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Appearing in "The Needle And The Damage Done"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Christina Ried

Villains:

  • Vendetta
  • Regulators
    • BlackJak
    • Arson
  • Dedline

Other Characters:

  • Jamie Anthonette
  • Arson
  • Hardedge
  • Lou Jacks
  • Saul P. Davis
  • 'Beto Juarez
  • Hojo (flashback only)
  • Carlton Sum (flashback only)
  • Antonio Scrapelli (Mentioned only)
  • Slaughter (Mentioned only)
  • Captain Frakes (Mentioned only)
  • Mrs. Johnstone (Mentioned only)
  • Mr. Johnstone (Mentioned only)

Locations:

Items:


Vehicles:




Synopsis for "The Needle And The Damage Done"

Vendetta was having dinner with her associates in her penthouse when Dedline crashed through the ceiling and defeated BlackJak and Arson with ease. Paul visited Christina at the hospital and recalled Hojo's drug addict lifestyle. Back at the penthouse, Jamie Anthonette reported the fight between Dedline and the Regulators. Hardedge and Vortex watched the news coverage and contemplated helping their two teammates. BlackJak knocked Dedline into a chimney and the latter mysteriously disappeared and Jamie Anthonette ended the news coverage. At city hall, Deputy Mayor Davis confronted Jacks about Frakes hiring Slaughter. Paul walked through an alley with Christina, where he told her about the time two men had broken into an office and injected him with a syringe and how people had began treating him differently afterwards. Out of anger, Paul punched one of his co-workers and landed in jail, until Christina had bailed him out. Later, Paul went to a doctor and received a positive test, which had devastated him.

Appearing in "Welcome to the Future"

Featured Characters:

  • U.S. Male

Supporting Characters:

  • None

Villains:

Other Characters:

  • NYPD
  • Unnamed newsstand vendor
  • Allies (Mentioned only)

Locations:

  • 1943
    • Hell's Kitchen
  • 1993
    • Time's Square

Items:

  • None

Vehicles:

  • None

Synopsis for "Welcome to the Future"

In Hell's Kitchen, in 1943, U.S. Male was fighting American Nazis at a hideout, when he barged into Room-Z and entered a portal that took him to 1993 Times Square. A young man attempted to mug him and shot him when the latter did not have any money. However, U.S. Male survived and got back up. He walked up to a newsstand, where he learned that the Bugle, where he worked, had went out of business and was also disgusted that the stand sold magazines including Playboy and Penthouse. Then, U.S. Male was angered when he heard the man swear and picked him up with one hand. A police officer responded by placing U.S. Male under arrest.

Appearing in "Valentine, Part Two"

Featured Characters:

  • Valentine

Supporting Characters:

  • None

Villains:

  • Mr. Sagan
  • Israel
  • Thorpe Carthon

Other Characters:

  • Ivan Brago
  • Valentine's father

Locations:

Synopsis for "Valentine, Part Two"

Valentine was contemplating having killed a man, believing that the normal life she wanted had been taken away. At the Antarctic Penal Colony, Thorpe Quarthon was on a mission on behalf of Mr. Sagan. In Pittsburgh, Sagan's assistant Israel was reporting to him, when Valentine had appeared.

Notes

  • U.S. Male: Welcome to the Future is a bonus full sized "comic" in the center of the issue complete with front and back cover. It has a forward with art by Don Simpson and Visual Concepts, and a "Patriotically Yours, U.S. Male" pin-up.

Trivia

  • BlackJak is revealed to have been a "Youngblood trainee gone bad."
  • U.S. Male was respectfully dedicated to Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
  • This issue also includes an article about A.I.D.S. with places listed where further information can be obtained.

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