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Cable: Blood and Metal                                  Comics Lot  
At Last! X-Force’s Mysterious Leader in his own Limited Series!  Awesome!!
Cable created by: Rob Liefeld & Louise Simonson
Writer: Fabian Nicieza
Artist: John Romita Jr.
Inker: Dan Green
Colorist: Brad Vancata
Letterer: Bill Oakley
Editors: Lisa Patrick, Robert Harras & Tom DeFalco
All Covers by: John Romita Jr. & Daniel Green

Since he burst on the scene in The New Mutants #87…Cable has been one of the most intriguing and mysterious figures in the Marvel universe. He’s a cyborg warrior from the future, a strange relation to Scott (Cyclops) and Jean (Marvel Girl) from the X-Men, founder of X-Force, and the former leader of the mercenary band known as the Wild Pack. As much as we know, the questions have always been more numerous than the answers. In this two-issue limited series, we finally get some answers and a lot more questions. We step back into the early 1980s to accompany Cable and The Wild Pack on an ill-fated mission, then forward into the future to learn the final fate of Kane. And in between, it’s nonstop, pulse-pounding action… a saga of Blood and Metal.

Stories/Spoilers
In issue #1, Ten years ago, Wild Pack does a job in Tehran, Iran, for a man named Tolliver. Their job is to bring down a building and leave alive. They run in to a little resistance and then plant the bombs and are flown out of Iran by helicopter. Present day, in a Parisian museum, the Mutant Liberation Front have teleported there. They are looking for an ancient sword for their leader Stryfe. They find the sword and while turning to leave, Sumo is shot by Cable. He falls over, dead. Cable begins shooting at the rest of the team and then grabs the sword from Sumo’s lifeless hands. He then teleports away. Three days later in Canada, General Clarke and G.W. Bridge meet with Garrison Kane. Kane is heightening his skills inside an underground bunker. G.W. explains to Kane that Cable has just been seen attacking the MLF members. Kane does not understand this since he believes that Stryfe is really Cable. He wonders why Cable would leave X-Force and then go and hunt down his own MLF members. He decides to go find the Six Pack gang and learn more about Cable so he can bring him down. He goes to see Hammer first. Hammer is living with his mother and she is taking care of him since he appears to be a quadriplegic. He asks Hammer if he remembers all of Cable’s safehouses. Hammer says he will try to get them all and that when Kane finds Cable, Hammer wants Kane to put a bullet in Cable’s head. Meanwhile, Cable is meeting with a museum curator in Egypt to find out why the MLF is risking their lives to get an old sword for Stryfe. The curator finds some figures on the hilt of the sword that resemble old figures on other pieces of art throughout history. They show pictures of Apocalypse-like artwork. The curator also says that the artwork on one of the hieroglyphs is also on a piece that is in that same museum. Cable decides that the MLF is going to try to steal this piece of art. Later, the MLF does teleport into the museum. They are suddenly ambushed by Cable. They cannot find out how he is getting to the places they are stealing from before they do. They attack each other and Cable shoots Reaper’s hand off. The MLF teleports away and Cable picks up the hand since it is a mechanical hand. He thinks he can somehow use this hand to find out more answers of what Stryfe is up to. Seven years ago, Wild Pack meets up in Austria and they are given orders to do a job in Afghanistan. They are also told they have to change the name from Wild Pack due to trademark laws of the Symkarian government. They decide on Six Pack. They land in Afghanistan and find they are soon attacked by Soviet armored carriers (SPAC’s). They work their way through them and find some sort of underground bunker. They walk through the tunnels and suddenly find a control center and are greeted by none other than Stryfe. He says today is as good as any to kill Cable although he is surprised to see him. In the present-day Switzerland, Cable returns in the snow to his cabin safehouse. He sits down and questions the professor about why Stryfe would be going after all these pieces of artwork. He decides that they are going to need to find a list of all time-travelers that are known since all the pieces of artwork are spread out throughout history. As the professor runs the program Kane jumps through the window. They fight with each other, and Cable doesn’t understand why. The battle heads outside into the snow. Kane finally gives up and shows a hologram of Stryfe to Cable. Stryfe takes off his mask and Cable sees that Stryfe looks like his own clone.

Issue #1 features a Wrap-a-Round cover. (see 4th scan)  Awesome!!

Finally in issue #2, Cable and Kane break into the Yashida Clan’s stronghold in Japan. Ninjas begin to attack. The Silver Samurai also is here and raises his blade to strike at Kane when Cable puts a gun to his head. He makes a deal with the samurai. They plan to switch the Shogun mask that the MLF are going to be stealing with a fake one. This way they can track the MLF once they steal the fake. Seven years ago, in Afghanistan, Six Pack sees that Stryfe is in charge of Tolliver’s opium routes. Six Pack learns that they were contracted to take out the Soviet armored carriers that were in this route’s way. Six Pack feels like they were used. Stryfe grabs some explosives from Cable and he and Zero teleport away. Cable teleports the team out of the bunker and the explosives go off. G.W. Bridge is upset that they broke the contract and now they will be sought out by Tolliver’s men. Cable asks him to trust him. In present day’s Guadalajara, Mexico, Stryfe enters a bar where he finds a Mr. Richter. This is Rictor of X-Force’s uncle. He appears to have searched the mask that the MLF apparently stole. He says he has found a tracking device on the mask and the mask is a fake. Stryfe wonders what Cable is up to. Meanwhile, in Switzerland, Cable and Kane argue about their past and Kane says their deal they made was that Kane would help Cable get Stryfe if Cable would help save Hammer. Six years ago in Singapore, Six Pack is hiding out when they are being hunted in a warehouse by men sent by Tolliver to kill Six Pack since they betrayed him. They argue about the reason that Cable broke the contract in the first place. Domino finally grabs an explosive and blows up the warehouse. Cable once again tells his teammates to trust him. In the current day’s Yucatan jungle, just outside of Cancun, Kane and Cable hunt down the tracking device on the mask the MLF stole. They search through the jungle and find the signal coming from an ancient temple. As they both enter, they are immediately attacked by MLF members. Cable uses his power and knocks them all out. They enter a tunnel and find the mask on a wall on the back. They turn around and find the MLF have followed them into the tunnel, and it is a trap. Then Stryfe teleports behind Kane and he grabs him. He then takes off his mask and reveals his face to Cable. Cable learns that they do appear to be clones. Flashback to Uruguay, six years ago. We see that Six Pack is going after Stryfe. They enter an underground bunker and battle their way into a control room. Here, Hammer goes to work on downloading secret information from Stryfe onto a CD. While waiting for the disk to finish downloading, Stryfe teleports behind Kane and grabs his neck. Stryfe tells Hammer to give him the CD. Hammer starts to take it to him to save Kane. Cable tells him not to and then shoots him from behind to keep the CD. Stryfe grabs the disk telekinetically and sets off a self-destruct on the bunker. Cable bodyslides away and leave the team to fend for themselves. Domino, Grizzly, and G.W. take off while Hammer lies on the ground and Kane is also wounded. The place blows up. Current day, in the Yucatan temple, Stryfe tells Cable that he wants the “Professor” that Cable uses. He says that he belongs to Apocalypse. He tells Cable that he will exchange the professor for Kane. Cable says he will only pass it over if Kane is released. Stryfe lets him go and Cable shows him a CD and then burns it. Stryfe attacks Cable with a massive TK-attack. Cable sees Stryfe’s power is enormous. Kane grabs hold of Stryfe’s armor with his mechanical hands that he shoots at him. He then engages an electrical shock across the wires and electrocutes Stryfe and Cable grabs Kane and they teleport away. Stryfe vows to hunt down Cable for this. Kane wakes up on a vertical bed and Cable stands by watching after him. He welcomes Kane to Applecrust and says that he has given him new arms. They walk out on the balcony and Cable says that the current timeframe is after Apocalypse has been destroyed and that they will find something in this time that can heal Hammer

Issue #2 features a Wrap-a-Round cover. (see 7th scan)  Awesome!!

Comics lot contains: Cable: Blood and Metal (1992) Issues #1-2.  Marvel Comics

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First Printings
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Publication Date: 1992
Format per comic: FC, 48 pages, Comic, 10.20″ x 6.65″
UPC: None Stated

Collectible Entertainment note: Comics 1,2 are in Very Fine + condition.  Beautiful Set!  Please See Scans!!  A must have for any serious Cable collector and/or enthusiast.  A fun & entertaining read.  Recommended.

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