Deathstroke #9
In "Four Rooms Part One," Deathstroke is brought to a high-security prison in Florence, Colorado, where he's processed by Dex—a man from his past with ties to a darker chapter in his history. Flashbacks reveal Slade's first encounter with Wintergreen and his transformation into Deathstroke, beginning with a brutal mission in Srebrenica and the acquisition of the sword that would define his legacy. Written by Priest and illustrated by Cary Nord, with colors by Jeromy Cox and letters by Willie Schubert, the issue’s cover by Nord captures the intensity of this pivotal moment.
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Slade is brought to a supermax prison in Florence, Colorado to be processed by Dex. Slade recalls his past with Dex, recalling how as a soldier he had been in Srebrenica after the ethnic cleansing and obtained the sword 'Deathstroke' from which he would later take his code name. In the flashback, Slade meets Wintergreen for the first time and dons the first version of his mask in an attempt on the life of a genocidal army officer.
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