Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth #7
Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth #7 is the debut issue of Lady Deadpool — Wanda Wilson of Earth-3010 — one of the most consequential character introductions of Marvel's 2010 Deadpool publishing boom, and the character who would go on to serve as the de facto field leader of the Deadpool Corps. The issue is also a landmark structural experiment: a double-sized, dimension-hopping anthology with four distinct art styles in a single comic, each segment introducing a new Deadpool variant (Major Deadpool, The Deadpool Kid, and Lady Deadpool) as a deliberate staging ground for the Deadpool Corps concept that launched in its own title two months later. Lady Deadpool's cultural footprint grew steadily beyond the page, eventually earning a live-action MCU appearance in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), cementing this issue's place as the origin point of a character now embedded in mainstream Marvel storytelling.
In "Are You There, Deadpool? It's Me, Deadpool," Deadpool stumbles into a fractured reality where Captain America and Nick Fury are locked in ideological war, and his own existence takes a bizarre turn when he encounters a female version of himself. With a zombie head for an ally and a surreal twist on self-love, the Merc with a Mouth leaps into chaos—literally and figuratively—amidst a world gone off the rails. Written by Victor Gischler and brought to life with bold, kinetic art by Rob Liefeld, this issue blends absurdity and action in a way only Deadpool can. The cover, by Arthur Suydam, captures the moment with a striking, off-kilter intensity.
In "Chapter One: Major Deadpool of S.H.I.E.L.D.," Deadpool stumbles into an alternate reality where he’s a polished, scar-free commander of a united North America under S.H.I.E.L.D.—a version of himself who’s every bit as insufferable as he is heroic. With his own zombie head in tow and a mission to escape, he’s forced to confront the absurdity of his alternate self’s leadership, all while keeping his trademark chaos intact.
In "Chapter Two: Rebel America," Deadpool stumbles into a fractured future where Captain America and Nick Fury are locked in ideological warfare. Teaming up with his female counterpart, he fights back against a militarized Captain America—aided by a zombie head—before pulling off a self-reflective leap into his next chaotic adventure.
In "Chapter Three: The Deadpool Kid," Deadpool rides into a lawless frontier town where he crosses paths with a roguish outlaw who calls himself the Deadpool Kid. With Sheriff Fury on his trail and no sign of Zombie Deadpool’s dimension in sight, Deadpool makes a grim decision—only to leap again, landing back in the Florida swamp where it all began.
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The series Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth launched in July 2009 under writer Victor Gischler and regular penciler Bong Dazo, edited by Axel Alonso and Sebastian Girner, as one of several concurrent Deadpool titles Marvel was running during a period of peak Deadpool publishing expansion. Issue #7 was produced as a special double-sized chapter — effectively a mid-series showcase issue — assembling guest artists Rob Liefeld, Kyle Baker, and Das Pastoras alongside Dazo, with each contributor handling a separate alternate-universe segment. The wraparound cover by Arthur Suydam was designed as a parody of the promotional poster for the 1996 film Trainspotting, a self-aware pop-culture wink fully in keeping with the series' comedic register. Lady Deadpool was conceived by Gischler and Liefeld, with Liefeld drawing her debut sequence, giving Deadpool's co-creator a direct hand in the birth of the character.
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- First appearance of Lady Deadpool (Wanda Wilson, Earth-3010), created by writer Victor Gischler and artist Rob Liefeld.
- First appearance of Major Deadpool (Earth-6466) — a scar-free, pretty-boy S.H.I.E.L.D. leader of a united North America — and first appearance of The Deadpool Kid, a Western-themed Deadpool variant.
- First appearance of General America (Steve Rogers, Earth-3010), the fascist-loyalist Captain America variant who serves as Lady Deadpool's primary antagonist on her home world.
- First appearance of the alternate realities Earth-6466 and Earth-3010 in Marvel continuity.
- Double-sized issue (44 pages) featuring four distinct art styles from Bong Dazo, Rob Liefeld, Kyle Baker, and Das Pastoras — each handling a separate alternate-universe chapter.
- The wraparound cover by Arthur Suydam is a deliberate homage to the promotional poster for the 1996 film Trainspotting.
- The issue served as the narrative and character seed for the Deadpool Corps — the multiverse team of Deadpool variants — which launched in its own dedicated series (also by Gischler and Liefeld) in April 2010.
- The issue has seen at least three printings, with the second-printing cover art by Rob Liefeld spotlighting Lady Deadpool, and has been collected in Deadpool Classic Vol. 11: Merc with a Mouth and the Deadpool and Co. Omnibus (2018).
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Reprinted in Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth #[nn] (2010), Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth - Head Trip #[nn] (2010), Deadpool - Der Söldner mit der grossen Klappe #2 (2010), Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth #[nn] (2011), Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth - Head Trip #[nn] (2011), Marvel Monster Edition : Deadpool #6 (2014), Deadpool Classic #11 (2015), Deadpool and Co. Omnibus #[nn] (2018), Marvel Zomnibus Returns #[nn] (2023)
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