reed the
wealthy owner of the daily Sentinel
newspaper when asked to follow in his
father’s footsteps so that he can one
day inherit the family business he
instead decides to travel to foreign
lands to carry out humanitarian work
soon enough his adventure show him the
horrible cruelty and corruption of the
world becoming trapped in China by the
invasion of the Imperial Japanese army
Rick takes it upon himself to rescue a
local man named Kato as a result the two
become good friends and traveled back to
America together a short time after
returning Britt discovers that his
father has been murdered frustrated with
the slow speed of justice and the
corruption of the police Britt vows to
fight all sources of crime in his city
as a masked vigilante he is joined by
Kato who had vowed to be his loyal
servant and protector and who becomes
Britt’s unnamed chauffeur and enforcer
taking on crime-fighting personas the
pair used Britt’s vast wealth to fund
their exploits and they create costume
disguises as well as a gas gun for Britt
to knock out his targets meanwhile their
vehicle of choice becomes black beauty a
darkly painted Mustang loaded with
weapons and gadgets working together for
several years Britt and Kato not only
take down the Sentinels internal
criminal presence but all of the crime
families of Chicago as well starting off
as a radio program in the 1930s the
various adventures of the Green Hornet
have not only become a staple of comics
but also became a cult favorite 1960’s
television series starring van Williams
and Bruce Lee after the show ended its
run it was decades before the franchise
was rebooted with the 2011 film
adaptation starring Seth Rogen and J tau
this reboot keeps the
basic premise of the original comics and
series but adds a newfound sense of
comedy and lightheartedness I want you
to take my hand and when you come with
me on this adventure I go with you but I
don’t want to touch you okay you don’t
have to take my hand but will you come
with me on this adventure
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