Why it's Hot:
- 1st appearance of Deathlok, Luther Manning
- 1st appearance of Major Ryker
- First published artwork for Marvel by George Perez, interior two-page backup story
- Prior to the publication of this issue, George Perez was published in the science-fiction magazine Hot Stuf'
Synopsis:
Behold! The birth of the cyborg known as Deathlok! Military strategist Col. Luther Manning loses his humanity in a post-apocalyptic science experiment. Now, trapped in an amalgam of flesh and circuitry, Deathlok lives between life and death, man and robot.
