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Wild Cards #1

Epic ⋅ 1990
Wild Cards #1
 
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Key Facts

Four-issue series based in the Wild Cards novel universe, set after Wild Cards Book 5

Wild Cards is a shared universe of stories written by over 40 creators and edited by George R.R. Martin (Game of Thrones)

The premise surrounds humans living in a post-World War II United States alternate reality where an alien virus known as the Wild Card rewrites DNA, mutating its hosts in positive or negative ways

Issue Details

Publisher

Epic
Artist

Butch Guice
Writer

Various Writers
Published

September 1990

Synopsis

"The Heart of the Matter" Multiple stories set in the Wild Cards universe. Like the books, the stories connect to one another. The memorial to Jetboy, aviation hero who attempted to prevent the September 15, 1946 release of the Wild Card virus, is bombed. Ace detective, Jay "Popinjay" Ackroyd is hired by Doctor Tachyon to investigate. Doctor Tachyon explains how he is indirectly responsible for the release of the Wild Card virus on Earth. Eddy Shiloh tells Popinjay about Dr. Tod, the discovery of the Wild Card virus bomb and the death of Jetboy. Chrysalis takes Popinjay on a tour of Jokertown that reveals no information. Meanwhile a bomb is ticking in a bar high atop The Empire State Building.

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