Comic Title: Vigilante #44
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: August 1987
On Sale Date: May 5, 1987 Newsstand Date May 5, 1987
Source: DC Releases, #39

Shipping Date April 14, 1987
Source: Amazing Heroes, #116

Newsstand Date May 7, 1987
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #696, #702

Copyright Date April 14, 1987
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1987
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Shipping Date April 14, 1987
Source: Comics Buyers Guide, #696, #702

Cover Price: $1.50
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mike Gold

Title: "Addictions"
Pages: 27

Feature(s):
Vigilante (Adrian Chase Post-Crisis)

Writer: Paul Kupperberg
Penciller: Dave Cockrum
Inker: Rick Burchett
Letterer: Albert Tobias De Guzman
Colorist: Liz Berube

Feature Character(s)

• Vigilante (last appearance in Vigilante #43; next appearance in Vigilante #45)

Supporting Character(s)

• Harry Stein (last appearance in Vigilante #43; next appearance in Vigilante #45)
• Harvey Bullock (first post-Crisis appearance; next appearance in Vigilante #45)

Villain(s)

• Ali and Hassim (last appearance in Vigilante #43; no further appearances)
• Several Quracan drug dealers (no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batman Annual #11; next appearance in Action Comics Annual #1)

Other Character(s)

• Philip Kramer (last appearance in Vigilante #42; next appearance in Vigilante #46)
• Various Federal agents (Hamilton named; no further appearances)
• Bobby Whitlock (dies in this story; last appearance in Vigilante #43; no further appearances)
• Jerry (dies in this story; last appearance in Vigilante #43; no further appearances)
• Pam and Nancy (friends of Bobby; Nancy on telephone only; no further appearances)
• Walter Whitlock (a senator; no further appearances)
• A substance abuse counselor (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Vigilante helps federal agents raid a crack house. A gun battle ensues. After the fight Vigilante is asked to track down the source of the drugs. The agents believe that Qurac is supplying the drugs for profit and to blackmail govenment officials.

Bobby Whitlock, a drug addict and son of Senator Walter Whitlock, is kidnapped by the Quracis. Vigilante follows the drugs to the Quracan embassy where Bobby is being held. He enters the embassy at the same time an alcoholic named Jerry is staging an attack of his own. Vigilante finds Bobby, then tosses a grenade into the furnace. The embassy explodes killing everyone inside.

Vigilante is able to get out in time with Bobby. However, despite surviving the blast, Bobby dies anyway from a crack induced heart attack.