"Special Delivery" - R.A.G.E. is back, with a vengeance! Revere has returned to wreak havoc on America once again, with a stolen experimental nuclear warhead set to destroy Los Angeles! Can X-O stop R.A.G.E.'s super-bomber from delivering its payload of mass destruction? Or is L.A. going to end up with a fate infinitely worse than the Washington Monument?
Written by Mark Waid and Brian Augustyn, with art and cover by Sean Chen and Tom Ryder.
FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.
Part 1 of 2, continued in Iron Man X-O Manowar Heavy Metal (1996) #1. There exists a barrier between two worlds...an unseen wall that separates two universes so blissfully unaware of one another. Now that barrier has been breached, and two titanic evils have joined together on a course which could spell disaster for existence as we know it. Mistress Crescendo and Baron Zemo have joined forces to resurrect the most powerful object created by man...the Cosmic Cube!
It can convert thoughts into physical reality. Scattered chunks of the Cosmic Cube have lain beneath the depths of the ocean, its exact location unknown to all. But thanks to Mistress Crescendo, its location has been divined. Now there exists but one task--to retrieve these pieces of the Cube and reassemble them for both villains' uses. To that end, Baron Zemo has reassembled the Masters of Evil, a motley assembly of the most vile villains imaginable.
He has also aligned himself with Arnim Zola, using the bio-geneticist's newly constructed living Isle of Exiles as his mobile base of operations. Can even the combined might of Iron Man and the Valiant universe's most technologically advanced weapon of destruction, X-O Manowar, stop the single biggest threat to both universes?
Written by Fabian Nicieza. Art by Andy Smith. Cover price $2.50.
"Donovan's Heart Chapter 3: We Bombed in Denver" - X-O clashes with Master Blaster, a new villain with truly explosive super powers. Donovan seemingly prevails. However, his social life remains a complete mess! So Donovan agrees to hypnotherapy, with his ex-girlfriend Thalia playing doctor (get your mind out of the gutter!). But what neither of them realizes is that Master Blaster has used his powers to turn the X-O armor -- and therefore Donovan Wylie -- into a living time bomb!
Written by Dwayne McDuffie, with art by Scot Eaton and Don Hudson.
FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.
"Donovan's Heart Chapter 2: Never Say Die" - Having subdued Citadel, the galactic peace enforcer now turns his attention to the X-O armor...and the news isn't good! Judged unworthy, Donovan now faces the thought of having the X-O medallion ripped from his chest! Plus, more info on the shocking return of Rand Banion!
Written by Dwayne McDuffie, with art by Scot Eaton and Don Hudson.
FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.
"Donovan's Heart Chapter 1: Once More With Feeling" - When R.A.G.E. erupts in civil war, Citadel unleashes a high-tech weapon of such power that its activation draws the attention of a galactic peace enforcer. Now X-O finds himself caught between his arch-enemy, Citadel, and the alien who would bring him to brutal justice!
Written by Dwayne McDuffie, with art by Scot Eaton and Don Hudson.
FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.
"Southern Fried Woody" - Donovan Wylie -- X-O -- thinks he's the smartest man on the planet. Eric Henderson -- Quantum -- is pretty sure HE is the smartest man on the planet. Woody Van Chelton KNOWS they're both idiots. Can the world's worst hero-trio get it together to stop a truly deadly threat or will they kill each other instead? Guest starring Quantum & Woody!
Written by Brian Augustyn, with art by Bart Sears and Don Hudson. Cover by Scot Eaton and Don Hudson.
FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.
"Desert Passage" - In the aftermath of the events of SOLAR, Donovan Wylie is deprived of the X-O armor and lost in the desert. While he waits to see of the armor will be able to heal the tremendous damage done to it by Solar, Donovan wanders and meditates on his recent triumphs and tragedies. And he begins to consider what X-O should be now that it is completely his. If what he envisions comes true, an astounding, brand-new X-O will be ready to face the future.
Written by Brian Augustyn, with art by Scot Eaton and Don Hudson.
FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.
Psst! Vincent Van Goat from Quantum & Woody shows up on page 15 (it's 'Goat Month' at Acclaim, after all). "Invitation Declined!" X-O discovers the horrifying truth of the aliens of Unity...and the agenda those freaky beings have for Earth and the X-O armor. With the fate of an entire world -- and the lives of billions of Earth's inhabitants -- hanging in the balance, can Donovan Wylie use the X-O armor to resist Unity? Can Bravado or any of the other Valiant Heroes help turn the tide? And will X-O's enemies, Citadel and Amok, actually end up fighting for Earth?
Written by Brian Augustyn, with art by Scot Eaton, Don Hudson, Charles Barnett III and Keith Williams.
FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.
"Reunion" - The aliens who created the X-O armor millions of years ago have returned to reclaim their property and to add Earth to their communion of allied planets -- whether Earth likes it or not! Donovan Wylie doesn't like it one bit, he wants to keep the armor and his world, but how can one man stand against aliens with a ship the size of the moon? And how can he stand against an army of others wearing identical armor?! And which sides will Bravado, Amok and Citadel choose?
Written by Brian Augustyn with Mark Waid, with art by Scot Eaton and Don Hudson.
FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.
"The Chosen" - This is it! The real, honest to goodness origin of the X-O armor. Can Donovan handle the true mission of the armor and control it? Or will he succumb to its prime directive?
Written by Brian Augustyn with Mark Waid, with art by Scot Eaton and Don Hudson. Cover by Scot Eaton and Pam Eklund.
FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.
"The Past is Prologue" - Colonel Laidlaw relinquishes control of the X-O project to Diane Hunter of Inquest. Meanwhile, X-O and Bravado throw down with Amok, who has returned once again to try to destroy the armor. But Donovan faces a much bigger problem as the alien creators of the armor appear to reclaim their armor...and Earth!
Written by Brian Augustyn with Mark Waid, with art by Scot Eaton and Don Hudson.
FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.
"Out of the Blue!" From a burst of light over New York City, a golden age hero returns after a fifty year absence. Bravado, who vanished during Operation: Stormbreaker, has returned, with X-O in his sights.
Written by Brian Augustyn with Mark Waid, with pencils by Scot Eaton. This being 'Copycat Cover Month' at Acclaim, this issue's cover is an homage to the cover of Avengers (1963 1st Series) #4.
FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.
"Separation Anxiety" - Donovan Wylie has been de-armored and all of Denver is in big trouble. The X-O suit is now under the control of the power-mad entity known as Internaut! Things are bleak, and they're only going to get worse as Magnus shows up to deal with the blasted X-O armored can. Forging a very uneasy alliance, can the robot-hater and the perfect man/machine stop the Internaut from destroying Denver? Will Donovan decide to step back into the armor?
Will Magnus let him? No matter what happens, there's no way these two heroes are going to end up being pals. The first official Valiant Heroes character meeting will generate loads of friction...and loads of excitement.
Written by Mark Waid and Brian Augustyn, with art and cover by Scot Eaton and Pam Eklund.
FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.
"Idea Man" - What if today's technology turned on you? What if there was an evil entity able to control it? Donovan Wylie faces the darker side of technology -- the power-hungry Internaut! At stake -- the ultimate in technology, the amazing X-O armor. Can Donovan stop Internaut's machinations for power and revenge, or will he lose the most important thing that he has in his life?
Written by Mark Waid and Brian Augustyn, with art and cover by Scot Eaton and Pam Eklund.
FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.
"In Deep" - A secret nuclear submarine has been attacked by an unknown enemy and is now resting on the ocean floor with the lives of over one hundred men hanging in the balance. X-O Manowar is the only hope left for the Prospero, but no one, not even super-brain Donovan Wylie, can guess if the armor has the power necessary to save the men and defeat this unknown attacker. However, with lives at stake, X-O's duty is clear -- he's going down!
Written by Mark Waid and Brian Augustyn, with art and cover by Sean Chen and Tom Ryder. FC, 32 pgs.
Cover price $2.50.
"Sharp-Dressed Man" - Something went wrong. Something went terribly wrong. The terrorist organization R.A.G.E. has flattened a small mid-western town, and their battalion is heading to Washington DC. This is a million man march...and they're all armed! Only two things stand in their way -- the inconceivable power of the X-O Manowar armor and the immeasurable intellect of Donovan Wylie. Apart, they might not be enough.
Written by Mark Waid and Brian Augustyn, with art and cover by Sean Chen and Tom Ryder.
FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.
Major Rand Banion (the new Manowar) and Dr. Donovan Wylie work together to take on the terrorist group R.A.G.E. in
"Fear Itself." Continued next issue. Written by Mark Waid & Brian Augustyn. Art by Sean Chen & Tom Ryder.
Cover price $2.50.
X-O Manowar blasts off into a new, truly galactic adventure this issue, featuring the storytelling wizardry of Keith 'The Wildman' Giffen and the artistic talents of Andy 'The Newly-Wed' Smith. Action, intrigue and wild surprises abound in this opening tale of X-O's latest adventures.
Written by Keith Giffen, with art by Andy Smith and John A. Guynn. Cover by Andy Smith and Ray Kryssing.
Cover price $2.50.
Writer Keith Giffen has promised exciting action, deep intrigue and power-blasting events in the tradition that X-O fans have come to expect from this series!
Written by Keith Giffen, with pencils by Bernard Chang. Cover by Bart Sears and Ray Kryssing.
Cover price $2.50.
A new villain rises from the ashes of Aric's battle with the Dromak -- an artificial life-form living in the ruins of the Dromak's headquarters. And when it finally finds its way to Earth, it takes on the new shape of X-O's worst enemy -- Raptor!
"Fair Game" is written by Bob Layton and Keith Giffen, with pencils by Bernard Chang. Cover by Andy Smith and Randy Elliott.
Cover price $2.50.
A clandestine government agency puts Aric and the X-O armor on its Christmas list. It's up to the government's best agent to bring X-O in -- the hard way!
"Old Soldiers" is written by Jeff Bailey, Marty Golia and Keith Giffen, with art by Andy Smith and Ray Kryssing. Cover by Bart Sears and Ray Kryssing.
Cover price $2.50.
Aric Dacia's past continues to haunt him as he's forced to track down another bizarre experiment from the labs of his former company, Orb Industries. With the power to harness and control any energy at will, Experiment #15 is ready to give X-O the shock of his life! With freedom, wealth and power at his command, this foe will stop at nothing to preserve what is his...even if it means killing X-O!
"Shock Treatment" is written by Jeff Bailey, Marty Golia and Keith Giffen, with art by Andy Smith and John A. Guynn. Cover by Andy Smith.
Cover price $2.50.
After defeating an intergalactic threat to Earth, X-O's triumphant return is cut short by the mysterious super-thief known as Gamin! Armed with extraordinary abilities and a bad habit of getting her way, she's set her sights on the greatest prize of all -- the X-O Manowar armor!
"Home Alone" is written by Jeff Bailey and Marty Golia, with art and cover by Bart Sears and Ray Kryssing.
Cover price $2.50.
A terrifying, new alien race has its sights set on Earth! Is X-O Manowar warrior enough to stop them? Aric must choose between a life of war in space and a life of peace on Earth. X-O finds a new mission as the alien conflict reaches its conclusion.
"Last Stand" is written by Jeff Bailey and Marty Golia, with art by Andy Smith and John A. Guynn. Cover by Andy Smith and Ray Kryssing.
Cover price $2.50.
