(Welcome to Tranquility #1) - Mr. Articulate was a dashing investigator, the star of mystery novels based on his exploits and a member of the legendary Liberty Squad. He retired to Tranquility, a retirement community for the superheroes of yesteryear. Reporter Colette Pearson was doing a story on Tranquility, with Sheriff Lindo showing her around. They were eating at Chick’n Go and Lindo introduced Colette to Colonel Cragg, Bad Dog, and Mr. Articulate, who immediately started laying his charms on Colette. Cragg grumbled that Articulate’s ladies-man act was phony and made some homophobic comments about him. Lindo said she knew Mr. Articulate was straight because she’d slept with him, surprising Cragg and Dog. Emoticon, grandson of maxi-villain the Typist came into town with his entourage looking to stir up trouble. Lindo told him to leave Chick’n Go and he said he was harassing her. Their argument escalated and Emoticon punched her, setting off a fight with Lindo, Colonel Cragg, Bad Dog and Mr. Articulate. During the scuffle Mr. Articulate was stabbed with his own sword and died in Sheriff Lindo’s arms. He remarked that at least he had a beautiful woman to gaze at before his life slipped away. Lindo said no one was leaving until they were cleared by her deputies and asked Cederic, Colette’s cameraman, to turn over the tape he’d been filming.

(Welcome to Tranquility #2) - Lindo took Emoticon into custody, and said she was convinced he was the murderer. Emoticon said he liked Mr,. Articulate and his old stories, and when Lindo reminded him that Articulate put his grandfather the Typist behind bars, Emoticon replied that everyone put his grandfather in jail. Emoticon wnt on to say he hated his grandfather, noting that he and Lindo had a lot in common since her grandfather, the Black Glider, ran out on her family and she hated him. Lindo got flustered, and Emoticon said she had to believe he was innocent because his emoticon visor wouldn’t let him lie, and he was displaying a smiling emoticon. Dr. Rachel Steel finished her examination and Lindo gave Colette an exclusive to keep other media vultures away. Dr. Steel revealed that Mr. Articulate had late-stage cancer, only having months to live, and wondered why he’d kept his illness secret from his friends. Mayor Fury, Colonel Cragg and Bad Dog met Zombie Zeke to arrange Articulate’s funeral. They were in no mood for Zombie Zeke’s puns or shtick and just wanted him to assure them they’d give an honorable funeral for their their friend. They went to the Fox Hole bar to drink away their sorrow, and while they all agreed they couldn’t think of anyone who’d want Articulate dead, Bad Dog admitted that smart people made him angry and he broke his beer glass in his hand. Cosmos wanted to commiserate with them, and Cragg wanted to start a fight with him, calling him a traitor, but Mayor Fury made him back off. The Sampson Twins showed up, mocking Articulate and making homophobic comments. Fury and his friends got in a bar brawl with the twins, handling them easily. Sheriff Lindo showed up to arrest the twins, and Fury apologized for behaving so badly, but Lindo hugged him, saying he was standing up for his friend. The entire town turned out for Articulate’s funeral.