Bloodstrike, The Main Man Lobo, Dazzler and More!

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Here are my picks for this week! Enjoy!

Youngblood 3

First appearance of Bloodstike via pinup, firsy Cabbot

I gotta say after the Awesome Entertainment/ live whatever rumors how can we trust Rob Liefeld and really why are books like this even getting optioned over stuff like We3? These books aren’t exactly known for their excellent narratives. Fraga art aside, who would even buy this stuff right now? Well, if I could find a newsstand for Youngblood 3 maybe I’d stash it. Bloodstrike was named here and given a pinup. This was not done again until Brigade. Cabbot and the team were teased in multiple comics ( including in Tek World! ) after this one right up until the release of the comic.

Bloodstrike Ashcan

First comic appearance of Bloodstrike

A first is a first.

Bloodstrike 1

First standard comic appearance of Bloodstrike in a story

Sheesh, that sentence makes me not want to buy this book! So this one got hot ( selling for 3-5 bucks! ) this week. There’s just too many of these. Is there even a newsstand?

Other Bloodstrike books I would consider;

Bloodstrike Platt covers

These are the only two I really want

Issue 2 Ashcan

This one is a ghost but really, who cares?

Bloodstrike Brutalists 23 cover B,24 cover c

I don’t care what anyone says, The Pouch is dope.

Bloodstrike 1 Reprint

For some reason collectors love issue 1 reprints now. Here’s one for Bloodstrike as if hundreds of thousands of the first printings were not enough!

Journey into Mystery 85

First appearance of the Xartans ( Zartans )

If you are watching Loki then this one might be of interest to you. The Xartans have now had two references on the show.

Marvel Preview 4 and Video Jack 1

First pro work and first pro work by Keith Giffen I loved.

R.I.P. to a legend.

The Buyer’s Guide fore Comic Fandom 257

First appearance of Dazzler

Online retailer Cyberspace Comics brought this to my attention and what I find it is! If you are buying into the Swifty hype this is a Dazzler rarity not to be missed. Good luck finding it though.