Source: comicvine.gamespot.com

10. A World Made of Glass, Part 2

Writer: Will Pfeifer
Artist: Kano

As we check in with Robby Reed, he's about to be transferred to Iron Heights prison due to his obvious superpowers. Tony’s been terrorizing Gotham for some time, but because he has no gimmick, his crimes continue to be credited to other villains.

Also, Tony almost immediately figures out that Simone is betraying him, so he confronts her. Here, we learn about Tony's secret past as one of The Joker’s goons. He mouthed off about it too much, and was jumped in a bar. When the Joker showed up, he begged and pleaded and humiliated himself to such an extent that The Joker thought it was funny and let him live. And I gotta say that Kano's first image of the Joker is maybe the scariest Joker panel I’ve ever seen. It’s effing terrifying.

Back in the present, Tony's treacherous henchman tries to grab the H Dial, but Tony’s booby-trapped it with serious explosives, and the henchman dies. It ignites the entire apartment, and Tony looses the H Dial in the explosion. He’s arrested as he flees, and ends up in Arkham with all the other crazed supervillains.

And there you go, the first ten issues of DC Comics’ severely underrated H-E-R-O. I’ve read the whole series beyond these ten issues, and it really is great. The Robby Reed stuff comes back, as do many of these characters. Plus, there are some fun flashbacks and call-forwards. The art is wonderful, and this is my favorite Pfeifer-written comic. Honestly, it's just a shame that it doesn't go longer.