Ultraverse Origins

    (Malibu, 1994)
™ and ©1993 Malibu Comics Entertainment, Inc.

1993 saw the launch of several different comic Universes, including Dark Horse’s Comics’ Greatest World, Defiant’s new line of super-heroes, and Malibu’s Ultraverse. The latter was among the most successful of the new comic worlds, owing its success to its strong storytelling, first class artwork, and interesting characters.

At the beginning of 1994, Malibu gave new readers a chance to easily get in on their world. This 99¢ one-shot retold the origins of all the major Ultraverse characters. Included are the origin stories of Prototype, The Night Man, The Solution, Warstrike, Hardcase, Rune, Wrath, Sludge, Solitaire, The Strangers, Firearm, Mantra, and Freex. For good measure, this special also throws in a checklist of the Ultraverse titles, listing first appearances and other special issues that had happened to that point in time.
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Ultraverse Origins #1

January, 1994
Cover Price: $0.99
15 copies available from $0.50 		Gatefold cover by Joe Quesada; Origin of Prime; Origin Sludge; Origin Prototype (Bob Campbell); Origin The Night Man; Origin The Solution; Origin Warstrike; Origin Hardcase; Origin Rune; Origin Wrath; Origin Solitaire; Origin of The Strangers; Origin Firearm; Origin Mantra Tom Mason, Len Strazewski, Steve Englehart, James D. Hudnall, Gerard Jones, Barry Windsor-Smith, Chris Ulm, Mike W. BarrDan Jurgens, Kevin Maguire, Art Nichols, Jon Bogdanove, Barry Windsor-Smith, George Pérez, Adam Hughes, Howard Chaykin, Chris Sprouse, Walt Simonson
Ultraverse Origins #1 Variation A

January, 1994
Cover Price: $0.99
3 copies available from $1.38 		“As Seen on TV” Cover A by Joe Quesada; Origin Sludge; Origin Prototype I (Bob Campbell); Origin The Night Man; Origin The Solution; Origin Warstrike; Origin Hardcase; Origin Rune; Origin Wrath; Origin Solitaire; Origin of The Strangers; Origin Firearm; Origin Mantra; Origin of Prime; Origin Prototype (Bob Campbell) Tom Mason, Len Strazewski, Steve Englehart, James D. Hudnall, Gerard Jones, Barry Windsor-Smith, Chris Ulm, Mike W. BarrDan Jurgens, Kevin Maguire, Art Nichols, Jon Bogdanove, Barry Windsor-Smith, George Pérez, Adam Hughes, Howard Chaykin, Chris Sprouse, Walt Simonson