Mark Hazzard: Merc #9
In "Decoy," Mark Hazzard takes on a high-stakes mission to ferry stinger missiles to Afghan rebels, posing as a decoy alongside pilot Ritter while Mal Rossi and the client, Lincoln Griffin, move the weapons overland. Written by Doug Murray and drawn with sharp precision by Andy Kubert, with inks by Adam Kubert and colors by John Wellington, this 1987 Marvel issue delivers tense, grounded action. The cover by Mike Zeck and Bob McLeod captures the mission’s perilous edge.
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Mark Hazzard is hired to transport stinger missiles to rebels in Afghanistan. The plan calls for Hazzard and pilot, Ritter, to fly over the Persian Gulf as a decoy while the missiles are transported across land by Mal Rossi and the man who hired them, Lincoln Griffin. The missiles are delivered, but Hazzard and Ritter are captured by Iranians who execute the pilot after finding out the duo were decoys.
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