Slingers (1998) comic books

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Written by Joseph Harris. Art by ChrisCross and Rob Stull. From the pages of "Spider-Man: Identity Crisis" emerges a new generation of heroes for the Marvel Universe! The thrill-seeking Ricochet, the high-tech Hornet, the majestic Prodigy and the mysterious Dusk rise again to carve out their own brand of justice into the Big Apple! Peter Parker once wore these guises when Spider-Man was forced to hide from the public eye. Clearing his name, he's returned to the classic red and blue--and the abandoned identities have since fallen into unseasoned hands! Now four reluctant teens are recruited to assume these roles; trained by a mysterious benefactor from the Golden Age of heroes. But when one of them takes a fatal fall, the lives of these rookies are propelled on a rollercoaster ride of adventure, deception and redemption! This issue features four separate 48-page variant issues. Each issue features a full 16 pages of story interwoven throughout the adventure. While the beginning and closing sections are identical, the middle 16 pages showcase the individual heroes as they battle for a common cause. Each issue also has a different cover spotlighting the individual heroes. All covers are drawn by ChrisCross and Rob Stull. #1A - RICOCHET EDITION - Johnny Gallo struggles with adjusting to his budding super-powers and hiding his Ricochet identity from his strict father and inquisitive girlfriend. Being a superhero isn't all this ESU freshman, wannabe film maker expected it'd be! Cover price $2.99.

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Written by Joseph Harris. Art by ChrisCross and Rob Stull. From the pages of "Spider-Man: Identity Crisis" emerges a new generation of heroes for the Marvel Universe! The thrill-seeking Ricochet, the high-tech Hornet, the majestic Prodigy and the mysterious Dusk rise again to carve out their own brand of justice into the Big Apple! Peter Parker once wore these guises when Spider-Man was forced to hide from the public eye. Clearing his name, he's returned to the classic red and blue--and the abandoned identities have since fallen into unseasoned hands! Now four reluctant teens are recruited to assume these roles; trained by a mysterious benefactor from the Golden Age of heroes. But when one of them takes a fatal fall, the lives of these rookies are propelled on a rollercoaster ride of adventure, deception and redemption! This issue features four separate 48-page variant issues. Each issue features a full 16 pages of story interwoven throughout the adventure. While the beginning and closing sections are identical, the middle 16 pages showcase the individual heroes as they battle for a common cause. Each issue also has a different cover spotlighting the individual heroes. All covers are drawn by ChrisCross and Rob Stull. #1B - HORNET EDITION - Eddie McDonough is considered a genius by his ESU professors, but a total geek by almost every student. But as Hornet he's fast becoming the talk of the campus! Will his newfound power corrupt the stalwart teen? Cover price $2.99.

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Written by Joseph Harris. Art by ChrisCross and Rob Stull. From the pages of "Spider-Man: Identity Crisis" emerges a new generation of heroes for the Marvel Universe! The thrill-seeking Ricochet, the high-tech Hornet, the majestic Prodigy and the mysterious Dusk rise again to carve out their own brand of justice into the Big Apple! Peter Parker once wore these guises when Spider-Man was forced to hide from the public eye. Clearing his name, he's returned to the classic red and blue--and the abandoned identities have since fallen into unseasoned hands! Now four reluctant teens are recruited to assume these roles; trained by a mysterious benefactor from the Golden Age of heroes. But when one of them takes a fatal fall, the lives of these rookies are propelled on a rollercoaster ride of adventure, deception and redemption! This issue features four separate 48-page variant issues. Each issue features a full 16 pages of story interwoven throughout the adventure. While the beginning and closing sections are identical, the middle 16 pages showcase the individual heroes as they battle for a common cause. Each issue also has a different cover spotlighting the individual heroes. All covers are drawn by ChrisCross and Rob Stull. #1C - PRODIGY EDITION - Ritchie Gilmore was known by everyone as the "big man on campus," so becoming Prodigy is the feather in his cap. But he's taking the hero business a little too seriously, crossing the dangerous organization known as the Maggia! Cover price $2.99.

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Written by Joseph Harris. Art by ChrisCross and Rob Stull. From the pages of "Spider-Man: Identity Crisis" emerges a new generation of heroes for the Marvel Universe! The thrill-seeking Ricochet, the high-tech Hornet, the majestic Prodigy and the mysterious Dusk rise again to carve out their own brand of justice into the Big Apple! Peter Parker once wore these guises when Spider-Man was forced to hide from the public eye. Clearing his name, he's returned to the classic red and blue--and the abandoned identities have since fallen into unseasoned hands! Now four reluctant teens are recruited to assume these roles; trained by a mysterious benefactor from the Golden Age of heroes. But when one of them takes a fatal fall, the lives of these rookies are propelled on a rollercoaster ride of adventure, deception and redemption! This issue features four separate 48-page variant issues. Each issue features a full 16 pages of story interwoven throughout the adventure. While the beginning and closing sections are identical, the middle 16 pages showcase the individual heroes as they battle for a common cause. Each issue also has a different cover spotlighting the individual heroes. All covers are drawn by ChrisCross and Rob Stull. #1A - RICOCHET EDITION - Johnny Gallo struggles with adjusting to his budding super-powers and hiding his Ricochet identity from his strict father and inquisitive girlfriend. Being a superhero isn't all this ESU freshman, wannabe film maker expected it'd be! #1D - DUSK EDITION - Cassie St. Commons felt out of place among the land of the living. Known as "that Goth chick," she now finds herself trapped in an even more difficult position, trying to cope with not fitting in with the living or the dead! Cover price $2.99.

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It's action, intrigue and excitement galore in the Slingers' stunning second issue! Hornet and Ricochet discover an underground black market ring dealing in dangerous biochemicals--with ties to the fearsome criminal organization known as the Maggia! And when one of the transactions goes awry, the rookie heroes become trapped in a subterranean maze, stalked by mutated sewer creatures! Meanwhile, Prodigy begins to show his true colors, the mystery of Dusk unravels, and Spider-Man comes ever closer to uncovering the origins of his namesakes! Written by Joseph Harris. Art by ChrisCross, Rob Stull, Tom Simmons and Don Hillsman. #2A cover by ChrisCross and Rob Stull. Cover price $1.99.

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It's action, intrigue and excitement galore in the Slingers' stunning second issue! Hornet and Ricochet discover an underground black market ring dealing in dangerous biochemicals--with ties to the fearsome criminal organization known as the Maggia! And when one of the transactions goes awry, the rookie heroes become trapped in a subterranean maze, stalked by mutated sewer creatures! Meanwhile, Prodigy begins to show his true colors, the mystery of Dusk unravels, and Spider-Man comes ever closer to uncovering the origins of his namesakes! Written by Joseph Harris. Art by ChrisCross, Rob Stull, Tom Simmons and Don Hillsman. #2B cover by Mike Wieringo and Richard Case. Cover price $1.99.

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Spider-Man gets ever closer to cornering his costumed copycats--which results in a haywire chase high above the streets of New York City! Meanwhile, believing his other recruits to be dead, the mentor of the Slingers reveals everything to Prodigy--including his origin, abilities and his scheme to have them immortalized! Written by Joseph Harris. Art by ChrisCross, Rob Stull, Don Hillsman and Mark Morales. Cover by ChrisCross and Rob Stull. Cover price $1.99.

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It's the opening night at the New Grande Royale Hotel and Prodigy, guided by none other than his mentor, a mysterious Golden Age hero, prepares to raise the roof on the Maggia-run operation! But don't count out Ricochet and Hornet, who reunite with the born again wraith-like Dusk to stop the disaster in the making! But what will happen when they learn that there's more to their "recruitment" than previously thought--and more to their "mentor" than meets the eye? Written by Joseph Harris. Art by Oscar Jimenez and Eduardo Alpuente. Cover by ChrisCross and Rob Stull. Cover price $1.99.

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Once upon a time, the Golden Age vigilante known as the Black Marvel dreamt he would be a hero among heroes. Dreamt he'd save the world. Only, on his last mission, he failed. Now, the Grande Royal Hotel, site of that fateful failure, is consumed in flames and the Black Marvel has a chance to be a hero once more! But this time he's sent his proteges to redeem his honor. Can Prodigy, Ricochet and Hornet save the day, even after they uncover the origins of this deadly blaze? Speaking of origins, Dusk confronts Spider-Man and reveals the startling facts about the Slingers and their recruitment. And Spidey makes some revelations of his own to the half-life hero. Tragedy, sacrifice and triumph abound in the dramatic climax to "Good-bye to the Golden Age"! Written by Joseph Harris. Art and cover by ChrisCross and Rob Stull. Cover price $1.99.

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Following the explosive climax of their first mission, the Slingers find themselves knee-deep in the aftermath. With another of their members gravely injured, the kids ask themselves if they're really cut out to be super heroes. A rooftop reunion and a revealing game of "Truth or Dare" will decide if they can cut it! It's secrets shared and origins exposed! Written by Joseph Harris. Art and cover by ChrisCross and Rob Stull. Cover price $1.99.

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From the dank depths of the stinking sewers comes...the Griz! Exposed to dangerous chemicals during his employ with the Maggia, blue-collar transit worker Mac Garrity is transformed into the ghastly vermin-controlling Griz! This underground dwelling monster blames others for his revolting condition--namely, Ricochet and company! Written by Joseph Harris. Art by Greg Luzniak, Bob Almond, Jimmy Palmiotti and Peter Palmiotti. Cover by ChrisCross and Rob Stull. Cover price $1.99.

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Will Hornet be mutated into a sewer freak by the Griz?! It certainly looks that way--unless Ricochet and Dusk can ignore the stench and save their bud! Plus: Prodigy pursues the secret source of his powers! Written by Joseph Harris. Art by Greg Luzniak, Bob Almond, Harry Candelario and Jason Minor. Cover by ChrisCross and Rob Stull. Cover price $1.99.

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Joseph Harris/Chriscross/Rob Stull. Johnny Gallo was a mutant way before he became Ricochet. And we all know mutants are ripe targets for the deranged Nanny and her deadly Orphan Maker! And when they set their sites on adding Johnny to their fold, everyone he holds dear are drawn into the line of fire! Positive word-of-mouth on SLINGERS, the new Marvel Spider-Man spinoff series, is building. Fans are turning on to the books quirky team interplay, and new writer Joseph C. Harris is gaining new admirers every day... SLINGERS deserves to sell better (Wizard). Cover by Chrisscross & Rob Stull. FC $1.99 Cover price $1.99.

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Cover by ChrissCross & Rob Stull. Joseph Harris/ChrisCross/Rob Stull. RAISING HELL: Part 1. THE SCOOP: It begins here?the three-part saga that exposes all the secrets, rewrites what you thought you knew, and takes our young heroes to hell and back... literally! THE STORY: How did the Black Marvel acquire the means to recruit the kids who would be Ricochet, Hornet, Prodigy and Dusk? How did such a long forgotten man think he could recapture the glory of his Golden Age? And what's the price they all must now pay for the bargain he struck?! Believe us, after this story, nothing's ever going to be the same for our teen team! THE BUZZ: Thumbs Up: SLINGERS. Want great teen angst? Try SLINGERS. Between Ricochet's problems with his dad, Hornet's shame from dealing with his palsy, Prodigy's superiority complex and Dusk's mysterious resurrection, SLINGERS deserves to be selling better -Wizard. FC $1.99 Cover price $1.99.

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By Joseph Harris. Art by Javier Saltares, Rich Perrota and Larry Mahlstedt. RAISING HELL'S CHILDREN: Part 2. The Black Marvel was a desperate man. And in the Marvel Universe, Mephisto is the devil you make your desperate deals with! Now, he's come to collect, and only Ricochet, Dusk, Hornet and a rejuvenated Prodigy stand in his way. It's an Inferno all their own as our rookie heroes face their worst fears and demon hordes in a race across the Underworld! Cover by ChrisCross & Rob Stull. FC" Cover price $1.99.

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Raising Hell's Children, part 4. Cover by ChrisCross & Rob Stull. Written by Joseph Harris. Art by Javier Saltares, Rich Perrota, Jason Minor, Rodney Ramos and Joe Rubinstein. Fate-filled final issue! Ricochet, Hornet, Prodigy and Dusk have the opportunity to save the Black Marvel's soul - the soul of their mentor and manipulator - the man whose machinations tore apart their lives - the man they hate so very much. They have the power. They can save him. But will they? Cover price $1.99.