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Start Here: Deadpool

Deadpool (2019) #1

Deadpool’s newest mercenary job has him going after the King of Monsters, who has claimed a new kingdom for his monstrous subjects…on Staten Island! But you know what they say, when you come at the king, you better not miss! The Merc with a Mouth finds himself neck deep in political intrigue, monster law, and a monster hunter out for blood! It’s like The Crown but with even more swords and monsters! Can Deadpool’s smooth charisma and deft diplomacy allow him to keep his head, or will he be royally screwed?

New Mutants (1983) #98

Featured Characters: New Mutants

Deadpool (2018) #1

MERCIN’ FOR A LIVING! Skottie Young and Nic Klein bring you the craziest tales of the Regeneratin’ Degenerate yet! It’s been a while since Deadpool’s had to merc to make ends meet, but things are tough all over. While Deadpool tries to get his humble mercenary-for-hire business back off the ground, a catastrophic threat so unfathomably huge, so mind-breakingly cataclysmic it defies description, is heading toward Earth, and there’s only ONE PERSON WHO CAN STOP IT!!! Oh no, wait…it’s not Wade, is it? Oh, %$@#. It’s Wade.

Deadpool (2015) #1

He's annoying. He's dangerous. He smells terrible. But the public love him. That's right - the Merc with the Mouth may make money for missions of murky morality...but he's become the most popular hero in the world for it. Eat that, Spidey! The world belongs to...DEADPOOL. The fan favorite team of Gerry Duggan and Mike Hawthorne return to bring Deadpool in to his most successful adventures yet!

DEADPOOL & DEATH ANNUAL 1 (1998) #1

Featured Characters: Deadpool, Death

Deadpool: The Circle Chase (1993) #1

Deadpool must make his way through a battalion of mercenaries in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Little does he know that Weapon X is lying in wait to take him down!

Uncanny Avengers (2015) #1

New team, same mission. Steve Rogers has formed a new Avengers unity squad compromised of humans, mutants and...Inhumans? A new threat to the Avengers is revealed. Wait, is that Deadpool on the cover? Is he seriously an Avenger now?

Deadpool (2012) #27

That's right - the day you never dreamed would come has finally arrived...Deadpool is getting MARRIED! First up in this ENORMOUSLY OVERSIZED ISSUE is our the main feature...the biggest wedding since that one guy married that other guy as Deadpool and his mysterious bride tie the knot in a tale by Gerry Duggan, Brian Posehn, & Mike Hawthorne! THEN, we've rounded up EVERY writer to ever pen Wade's series to celebrate this magical occasion! No self-respecting Poolophile can miss this one! It's the most important issue 27 in the history of comics!

Deadpool Vs. Carnage (2014) #1

Two red-suited madmen for the price of one! That's right - good crazy vs. bad crazy, once and for all! And you can bet it's gonna be a bloody one!

Deadpool Kills Deadpool (2013) #1

The final act of the Deadpool Killogy begins! Deadpool sets his sites on the ultimate target...himself! Contains over 700% of your daily recommended Deadpool!

Deadpool: Merc With A Mouth (2009) #1

"HEAD TRIP," Part 1 of 6 It's the Merc with two mouths! Deadpool travels to the Savage Land to retrieve what might be the deadliest bio-weapon the universe has ever seen. What is this deadly object? Well, Deadpool's employer is being a little vague about that. Let's just say when the secret is finally revealed, it's enough to throw even the Merc with two Mouths for a loop...Oh hell, we can't keep a secret, it's the severed-but-still-hungry head of the Marvel Zombies Deadpool! To save the universe, Deadpool must team up with himself to dodge Hydra operatives, dinosaurs, cavemen and zombie cavemen as he attempts to take his not-so-precious cargo back where it came from: the Marvel Zombies Universe. Plus, a bonus reprinting of the original DEADPOOL #4! 48 PGS./New and Reprints/Parental Advisory ...$3.99

Cable & Deadpool (2004) #1

Wade Wilson and Nathan Summers are back - and this time, they're stuck with each other! Can two grown men with deadly genetic weaponry work together without driving each other crazy?! Action, adventure, black-ops, black humor and lots and lots of gunfire mark the return of your two favorite mutant anti-heroes to their own ongoing series!

Deadpool (1997) #1

The first appearance of Blind Al! Deadpool takes on a mission to Antarctica, where he finds himself face-to-face with Sasquatch (Walter Langkowski) of Alpha Flight!! After swindling some Girl Scouts, Deadpool takes on another "easy" mission -- taking out an unmanned research station. Simple, right? Unfortunately, it's not only very manned...but also brimming with gamma radiation!