Lab Rats

    (DC, 2002–2003)
™ and © DC Comics

Comics veteran John Byrne creates a series identical in look and feel to that of an earlier series he masterminded entitled Next Men. This time, however, the cast of heroes is not super-powered humans. They are, instead, just plain ordinary teenagers, unwanted outcasts—“throwaways” as they so label themselves, having no particular place to go.

Within the high-tech walls of the Campus, a mysterious scientific institution with a hidden agenda, these kids find haven along with a sense of purpose and belonging. Given training and education, state-of-the-art living quarters, three square meals a day (when possible) and nifty clothing, you would think the young adventurers have it made…but there are no such things as free lunches. These lab rats pay for their room and board as Campus personnel take advantage of their nothing-to-lose attitude, making them participate in dangerous virtual-reality simulations and sending them out on high-risk missions to fantastic places all within the DC universe.
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#1

June, 2002
Cover Price: $2.50
17 copies available from $0.96 		John ByrneJohn Byrne
#2

July, 2002
Cover Price: $2.50
15 copies available from $0.96 		John ByrneJohn Byrne
#3

August, 2002
Cover Price: $2.50
7 copies available from $0.99 		John ByrneJohn Byrne
#4

September, 2002
Cover Price: $2.50
5 copies available from $0.99 		John ByrneJohn Byrne
#5

October, 2002
Cover Price: $2.50
2 copies available from $3.50 		John ByrneJohn Byrne
#6

November, 2002
Cover Price: $2.50
5 copies available from $2.75 		John ByrneJohn Byrne
#7

December, 2002
Cover Price: $2.50
3 copies available from $3.00 		John ByrneJohn Byrne
#8

January, 2003
Cover Price: $2.50
2 copies available from $3.00 		John ByrneJohn Byrne