Image Released April 1993

Deathblow #1 (1993) First Print

Deathblow #1 is the premiere issue of the Deathblow series from Image, released April 1, 1993. Written by Steve Gerber with artwork by Jim Lee. This page represents the regular first-print edition. Separate pages are available for the 3 incentive, retailer-exclusive and later-printing variant covers.

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Published April 1993
Cover Price $2.50
Pages 32

"Confessions" A man remembers his past as a killer Set during Desert Storm, Deathblow is activated by his Control Officer for a covert mission in Baghdad. Upon his arrival at the staging site, however, Cray learns he's been assigned to a CIA special ops team with orders to assassinate Saddam Hussein! And, as if that weren't enough for Cray to worry about, dark and strange nightmares now plague him whenever he sleeps. Plus: A new back-up story by Jim Lee, Brandon Choi and hot new Image rookie Nick Manabat introduces the dark and dangerous world of THE CYBERNARY! It's a world where unimaginable wealth and depravity clash with cutting edge cybertechnology in a realm dominated by cyber-punks, cyborg killers and corrupt thechnocrats. Anyone is welcome, but no one ever leaves!