Showdown in the Shadow City!

Vina says,

"Well, somebody has to be in charge, don't they? And you came at HIS command. I assume you're following his orders."

Vina looks puzzled.

"Odd for a goddess, though. I thought you didn't put up with that kind of thing."

Circe frowns. She gestures with a be-amuleted arm, and the shadow wolf vanishes.

"Circe is no one's minion," she explains firmly. "Libra and I have an agreement, and these others are helping us as well. It is rare that the gods' fire falls to Earth, so I am willing to work even with such as these."

"You just let her go --" says the Shadow-Thief in shocked amazement.

Then WHAM! The door bulges inward as a massive rolling pin rolls the front wall down. It's made of green light, of course, and it rolls Circe over. The Tattooed Man is also rolled in, having been flattened by the rolling pin (comic-book flattened, not actually flattened!) and swept along with it.

Outside, a large hog floats in the air, wearing a Green Lantern ring on its trotter.

"Oink, weeink!" it exclaims. The rolling pin becomes a cartoon hand pointing at Shadow-Thief.

Is the pig saying "get him?" Or "look, there's the shadow guy!"

Regardless of his porcine intention, the Tattooed Man's hand opens and drops a black bat onto the floor. It gleams like polished steel, but in its depths twinkle stars, as though it were a gateway to eternal night ...

The Shadow-Thief exclaims, "You FOUND it!" and dives for the bat.