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The Savage Dragon                            Comics Lot
Featuring The Savage Dragon’s 1st (1992) Mini-Series by Erik Larson w/ appearances by SuperPatriot, Bedrock, & Spawn!  Awesome!!
Writer: Erik Larsen
Artist: Erik Larsen
Colorists: Gregory Wright & Olyoptics
Letterer: Chris Eliopoulos
Editors: Jannie Wong & Chris Ulm
All Covers by: Erik Larsen

The Savage Dragon wakes up in a hospital room after being found in a vacant lot – he remembers everything except who he is and where he came from. Meanwhile, the city is dying, its few super-heroes decimated by powerful mutants who find their skills more profitably useful in the world of crime. As much as the city needs him in its fight against crime, Savage Dragon can’t commit himself – until his only friend’s cousin, who had given him a job, dies at the hands of extortionists. The bad guys have made one mistake they’re sure to regret for a long time.

Story/Spoiler
In issue #1, “Baptism of Fire”, Dragon leaps into action against Cutthroat and Glowbug to foil a bank robbery. Cutting to a flashback, we learn that Dragon had been found in a burning field by police Lieutenant Frank Darling with no memory of who he was or where he had came from. After working for Frank’s cousin for awhile, Dragon was convinced to join the Chicago Police Department when members of the Vicious Circle blew up Fred’s warehouse. Chicago had been overrun by the freak population and with the recent disfiguring of the hero SuperPatriot and the death of Mighty Man the town is in dire need of someone to make the city safe. Dragon is just the man for the job! Aided by the vigilatn Star, Dragon rescues a young woman from kidnappers.

Features/includes a 2-page Savage Dragon Pin-Up by Erik Larson.

Next in issue #2, “Born Again Patriot”, Dragon brings in a bloated supervillain by the name of Arachnid that has been preying on children and the homeless for years. Following this, Dragon is called in to deal with Mako, Basher and Hellrazor, three Vicious Circle members dispatched by OverLord to dispose of him. Dragon suffers horrific injuries before being saved by the arrival of a cybernetically enhanced SuperPatriot. America’s Fighting Force guns down the criminals that had crippled him. ‘Patriot kills Basher and is only stopped from ending all their lives by the interference of Dragon. The fin-headed cop himself looks likely to be his next victim and only Alex Wilde’s timely intervention momentarily distracts SuperPatriot and allows the massively bleeding Dragon to save himself.

Features/includes a 2-page Savage Dragon Pin-Up by Erik Larson.

Finally in issue #3, “Rock this Town”, Dragon awakens from a nine-day coma in time to knock out the superpowered criminal Inferno, who had been sent to kill him while he was immobile. He learns that his body had shut down following the massive injuries he had suffered and amazingly an advanced healing factor took care of his cuts in minimum time. His fellow police officers then state that SkullFace had recently been released from custody, as there was no evidence to connect him to the explosion that had killed Fred Darling, but his partner Hardware had been kept ahold of as he had actually threatened the superhuman policeman. And the two surviving villains gunned down by SuperPatriot were currently in critical condition in custody. The armored OverLord is furious that his plans to eliminate all three of his eager followers, as well as Dragon, by striking a business partnership with the organization CyberData and having their latest weapon sent out to destroy all four of them. With the failure of this scheme, he severs his partnership in a phone conversation with Kimata. As he prepares to leave hospital, Dragon is approached by the woman he had rescued from armed men, Amanda Mills, who tries to seduce him in order to ‘properly thank him’ for saving her life. He rejects the offer before talking with the nurse Ann Stevens, who had previously named him and recently helped save his life. She declares that she had been incredibly worried about him when he was rushed into the hospital just over a week ago and reveals that she had been with Mighty Man when he died there and had feared history repeating itself, but this time the new policeman being the victim. After leaving to return to duty, Bedrock bursts onto the scene and sparks a violent confrontation between Dragon and himself that causes hundreds of thousands worth of property damage. The two powerhouses’ battle makes the news as he is watched by an unimpressed Spawn, as well as an elderly woman who believes the policeman to be her long-missing son. Eventually the fight ends with the government agent stating that he had simply wished to test him in order to see if he was worthy of Youngblood membership. The young hero is arrested until his teammates bail him out. Dragon returns to his apartment where he finds the lovesick Debbie Harris, who had been locked out of their home by her mother. She is allowed to stay the night in his place… While lying in bed with his wife, Frank Darling receives a phone call from the villain SkullFace, who reveals that he has discovered the tip to target the man’s cousin’s business came from him in an obvious attempt to lure Dragon into joining the police force, which was successful by all accounts. The criminal freak then blackmails his victim into keeping his recruit out of the affairs of the Vicious Circle.

Features/includes a 2-page Savage Dragon Pin-Up by Erik Larson.

Comics Lot contains: The Savage Dragon (1992) Issues #1-3.  Image Comics

Comics are bagged & boarded and will be carefully / securely packaged then shipped via USPS Priority Mail to ensure that it arrives to you perfectly and quickly.

All First Printings
Publisher: Image Comics
Publication Date: 1992
Format per comic: FC, 32 pages, Comic, 10.25 x 6.7
UPC: None Stated

Collectible Entertainment note: Comics 1,2,3 are in Very Fine + condition.  Beautiful Set!  Please See Scans!!  A must have for any serious Savage Dragon and/or Erik Larson collector / enthusiast.  A fun & entertaining read.  Recommended.

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