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Doc Samson#4
Cover: Ken Lashley & John Nyberg

Doc Samson #4

Apr 1996 · Marvel · 1.95 USD; 2.75 CAD
“The Final Analysis”

In "The Final Analysis," Polaris confronts her therapist, Doc Samson, leading to a tense showdown when Samson uncovers the shocking truth: Kyle Barker is Patchwork. With Samson and Polaris racing to stop him, the issue builds toward a dramatic climax as they intervene before Patchwork can end his own life with a lethal gamma dose. Written by Dan Slott and Evan Skolnick, with art by Roberto Flores, Andrew Wildman, and Joe Bennett, and cover by Ken Lashley and John Nyberg, this 1996 Marvel issue delivers a gripping psychological thriller rooted in identity and self-destruction.

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writer Dan Slott · writer Evan Skolnick · artist Roberto Flores · artist Andrew Wildman · artist Joe Bennett · inker Brad Vancata · colorist Tom Ziuko · colorist Malibu · letterer Jack Morelli · cover Ken Lashley, John Nyberg

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Full credits

writer Dan Slott
colorist Tom Ziuko
colorist Malibu
letterer Jack Morelli
cover pencils Ken Lashley
cover inks John Nyberg

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Polaris tracks down her shrink, Doc Samson. Samson discovers that Kyle Barker is Patchwork and he and Polaris go after him. They stop him before he kills himself with a gamma overdose.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).