Prototype

    (Malibu, 1993-1995)
™ and © Malibu Graphics, Inc.

Bob Campbell used to have a job as Ultra-Tech’s version of Iron Man. Clad in a powerful suit of high-tech “Prototype” armor, he was the company’s showpiece. For a time he was Ultra-Tech’s pride and joy—until an airshow duel gone tragically wrong sheared Bob’s right arm off. A bionic replacement was fashioned for him, but his days wearing the Prototype armor were over.

Years later, a new Prototype armor was created, less bulky and more powerful than the original. Only this time, the person inside the armor was really nothing more than an overgrown kid, genetically altered to “match” the armor. The armor is interfaced directly with the kid’s brain—and when the strain of this becomes too intense, they feed the kid drugs to ease the pain. Young and inexperienced, this new Prototype is about to get crash-tested…
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  • 0
    #0
    Aug 1994
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Len Strazewski, Tom Mason  ·  A: Gordon Purcell
    Reprints origin story from Malibu Sun plus new story
    18 copies from $0.99
  • 1
    #1
    Aug 1993
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Len Strazewski, Tom Mason  ·  A: David Ammerman
    1st appearance of Prototype I (Bob Campbell); 1st appearance of Prototype II (Jimmy Ruiz); Ultraverse
    62 copies from $0.75
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    #2
    Sep 1993
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    W: Len Strazewski, Tom Mason  ·  A: David Ammerman
    1st Appearance of Backstabber
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  • 3
    #3
    Oct 1993
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    W: Len Strazewski, Tom Mason, Barry Windsor-Smith, Chris Ulm  ·  A: Barry Windsor-Smith, David Ammerman
    1st Appearance of Heater; Coupon for Rune #0 and The Solution #0 (11 needed); Flipbook preview of Rune; Rune
    34 copies from $0.50
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    #4
    Nov 1993
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    W: Len Strazewski, Tom Mason  ·  A: David Ammerman
    1st Appearance of Wrath; 2nd Appearance of Wrath
    22 copies from $0.63
  • 5
    #5
    Dec 1993
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    W: Steve Englehart, Tom Mason, Len Strazewski  ·  A: Roger Robinson
    Break-Thru; Continued in Strangers #7
    26 copies from $0.75
  • 6
    #6
    Jan 1994
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    W: Len Strazewski, Tom Mason  ·  A: Roger Robinson
    1st Appearance of Arena
    27 copies from $0.75
  • 7
    #7
    Back cover coupon for Ultraverse Debut cards
    Feb 1994
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    W: Len Strazewski, Tom Mason  ·  A: Roger Robinson
    23 copies from $0.50
  • 8
    #8
    Mar 1994
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    W: Len Strazewski, Tom Mason  ·  A: Roger Robinson
    19 copies from $0.63
  • 9
    #9
    Apr 1994
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    W: Len Strazewski, Tom Mason  ·  A: Roger Robinson
    1st appearance of Prototype III (Donovan Jones)
    18 copies from $0.75
  • 10
    #10
    May 1994
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    W: Len Strazewski, Tom Mason  ·  A: Roger Robinson
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  • 11
    #11
    Jun 1994
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    W: Len Strazewski, Tom Mason  ·  A: Roger Robinson
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    #12
    Jul 1994
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    W: Len Strazewski, Tom Mason  ·  A: Roger Robinson
    12 copies from $0.75
  • 13
    #13
    Aug 1994
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    W: Len Strazewski, Mark Paniccia, Kurt Busiek, Tom Mason, Gerard Jones  ·  A: Dean Zachary, Brian O’Connell, Kris Renkewitz, Brock L. Hor Jr.
    Flipbook with Ultraverse Premiere #6
    9 copies from $0.75
  • 14
    #14
    Oct 1994
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    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Roger Robinson
    10 copies from $0.75
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    #15
    Nov 1994
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    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Dean Zachary
    6 copies from $0.96
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    #16
    Dec 1994
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    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Roger Robinson
    1st Appearance of Wild Popes
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    #17
    Jan 1995
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    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: George Dove
    7 copies from $0.99
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    #18
    Feb 1995
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    W: R.A. Jones  ·  A: Paul Abrams
    8 copies from $0.99
  • GS 1
    Giant-Size Special #1
    Oct 1994
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    W: Len Strazewski  ·  A: Roger Robinson, Steve Ellis
    13 copies from $0.75