Deathlok the Demolisher: Origins #[nn]

In "A Cold Knight's Frenzy," Deathlok confronts a past he’s tried to outrun, triggered by a memory of his former army buddy Major Simon Ryker—now revealed to be a cyborg like him. The story unfolds through tense flashbacks and a relentless present-day pursuit, as Deathlok grapples with the truth of his own origin and the man who shaped it.

In "The Enemy: Us!", Deathlok races to save his old army buddy Mike Travers from the clutches of Major Simon Ryker—only to see him taken again. When Deathlok returns, he’s confronted by War-Wolf, a cyborg whose identity Ryker claims is Mike’s mind trapped in a machine.

In "Dead Reckoning!", Deathlok confronts War-Wolf, torn between stopping the enemy and fearing he’s fighting the man he once knew—Mike Travers. As the truth about Mike’s fate is revealed, Deathlok is forced to choose between mercy and survival, leading to a brutal clash that leaves him broken and searching for connection. When he finally returns home, the shock of his wife’s reaction to his cyborg form is matched only by the revelation that he has a son.

In "Five to One, Deathlok... ...One in Five... No One Here Gets Out Alive!", Deathlok moves through a shattered landscape with one purpose: find Major Simon Ryker and end him. Ryker, aware of the threat, unleashes a relentless pursuit—his men and a super-tank driven by Nina’s mind, linked to his omni-computer. The story builds to a tense confrontation where survival is uncertain and every move could be the last.

In "The Soft Parade... ...of Slow, Sliding Death!", Deathlok fights his way through Ryker’s forces, dismantling a super-tank fueled by Nina’s consciousness. As Mike Travers breaks free from captivity, he begins a desperate search for Deathlok, unaware of what they’ll both face next.

In "Twice Removed from Yesterday...", Mike Travers confronts Deathlok after learning the shocking truth: he married Deathlok’s wife six months prior. The cyborg spares Mike’s life, recognizing his past act of heroism, before pursuing a fleeing mobster who may hold the key to the surgeon who transformed him.

In "The Man Who Sold the World!", Deathlok follows a fading trail from a dead mobster to the mysterious doctor behind his transformation, while Mike Travers struggles to free Nina Ferry—only to find their every move watched by Major Ryker. The hunt for the truth becomes a race against a system that never lets go.

In this pulse-pounding sci-fi tale from *Deathlok the Demolisher: Origins*, a damaged and desperate Deathlok faces his breaking point when an explosion severs his bionic arm and cripples his body. With his survival in question, the CIA rebuilds him, reprograms him, and sends him on a mission to stop the rogue Simon Ryker. As Deathlok hunts his enemy, he encounters a second Luther Manning clone—his own creator’s mind preserved in a new body—and together they attempt to outwit Ryker by diving into the Omni Computer. Written by [writer], with art by [interior artist], this story blends high-stakes cybernetic warfare with a haunting question: what does it mean to be human when the mind is the last thing left to save?