Pressure Suit - Written by John Rozum. Art by Eric Battle, Prentis Rollins, Mike DeCarlo and Rober Quijano. Cover by Eric Battle.
"Deacon, we have a problem..." The mysterious villain known as Malleus sends bizarre space creatures to attack Hardware, who must fight his way off a space station. But something is horribly wrong with the hero's armor!
32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.50.
Unsuited - Written by John Rozum. Art by Joe Brozowski (as J.J. Birch). Cover by Eric Battle.
Trapped without his armor, Hardware fights against the dreaded Malleus as the space station crumbles around them...along with any chance of getting back to Earth. Fracote Format.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.50.
Fighting Technique - Written by Jacqueline Ching. Art by Prentis Rollins, Ande Parks and Mike DeCarlo. Cover by Prentis Rollins.
Sabrina Alva, daughter of the late Edwin Alva, exacts her revenge on Hardware and Hard Co. by pitting them against the power of Technique! Get ready for a technical knockout! Fracote Format.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.50.
Cover pencils by Denys Cowan, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti. Resolution, script by Dwayne McDuffie, pencils by Denys Cowan, inks by Mike Manley and Jimmy Palmiotti
Alva has sent an armored thug to kill Hardware, and it looks like he just might do it, too; But then, Hardware uses his own armor to infiltrate that of his opponent's; A bit of on-the-spot programming, and the thug can't move; After administering a thorough thrashing, Hardware drags his defenseless enemy back home to a distressed Alva, daring the old man to continue his defiance. Information on Milestone Media projects. Hardware's Arsenal character profile. Static Preview, pencils by Joe James.
36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.
Fathers and Sons - Written by Matt Wayne. Art by Eric Battle, Keith Pollard, Joe Brozowski (as J.J. Birch), Caesar, Hector Collazo and Rodney Ramos. Cover by Joe Brozowski (as Birch).
Hardware hasn't spoken to his father in years, but when Detective Mitchell Metcalf tries to take down the crime boss called Top Dog, Curtis lends a high-tech hand to save his father from fatal retirement. Deacon, Barraki app. Fracote Format.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.50.
I Can't Believe It's Not Buttertouch - Written by Matt Wayne. Art by Prentis Rollins and Caesar. Cover by Buzz and Caesar.
Hardware goes up against the "hypnotic" powers of the rabid crimelord Top Dog, as the armored hero is given a directive to kill his own father, Detective Mitchell Metcalf.
Fracote Format. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.50.
A Dead Man Tells His Tale - Written by John Rozum. Art by Prentis Rollins, Ken Branch, Phyllis Novin and Hector Collazo. Cover by Prentis Rollins.
Hardware's fit to be killed when he and Hard Co. pit their technological might against the destructive touch of Cadaver and the assassin known as Hypo. Fracote Format.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.50.
Doorway to Nightmares - Written by Joseph Illidge. Art by Prentis Rollins, Caesar, Ken Branch and Hector Collazo.
A spy within Hard Co.'s ranks leads Hardware into the middle of an interdimensional war between SYSTEM and a bizarre race of creatures. Before it's over, Dakota's armored crimefighter will need help from Starlight and the Heroes to save Times Square from becoming the site of a bloodbath.
Fracote Format. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.50.
Calm - Written by D.G. Chichester. Art by Prentis Rollins and Ken Branch. Cover by Prentis Rollins.
Hardware's got his hands full when a battle with the explosive Scrapmetal leads to a war against the mysterious government agency called COVERT, and its leader, Seven Pallaton. Also, a new enemy rises from the shadows to stake his claim on the city of Dakota.
Fracote Format. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.50.
Cover pencils by Denys Cowan, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti. That Obscure Object of Desire, script by Dwayne McDuffie, pencils by Denys Cowan, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti
An old friend of Curt's, Deacon Stuart, has been accused as the perpetrator of several brutal serial murders, and he asks for Curt's help in finding the real killer; Meanwhile, a vigilante by the name of Deathwish has been making a name for himself by killing criminals, even those who have served their prison time; When Hardware and Deathwish meet at the site of the latest serial murder, they each assume the other is the culprit.
36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.
Deathwish, Too! - Written by Dwayne McDuffie. Art by Denys Cowan, Joe Brozowski (as J.J. Birch) and Mike Manley. Cover by Denys Cowan and Mike Manley.
As Hardware and Deathwish come closer to finding the serial killer, Hardware learns Deathwish's ugly secret and makes a chilling personal discovery about the nature of vengeance. Plus: 2 pages devoted to Hardware's arsenal.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.
Guilty - Written by Dwayne McDuffie. Art by Denys Cowan, Joe Brozowski (as J.J. Birch) and Mike Manley. Cover by Denys Cowan and Klaus Janson.
Hardware is confronted by his worst nightmare -- literally -- and begins his startling transformation. Origin of Deathwish.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.
Rest in Peace - Written by Dwayne McDuffie. Art by Joe Brozowski (as J.J. Birch) and Jason Minor. Cover by Denys Cowan and Mike Manley.
A rogue SYSTEM agent gives Hardware more information about that secret organization, and Curt learns that he isn't the first high-tech vigilante to fight this war.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.
Software! - Written by Brian McDonald. Art by Arvell Jones and Denys Cowan. Cover by Jimmy Palmiotti.
The guest creative team of writer Brian McDonald and penciller Arvell Jones deliver this special issue. Hardware meets his match when he encounters Technique, a brilliant woman with a battle suit of her own, sent by Alva to destroy Hardware. Worse, Technique's suit was designed by Hardware's alter ego, Curt Metcalf.
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.
