Item #92731 DARKER IMAGE. Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev, writer, artist.

DARKER IMAGE. No. 1 / March 1993.

Westlake Village, CA: Image Comics, 1993. 1st printing. Saddle-stappled wraps. Light shelfwear. Near Fine.

Item #92731

[32]pp., with semi-glossy color covers, and color interior. Included is Jim Lee’s Deathblow (first appearance)—Commander Michael Cray—a former SEAL and special operative, and easily one of the deadliest men alive. Rob Liefeld gives us Bloodwulf, a slightly more literate take on ultraviolence à la Lobo. Also included is Sam Kieth’s Maxx (first appearance), a strange and funny purple behemoth.

Price: $5.50