Looking back, it's impressive that Deathstroke's would be included in a book which teamed The Teen Titans and The X-Men. From now-faded memory, I thought he'd already begun building his name by that point, but looking into it further in "real time" it was actually only his fourth appearance. He wasn't featured prominently, mind you, but he was rubbing elbows with Darkseid and Dark Pheonix. Rather good villainous company.
He was not shown on the cover...
Now it's one thing for Slade to run up against other DC heroes and basically embarrass them.
But there was no way he'd be "allowed" to do that to Marvel characters.
Gad, I hate Wolverine so much...But at least writer Chris Claremont tried to be fair. He had Deathstroke return the favour a few pages later.
On the one hand, Deathstroke made Colossus look stupid...
...But later gets caught off guard by Cyclops.
Deathstroke did not play a huge role in his book, but his every appearance is cool. With perhaps the Cyclops blast as an exception, even when he "loses", he gets built up. He underestimates Wolverine when they first meet and misses his swing but Claremont writes it in such a way that to Deathstroke, not landing a blow is inconceivable. He takes Robin out with one kick.
It was only his fourth appearance, but he was portrayed as a credible threat among some major heavy hitters, good and bad. Yet he would not appear again for about 18 months, in New Teen Titans #34, as the Judas Contract storyline was beginning to be built up.
Uncanny X-Men/New Teen Titans was reprinted in 1995 and included in a "Crossover Classics" book in 1991.
It was only his fourth appearance, but he was portrayed as a credible threat among some major heavy hitters, good and bad. Yet he would not appear again for about 18 months, in New Teen Titans #34, as the Judas Contract storyline was beginning to be built up.
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