DEADPOOE

BEAD PGGL,

STORY BY
SANSHIRO KASAMA
ART BY
HIKARU UESUGI wail
 CONTENTS

#1 ...003
#2...046
#3...077
#4...105
#5....139
#6...169
#7 ...195
BONUS MANGA! ... 222
 SO, SIR,
WHAT BRINGS
YOU TO THIS
RUN-DOWN
TOWN?

THAT'S
QUITE THE
UNUSUAL
SUIT YOU'RE
WEARING.

I GET
THAT A LOT.
PEOPLE ASK
ME, “ARE
THOSE UNDIES
ON YOUR
HEAD?”

WHERE T
COME FROM,
THOUGH,
EVERYBODY
RUNS
AROUND IN
SPANDEX.
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VERYSOWN
SERIES) IN
JUMP!
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 THANKS.
SEND
THE BILL TO
KODANSHA.

IS THIS
THE
SERUM?

ALREADY
DISSEMINATING |
IT ACROSS
WORLD TH
DOMINATION GLOBE.
IS FINALLY
AT HAND.
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ORGANIZA-
TIONS
PLOTTING
7O START
WORLD
WAR III
AND TAKE
OVER THE
WORLD
ARE SOOO
WHERE CLICHE.
 = | = | YOU
WANNA
KNOW
- WHERE
[= = a I AM?
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Ad Id

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Sn
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 YOU REALLY
JUST DID WHAT
THE ENEMY TOLD
YOU? WHAT ARE
GOOD WIDDLE
BOYS LIKE YOU
DOING WORKING
FOR AN EVIL
ORGANIZATION?

WITH
A JOB
SEARCH
SITE.

ANU aansess:
& Soy
SSS
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SENDING
i A BUNCHA
NOW HENCHMEN
WHERE
Nes | TO WASTE
SEEN THAT
BEFORE?
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SHO 7,
DIDIA?
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MARVEL
S U P E R C O L L A B O R A T I O N .

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 YOU SURE
ABOUT THIS

METHODS
ARE...UNIQUE.
BUT I'VE
WARNED HIM
ABOUT TAKING
THINGS TOO

VILLAIN
ACTIVITY IS
ON THE RISE
IT’S WORLDWIDE.
BECOMING
TOO MUCH FOR
US TO HANDLE
 DION'T
MEAN TO KILL
YOU ALL OFF
DURING THE
CUTAWAY.

IT'S
JUST YOU
AN' ME
 I AM NOW
A MIGH TY,
SUPERPOWERED
LIFEFORM
 IT'S AS
THOUGH
UNLIMITED
ah POWER IS
Nery WELLING
wy WITHIN
(PSST. We ME...
(THIS IS THE
| PART WHERE
\ HE SAYS,

Ay
\ “AND IT
W6sp FEELS SO
Goop.” A .
 I'LL MAKE
YOU FEEL ae

GOODER.

WHAT THE
PO 7 _ © HELL?!
| DUPLICATING ROID RAGE
POWERS roine
BRIGHT FROM
FA THE FIRST FACTOR
FS) CHAPTER?! TOO?!
= THAT'S
F—\ gust Lazy FEN
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SN :
S—N
ji
WRITING! \
ING?
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neces
SWif \iVN\*
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IS IT JUST SS
ME,ORIS &
THIS WALL
KINDA

NOT HAVE
ASBESTOS
IN IT!

AY

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sos
solvents
sree
SOROS
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Senne
Sasiee
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BARK IS
WORSE
ae YOUR
, BITE.
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THING I
HAVE
SX ANACE
-\ UPMy
SLEEVE!

NEXT
CHAPTER'S
DEADPOOL,
IT'S YOUR
PROBLEM
NOW!
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PO OL
TO 1
AN a
encice > ne
k

CASH WORKENVIRONMENT!
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( beating healing factor )
Nee

HEY!
THEY CUT
CORNERS AND
FORGETTING PRINTED THE
SOMEONE? ADS STRAIGHT
FROM THE WEB
VERSION!
 THROUGH
THE HEART
AND A
DUDE'S TO
BLAME.
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MONSTER!
/T TOOK THE
ASSISTANT
THREE
DAYS TO
DRAW THAT
SPREAD!

Es, q er
 ENTIRE
LEFT
SIDE GOT
SPLATTED.

YOU KNOW,
I ALWAYS
THINK OF
IT’S ME, EVIL LAIRS
DEADPOOL. AS BEING
LIKE THIS }=—-DARK AND
ONE. MUST
BE THE OPEN
FLOOR

THAT VOICE!
GASP! IS
THAT YOU,
PIOTR?!
 BLOODY-MINION
ACCENT PIECES
OH, AND THE
IT WAS SCIENTIST-
LIKE THIS WHO's IMPALED-
WHEN I RESPONSIBLE ON-REBAR
GOT HERE. FOR THE SCULPTURE
pS DECORATING? ARE OVER THE

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WERE ANY
CIVILIANS
gies
HARMED? i)
THE EDITOR'LL ’

SLAP A LI'L
DISCLAIMER

*Editor’s note: All explosions supervised by a safety expert.

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« BUT
ANYHOO,
WHATCHA
YOU'RE
FAMILIAR
WITH THE
AVENGERS,
RIGHT?
 SOUNDS
SUPER-
EXCLUSIVE
EVERY TIME
T HEAR IT.

SO,
IGOTA
PROPOSAL
FOR YOU.
 DEADPOOL.

JOINING THE
AVENGERS?
 YOU'D
BEA
MEMBER OF
; SAMURA
IT'S... SQUAD.
SAMURAI «AN
OFFICIAL
THAT'S AVENGERS
TEAM WE'RE
ESTABLISHING
IN JAPAN.

SIGNING UP
FOR SOME BUT T
NEWCOMER HAVE TO
SPIN-OFF DECLINE.
WOULD KILL MY
CHANCES OF
JOINING THE
TEAM IN THE
MAIN MARVEL
COMICS, DUH!

IF I
CHANGE MY
MIND, T'LL
COME HUG
: YOU OR
TELL THAT SOME-
ONE-EYED THING.
DANPE/
TANGE-
LOOKING
Guy I SAID
 THEN I Guess * p
WE'LL DONATE ‘frag
THE MONEY WE i)
WERE PREPARED VW
TO PAY YOU TO
A COMMUNITY
COLLEGE.

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PLEASE
STOF.

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HEY,
ISN'T HE
THAT GUY
FROM THE
WANTED
POSTERS?

——
 IT’S DONE,
MR. STARK.

Be:
FRIEND

DEADPOOL,
AND--

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HIM...?
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 IT'S LIKE \
I'M BACK
FOR THE
MAN, FIRST
TIME
NOSTALGIC.
 THE CRIME
RATE IN LEAD
CHARACTER
INTRO SCENES
HAS BEEN
THROUGH
THE ROOF
LATELY.

I THOUGHT
JAPAN WAS
SUPPOSED
TO BE A SAFE
COUNTRY!
 you
MUST BE
DEADPOOL.
 FIGHTING
FOR JUSTICE
TOGETHER...

AN
ORIGINAL
CHARACTER?
 ALL RIGHT,
LET'S START
AT THE
BEGINNING JX
ONE LAST WSS *
TIME! =

ea — .\\ AT? F I'M sees

CoS BITTEN BY A A. \: \ (HERE ee
oe RADIOACTIVE \ c '/I\ SAKURA
SPIDER. AND FOR |\°
THE LAST TWO -
*} YEARS, I'VE BEEN a,
.b THE ONE AND
a : ONLY--

TO SUMMARIZE,
THE CREATORS
y ..6O0 THEY . Be cage il WANTED ]
wentT-HAN
LOWES THe \ GRC “41 AES\
FoR GING / [IM
onary ||
Boost FORTHE
FRUIT AND : KeS\\, NEW SERIES ON
WHIPPED UP % aL Ui), THE BLOCK... iN
AN ORIGINAL . i)
SPIDER-MAN. @ @ ;
 ON TOP
OF THAT,
ACCORDING TO
YOU NEED | YOUR MODEL
COME A MORE SHEET HERE,
ON, VO ORIGINAL ’ YOU'RE THE
SOMETHING QUIRK TO _ HOT-BLOODED

TYPE?
\, TAINING. THIS Biz.

THAT'S
ALL THAT, leg a DATED. IT
BUT COULD = WON'T BE
YOU PLEASE co POPULAR IN
NOT ACT
LIKE THE
JUMP EITHER.

BIGGEST

I'M SORRY
TO START
US OFF ON
THE WRONG
: FOOT,
BUT
 THIS IS A
SETUP FOR
YOU TO
FALL FOR
ME LATER,
THAT'S RIGHT?
EXACTLY
WHATI
MEAN BY
“BIGGEST
JERK!"

POLICE
CARS?
AND SO
MANY...
CAREFUL
WITH THE
4 TIP! IT'S
\ SENSITIVE!
IN
 SUR-
|
ROUNDED,

MOVE
AND WE
KILL THE
HOSTAGES!
 NOT TO
WORRY,
CITIZENS.
eee” Wei|| YOUR BELOVED
THROUGH! fh AVENGERS
ARE HERE
TO SAVE THE

ARE
YOU A
SUPER
HERO,
MISTER?!

SANSHIRO KASAMA
7]
HIKARU UESUG/
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BAD
GUYS!
|| L'VE GOT || \ A
| ONE THING || @®& ]| PLETELY
7O SAY 1 SURR--
 OH, TWAS
JUST
TESTING HOW
MUCH DIRTY
LANGUAGE
I CAN GET
AWAY WITH
IN JUMP+
BEFORE THEY
START USING
THE CENSOR
SS ; BARS!

I THOUGHT
WE WERE
BUILDING A \ *&3\ THINKING
RAPPORT am 7/
 WE'LL HEAD
AROUND TO A
ne |) wet WITH THE BACK pet fol
| | YOUR ENTRANCE
DA
UW ?\ JA\ acitity AND
_ |S T00
POLICETHE =VANGEROLIS! f
WHILE
DRAW fs
BEE:
SCTEE, THE BANK
VEN ROBBERS’
DO IT! ATTENTION!
BANK
AHA!
ER: 60,0 O00
GREAT |
TARGET £
PLAN!
pehu
pee uke

) FULL
FRONTAL
IT
IS!
 THOUGHT
YOU WERE
GONNA SET
UP A SCENE
FOR THE NEW
CHARACTER
TO SHINE?
 ATA
NK \
om
MA
iAN

ai
/N FICTION, ¥
DON'T
THEY?
 YOU'RE
COMPLETELY |—
EXPOSED.

7 You
| PERVERT!
 NOTE
TO SELF--
DON'T TRY
TO DODGE
BULLETS
 Na

DISTRACTION
LIKE THAT
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FIRST

a
a e iinaan
[i E a

Now,
HEY
T C e r
PON

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F O
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M
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P
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AN OF A
PART
IN G--
WEDD
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\ Be:’
THEM WITH Jf YOU RE
THE BACK
OF THE
BLADES.

YOU TELL
SUCH AN
OBVIOUS
 CRUMPLED
UP THE FIRST
ONE CUZ I
THOUGHT IT

Yul i se\ WEA Y

I
REALIZED a A
SOME- \a YOU'.RE
THING. . A TRUE
i )\ HERO.
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(5A\
/ ,>
ON THAT, —
atin WE CAN

foe

IT ONLY
WORKED OUT
FROM NOW
THIS TIME ON!
BECAUSE THE
BAD GUYS
DIDN'T HAVE
POWERS.
 YEAH, THERE
YEAH, ARE AS MANY
WHATEVER MUTANTS, ALIENS,
YOU SAY. AND OTHER
SUPERPOWERED
THEY'RE VILLAINS IN
ALL GONNA THE WORLD
BE ORIGINAL
CHARACTERS
eae
AS THERE
ARE STARS
IN THE

ANOTHER
ROBBER?
 APPEARS
You
HAVE
FAILED

NEVER-
THELESS...
DEADPOOL
MEANS TO
PLAY HERO?
 IT
SUITS
YOU ILL.
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“yy THANKS ~
TO YOU, WE
| en Garg ee ARRESTED THE Ve r \-
Wl SL BANK ROBBERS \'7 \
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;
; HOSTAGES
1 CAN WERE
we I GET HARMED.
YOUR a eibs
MY NAMES? is
NAME? .
ie Tv
ci t ia

FRIENDLY
NEIGHBOR-
HOOD
SPIDER--

MEMBERS
OF A TEAM
 WITH
GREAT POWER
COMES GREAT
RESPONS/EILITY!

Oe
ro
ateg
gitar
ie,
 DON'T
GET
CARRIED
AWAY...

I HAVE
AN ACE
uP MY
SLEEVE!

THE SERUM
FROM
CHAPTER
 . YOU'VE
OUTLIVED
YOUR
\ USEFULNESS. |i

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APPEARED
OUT OF
THIN AIR!

BEEN
TOO LONG,
DEADPOOL. }

SHALL
WE HAVE
A LITTLE

COME ON!
INTRODUCTING
eS { A POPULAR
LET ME » Ze CHARACTER FROM
GUESS, THIS f x. THE COMICS IN THE
MANGA IS r : THIRD CHAPTER?
WE'RE ALREADY
Bea ya 3) STOOPING TO CASH
SURVEYS.
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 DID YOu
KNOW? ON
THE JUMP+
WEBSITE,
ON TOP OF
“LIKES,”
THEY
ALSO RUN
A MONTHLY
READER
SURVEY!

mre |
fennel 8
LI'L GUY, PUT
IN A VOTE
FOR YOURS
TRULY, ‘KAY?
 SOUND LIKE
SOME DUDE
COMPLAINING
AT THE
CONVENIENCE

DO GODS
NOT KNOW
WHAT TO
DO WITH
ar
RIGHT,
\S\
a
) GyA THEIR
Aaa
GOD OF
MISCHIEF.
I'M
GAME!
WHICH =tHAT
FACE 7 S07

TURN THAT
SMUG
FACE INTO
a CHIMICHANGAS!
 TELL ME,
DEADPOOL,
WHO you
ARE MOST
LOATH TO

WANT TO
TORMENT
you.

=]
 You
WANNA
KNOW WHO I
DON'T WANNA

MARVEL'S
HEAD
HONCHOS.
4,
Hn
 YOU'VE
GROWN
WEAK,
DEADPOOL.

IS THAT
BECAUSE
YOU HAVE
SOMETHING TO
 ASSEMBLING
THE ULTIMATE
YIKES. LIKE VILLAIN
THAT HASN'T ORGANIZATION.
ALREADY
BEEN DONE
TO DEATH IN

RUN AMOK
TOGETHER
T’LL
CREATE
A PLACE
WHERE YOU
BELONG.
 THE THING
IS, I GOTTA
BECOME A
HERO WHO
FITS RIGHT
IN ON THE
JUMP FESTA
CONVENTION

YOU ARE
ONE OF NONSENSE
ARE YOU
BABBLING
NOW?!

BUT
WHEN I
SAVED
ALL THOSE
veel PEOPLE
HAD AN TODAY...
EPIPHANY.
 BEING
LAVISHED
WITH
ATTENTION...

IS THE
BESTEST.

MAN

THRASH YOU
50 BADLY
YOU'LL NEVER
REGENERATE
AGAIN.
 YOU CAN'T
PULL THAT

THE MOST
POPULAR
CHARACTER
IN MARVEL
BEFORE HISTORY
I JUMPED CACCORDING
ON MY FLIGHT, ig (OME.
I SENT THE JOINING
WORD OUT THE
TO MY HERO AVENGERS,
BUDS. GHUE!

DF'S
WELCOME
PARTY...
YOU'RE
INVITED!
 AND MY
GUESTS
SHOULD BE
ARRIVING
AAANY
MINUTE NOW.

IF I
TAKE ON
SEVERAL
HEROES
ALONE,
I'LL BE
OUTMATCHED...

WELL,
DEADPOOL.

RETREAT |igaeae
4 FOR NOW.
 YOU WILL
REGRET
REJECTING
MY OFFER
 h\ 1 YOU'RE WELCOME FOR
iy (THE PRECIOUS TIME I'M
, \ ] SPENDING RSVPING “NO.”

\Ninelf,|
SSE

a Wee
IF THESE

ME. I'DA BEFORE

GONE OVER
TO LOKI'S
 WHAT'S
SIGH.
YOU'RE Hialicrt | CAPTAIN
baie HERO | AMERICA!
AREN'T DOING IN S
JAPAN?!

AREN'T
You
HAVING
A
WELCOME

SORRY
CAN'T DO I COULD FOR ALL THE
KISS YOU! «TIMES I MADE

VeART
BELONGS TO
Pucker
uP!
[ANF Yul
SAID THOSE
HEAD FEATHERS
SOneONe LOOK LIKE
ARALE'S HAT!
 you THEN WE
TWO ARE NEED TO
SAMURAI BOLSTER
OUR
SQUAD'S
ONLY FIGHTING
MEMBERS. POWER.

SAYING
WE
SHOULD...
 RECRUIT
NEW
MEMBERS!

WE WANT
TO ATTRACT
NEW HE JUST
MEMBERS... ea! BLURTED
OUT THE
UNTHINKABLE...
+ WE
NEED TO
INCREASE
SAMURAI
SQUAD'S NAME
RECOGNITION

SOMEONE
POPULAR WITH
THE PUBLIC
WOULD BE
PREFERABLE
FOR THE NEXT
MEMBER.
 SOMEONE
LIKE AN
IDOL.

SINGLE
FILE LINE,
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GOSH, ) CUTEST
IN THE
WORLD,
NEIRO!

IN THE
UNIVERSE
NEXT!

YOU'RE
EVERY-
THING
TO ME
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POWERS: HEALING FACTOR,
IMMORTALITY

Seeking a cure for his terminal

cancer, Wade Wilson became a
test subject in the research project
Weapon X. There, he acquired the
regenerative healing factor that
would save him from death.
But there was a side effect: his
cancerous cells mutated and
accelerated out of control, leaving
him horribly disfigured. Pretty
heavy backstory there.

IS IT JUST
ME OR ARE
THERE NO
NEW LITTLE
FACTOIDS IN
THIS? IT'S ALL
CRAP YOu
COULD FIND ON
THE NET!
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STILL
| Pissep
Avs Apaut
ESTERDAY,
neizar |

oo BACK
piby’t IP
Cur he tasted
Vike era:
 G@aapy
Twa- LECTURE
SHaES ME ABaUT
LIKE ¥QU Haw it's
MAKE ME WRONG
.-NEIRGGd. WANNA Ta EAT
PUKE... HUMANSP
 ALL I’M ae
ASKING IS | hey
YOU DON'T Smee
EAT ANY
FANS
MINE!OF PEOPLE
AS YOU
WANT.

LISTEN
UP.
I LOVE
PEOPLE
THINKING
I'M CUTE!

+--DON'T
conriscaTine | efi | EAT ANYONE
YOUR /
CHOCOLATE 2I! | fi A\ A Lane G
SHOWERIN
TO PUNISH ean ME WITH
“AN ADORATION!

YQU’RE THE
FURTHEST
THING FROM
 Yeedy : HERE
WE GO,
ITTOLD \ SAE
YOU TO pa KAGE.
STOP
CALLING
ME
THAT.

(KAGE IS JAPANESE FOR “SHADOW’”!)

HEY,
EVERY-
BODYYY!
THANKS FOR
COMING
TO MY
CONCERT
TODAY!
NUR INOe

I CAN
TELL
THEY ALL
ADORE
ME.
 .

se /~ :

: -oo
-
 THAT
GIRL HAS

BECAUSE
WE HAVE A
JOB TO DO!

METHINKS
THE LADY DOTH
PROTEST TOO
MUCH. YOU
WERE TOTALLY
ENJOYING
YOURSELF.
 qWitey «|| /wseu e] REALLY
sees
HER ANGELIC
THAT SMILE! ARGH,
//; 55 Bee me
E%
I CAN'T
TAKE IT!

“a - _ / |

\ | _

/ y ce | Fag] ARE YOU Ry

2 Pe = | serious? &
PB . g % Z

I MEAN, THIS
ARTIST'S FEMALE
CHARACTERS ALL
HAVE SAMEFACE
SYNDROME.
THEY'RE
IDENTICAL
EXCEPT FOR
THE HAIR.
 OH
I CAN'T
YEAHHH. WE
BELIEVE
DID HAVE
WE'RE
A CONVO
SCOUTING
ABOUT THAT
ITH CAP.

AGE, 16, BLOOD TYPE, AB.

SIGN, SAGITTARIUS. BORN AND
RAISED IN KLMAGAYA, SAITAMA
eee PREFECTURE, DISCOVERED FOR
NE/RO = HER EXTRAORDINARY SINGING
SKILLS WHEN SHE WON AN
ARATAB! juareur SINGING CONTEST
ATA LOCAL FESTIVAL,
SCOUTED BY A TALENT AGENCY
PRODUCER AND IMMEDIATELY

ACTIVE AS A TOP IDOL

EVER SINCE...
 . THATA
SYMBIOTE
HAS BONDED

SYMBIOTES
ARE EVIL,
VIOLENT,
EXTRA-
TERRESTRIAL YOu
PARASITES. GOOD THERE?
YOU'RE
BREAKING

noth?
< vn

THEIR
HUMAN
HOSTS GAIN
POWERS LIKE
SUPERHLIMAN
STRENGTH AND
AGILITY.
 ers stuck PAVE You
GUYS SEEN
/N THOSE
RLY
PEAes? Ludinee
war —CHOMPERS:
NEVER
COMING OUT.

. THEY'RE
7O HANOLE P DANGEROUS
RECRUITING CREATURES,
b— 4. BUT DEPENDING
5 ON THE HOST,
j LF| \ THEY CAN BE
COOPERATIVE.

HELL
BE BACK = CALLING IT
BEFORE NOW, CAP'S
LONG, “SOMETHING”
SOMEHOW ISA
AGED TOA WOMAN.
FRAIL OLD

JUDGING BY
THAT CONCERT,
SHE AND THE
SYMBIOTE ARE
NO TIME PEACEFULLY
TO WASTE, COEXISTING.
LET'S SCOUT
 HEARD SHE
RELAXES IN
HER DRESSING
ROOM AFTER
EVERY
CONCERT.

SOUNDING
GIGGLE.

I'D LIKE THE

TO TAKE
CARE OF THis CUESTION
WITHOLIT
CAUSING A
\ COMMOTION...
WHAT WAS
THE DEAL
with THAT
GUY iN
THE RED
BONDAGE
 ie YOU
Let that I KyaW ABaQUT
stUure yauR PAST
DictATe cuz I PEEKED
Y¥dUR intTa YQUR
WHOLE Life,
BRAIN.
GREETINGS,
NEIRO
ARATABI.
 aut, NEIRg@. }
THIS GUy’s |
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DHFDSCU
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 “| DONOT
“+ | TROUBLE
\ YOURSELF.

I'VE
GOTTEN MY
HANDS ON
SOMETHING
SWEET
ALREADY.
 THIS COLLAR
CONTROLS THE
MIND VIA RADIO
FREQUENCY
PULSES. I TASKED
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KNOWN AS HYDRA
WITH ITS
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JAPAN'S
SOMETHING SS MORTALS...
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HOUSE AGAINST
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THE RESULT OF
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OUR ASSISTANT
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CHARACTER DESIGN
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CHOCOLATE,
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CHARACTERS
FOR SEASON
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ANYTHING
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IN THE
WORLD TO
SUCCESSFULLY
REGENERATE...

ULTIMATE
BEING, ONCE
FEARED AS
THE MOST
POWERFUL
IN OUR
UNIVERSE!

THE MOST
POWERFUL
BEING
IN THE
UNIVERSE?
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LIKE A PIN-UP
POSTER WITH
THE HOLES
CUT OUT TO
MAKE ME
LOOK NUDE
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WHOA, WHOA.
THEY'RE
GONNA BUST
OUT THE FINAL
BOSS RIGHT
Now?
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FOR JAPAN.

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RIGHT THING
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MAYBE
EVEN I...

LEAVING
YOU |S
GONNA
PAIN ME,
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Y'KNOW, I'M
GONNA MISS | LIKE
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TINY BIT. / SI

SEEING
AS.IT'S
GOODBYE,
I'LL HUMOR
YOu JUST
THIS ONCE.
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LIKE WE'RE DO ANY-
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RIDE LIKE
THE WIND,
BULLSEYE!
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= SYM ONAL2m
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C.B. Cebulski (Marvel)
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Sakakibara-san (editor)
A bunch of bigwigs
Jake Thomas (Marvel)
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All our readers

Staff
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sToRYBY SANSHIRO KASAMA

ARTBY HIKARU UESUGI

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