Deathlok Special #1
In "The Brains of the Outfit," writer Dwayne McDuffie and Gregory Wright, with art by Jackson Guice and inks by Scott Williams, launch a gripping tale of identity and resistance. When Michael Collins is unknowingly chosen as the brain for Deathlok, he awakens in a war-torn South American nation, forced to confront both rebel forces and the corrupt system that controls him. With a bold move, he begins rewriting the cyborg’s code—installing a no-killing parameter that puts him at odds with his creator, Harlan. Cover by Butch Guice.
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Ryker, at Cybertek Systems, needs a brain to run Deathlok. Michael Collins is unwittingly working on the project. When he is complaining to Ryker about the ethics, Harlan shoots him. Michael wakes up as Deathlok, his brain transplanted into the cybernetic warrior. He is in a South American country, fighting rebels who are fighting a corrupt government. He begins re-writing the code to control the cyborg, instead of its remote controls. Michael installs a no-killing parameter in the cyborg's computer, enraging Harlan further.
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