Released February 1992
X-O Manowar #1
Key Issue
Synopsis
Escaping captivity aboard a Spider-Alien starship, Aric, the Visigoth, steals the aliens' greatest weapon: the Manowar Class X-O Armor! Returning to Earth, Aric is dismayed to find that 1600 years have passed -- it's a whole new world! Befriended by Ken Clarkson, Aric must learn to cope with a new society. But the aliens are hot on his trail, eager to reclaim the devastating armor known to Aric as the "Good Skin"!1st appearance:- X-O Manowar (Aric Dacia)- Ken Clarkson- Manowar class X-O Armor- Lydia (Spider Alien)The book opens in the middle of the action. We see Aric, a savage human fighting a bunch of spiderlike aliens ... naked. He makes his way to the armory where he finds a suit of armor. Passing it up at first as being to small to protect him.In a moment of desperation and need,...
Variants
Synopsis
Escaping captivity aboard a Spider-Alien starship, Aric, the Visigoth, steals the aliens' greatest weapon: the Manowar Class X-O Armor! Returning to Earth, Aric is dismayed to find that 1600 years have passed -- it's a whole new world! Befriended by Ken Clarkson, Aric must learn to cope with a new society. But the aliens are hot on his trail, eager to reclaim the devastating armor known to Aric as the "Good Skin"!1st appearance:- X-O Manowar (Aric Dacia)- Ken Clarkson- Manowar class X-O Armor- Lydia (Spider Alien)The book opens in the middle of the action. We see Aric, a savage human fighting a bunch of spiderlike aliens ... naked. He makes his way to the armory where he finds a suit of armor. Passing it up at first as being to small to protect him.In a moment of desperation and need,...
Key Facts
- 1st appearance of X-O Manowar
- 1st appearance of Aric of Dacia, a man from the 5th century in possession of futuristic armor
Details
- Series
- X-O Manowar
- Cover Date
- February 1992
- Pages
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- UPC
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- Cover Price
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- Final Order Cutoff
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Creators
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ArtistBarry Windsor-Smith
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WriterJim Shooter
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Cover ArtistBob Layton