Deadpool #2

Sep 1994 · Marvel · 2.50 USD; 3.40 CAD

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“Luck of the Irish”

★ 1st appearance — Black Box

About this Issue

Deadpool (1994) #2 — titled 'Luck of the Irish' — is the second chapter of the four-part 'Sins of the Past' miniseries, Marvel's second solo Deadpool limited series and the one that began giving the character genuine emotional texture beyond his mercenary origins. The issue contains the first appearance of Daniel Peyer, a morally compromised Interpol agent and former partner of Banshee whose vendetta against Deadpool adds a rare grey-area human antagonist to the cast. Perhaps more consequentially for the long arc of the character, this miniseries as a whole is where the Deadpool–Siryn dynamic is seeded, a flirtatious partnership that would be revisited across multiple titles for years. The series also marks the first time writer Mark Waid worked for Marvel Comics, making issue #2 part of a debut run for one of the medium's most celebrated craftsmen of the decade.

In "Luck of the Irish," Deadpool finds himself caught in a deadly crossfire when Black Tom unleashes the Juggernaut to capture him—intent on using the merc's healing abilities to cure his worsening condition. With Siryn caught in the middle and Interpol’s Daniel Peyer closing in, the chaos escalates as Deadpool’s usual chaos meets brute force and high-stakes intrigue. Written by Mark Waid and illustrated by Ian Churchill, with inks by Bud LaRosa and colors by Dana Moreshead and Mike Thomas, this 1994 issue features a cover by Ian Churchill and Bud LaRosa.

writer Mark Waid · artist Ian Churchill · artist Lee Weeks · inker J. Minor · inker Bob McLeod · inker Bud LaRosa · colorist Dana Moreshead · colorist Mike Thomas · letterer Starkings · letterer Comicraft · cover Ian Churchill, Bud LaRosa

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History

The 'Sins of the Past' miniseries arose because Marvel editorial rejected Fabian Nicieza's proposed follow-up to 'The Circle Chase,' deeming it too grim — Nicieza had wanted Wade's cancer to recur and drive the plot. Mark Waid, who was simultaneously building his reputation on DC's The Flash, was brought in instead, making this four-issue run his maiden Marvel assignment. Waid scripted all four issues; pencils on issue #2 were shared by Ian Churchill and Lee Weeks, with inks by Jason Minor, Bob McLeod, and Bud LaRosa — a crowded production roster that reflects the mid-1990s Marvel practice of shipping issues on aggressive schedules. Editor Suzanne Gaffney and group editor Bob Harras oversaw the series under editor-in-chief Tom DeFalco.

Trivia · 8 facts

First appearance of Daniel Peyer, a corrupt Interpol agent and former academy partner of Banshee (Sean Cassidy), who becomes an antagonist with a personal grudge against Deadpool for derailing his career.
Issue #2 is the second chapter of 'Deadpool: Sins of the Past,' a four-issue limited series (August–November 1994) — Deadpool's second solo miniseries, following 1993's 'The Circle Chase.'
Written by Mark Waid; pencilled by Ian Churchill and Lee Weeks; inked by Jason Minor, Bob McLeod, and Bud LaRosa. The entire 'Sins of the Past' series represents Mark Waid's first work for Marvel Comics.
The issue's cover date is September 1994 (release date July 12, 1994); it was published in both direct-edition and newsstand editions.
Plot: Black Tom Cassidy sends Juggernaut (Cain Marko) to capture Deadpool so that Dr. Killebrew can use Wade's regenerative cells to treat Tom's degenerative wood-infection condition; Deadpool and Siryn find themselves caught between Juggernaut and the newly introduced Peyer and his Interpol squad.
Dr. Killebrew — the Weapon X scientist responsible for the experiments that produced Deadpool's healing factor — appears as a continuing character in this issue; his first appearance is in issue #1 of this same series, not issue #2.
This miniseries establishes the earliest seeds of the Deadpool–Siryn (Theresa Cassidy) romantic tension, a relationship thread revisited across multiple Marvel titles through the late 1990s and 2000s.
A flashback in this issue reveals a shared history between Banshee and Peyer at Interpol, during which a younger Deadpool's intervention against the criminal Farouk inadvertently ended both agents' careers — deepening Deadpool's complicated backstory.