Vol. 2 ('11-'13)

Deathstroke #1
"Back to Basics"
November 2011

Cover: Simon Bisley

Writer: Kyle Higgins

Art: Joe Bennett, Arthur Edward Thibert, Jason Wright

Letter: Travis Lanham

Friends die, family disappoints, but a legacy... That lives forever.

Slade Wilson is the best mercenary in the DCU, and he’s been doing this a long time. Some might say too long. But they’ll learn: Never turn your back on Deathstroke the Terminator. He won’t quit, no matter how high the stakes. Kyle Higgins (BATMAN: GATES OF GOTHAM) and Joe Bennett (TEEN TITANS) team up to bring you the finest in mayhem and gore.

Deathstroke #2
"The Carpocalypse"
December 2011

Cover: Simon Bisley

Writer: Kyle Higgins

Art: Joe Bennett, Arthur Edward Thibert, Jason Wright

Letter: Travis Lanham

Deathstroke’s tactical prowess is put to the test when the man who hired him attempts to renege on the contract. Pitted against a salvo of new assassins, including the vicious Road Rage, Slade must take his giant sword to the 405 freeway and proclaim himself the most vicious killer in the city of Angels!

The Shade #1
"Birthday"
December 2011

Cover: Tony Harris

Writer: James Robinson

Art: Cully Hamner, Dave McQuaig

Letters: Todd Klein

Deathstroke #3
"Legacy"
January 2012

Cover: Simon Bisley

Writer: Kyle Higgins

Art: Joe Bennett, Arthur Edward Thibert, Jason Wright

Letters: Travis Lanham

Still reeling from the Harmory job, Deathstroke seeks answers from a super villain arms manufacturer. But when Slade storms the weapon maker’s fortress, he finds himself face to face with a new threat known only as “Legacy” and a plot to manipulate Slade that runs far deeper than he could ever have imagined!

Deathstroke #4
"Time's Up"
February 2012

Cover: Simon Bisley

Writer: Kyle Higgins

Art: Joe Bennett, Arthur Edward Thibert, Jason Wright

Letter: Travis Lanham

As the world's fiercest mercenary is shipped off to a metahuman prison, Slade uncovers a new wrinkle in his quest to root out the forces working to manipulate him--and the Blackhawks may be a part of it!

Batman: The Dark Night #4
"Welcome To The Jungle"
February 2012

Cover: David Finch, Richard Friend, Alex Sinclair

Writers: Paul Jenkins, David Finch

Art: David Finch, Richard Friend, Jeromy Cox

Letters: Sal Cipriano

Batman must race against time to save a friend's life. But his mission may prove impossible as he reels under the weight of three hundred chemically enhanced super-criminals who stand against him.

Deathstroke #5
"Blowback"
March 2012

Cover: Simon Bisley

Writer: Kyle Higgins

Art: Joe Bennett, Arthur Edward Thibert, Jason Wright

Letter: Travis Lanham

Deathstroke’s allies are dwindling and the net is tightening, so now’s a bad time for the return of Legacy! Who is this relentless enemy, and who’s been stalking the unbeatable mercenary?

Resurrection Man #5

"The Devil You Know"
March 2012

Cover: Ivan Reis, Rod Reis, Joe Prado

Writers: Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning

Art: Fernando Blanco, Santiago Arcas

Letters: Rob Leigh

Mitch Shelley is dead. Again. But this time, things are different. He's no longer in the realm of the living. While the Body Doubles try to find out what happened to him, the Resurrection Man must find a way to escape the realm he's trapped in before a host of celestial beings finds him.

Deathstroke #6
"Achilles Heel"
April 2012

Cover: Simon Bisley

Writer: Kyle Higgins

Art: Joe Bennett, Eduardo Pensica, Vicente Cifuentes, Jason Wright

Letter: Travis Lanham

As the mercenary known as Deathstroke, Slade Wilson has worked a lot of tough jobs. But Slade’s biggest challenge may not have involved fighting at all – it may have involved love.

Just who was Adeline? And what happened to his son, Grant? Find out in issue #6 as the veil of Slade Wilson’s past begins to lift
!

Deathstroke #7
"Deadly Reunions"
May 2012

Cover: Simon Bisley

Writer: Kyle Higgins

Art: Joe Bennett, Arthur Edward Thibert, Jason Wright

Letter: Travis Lanham

For weeks, Deathstroke has fought to learn the identity of the person manipulating him from the shadows – the person who sent him the briefcase and created the Legacy identity. Now, Slade will face this threat head on as an important figure from his past returns with a vengeance.

Throw everything you thought you knew about Slade Wilson out the window, because everything changes after this issue’s unbelievable battle
!

Deathstroke #8
"Circle of Life"
June 2012

Cover: Jason Fabok, Jason Wright

Writer: Kyle Higgins

Art: Eduardo Pansica, Arthur Edward Thibert, Jason Wright

Letters: Travis Lanham

As Slade Wilson recovers from the events of last issue, his past and future converge in the form of a bounce-back mission that reminds him why he started down the path as a mercenary to begin with.

While Slade weighs whether or not to soldier on, the story of his childhood, military enrollment and first mission as Deathstroke is explored!

Deathstroke #9
"Breaking Out"
July 2012

Cover: Rob Liefeld

Writer: Rob Liefeld

Art: Rob Liefeld, Jacob Bear, Adelso Corona, Andy Troy

Letters: Travis Lanham

"Lobo Hunt", part one!

For anybody else, hunting Lobo would be suicide. For DEATHSTROKE, it’s just business.

Notes: This issue includes the first post-Flashpoint appearance of former WildC.A.T.S. member Zealot (who serves no obvious purpose and has so little personality that she appears to be lobotomized) and the Omega Men.

Deathstroke #10
"Return to Starpoint"
August 2012

Cover: Rob Liefeld, Andy Troy

Writer: Rob Liefeld

Art: Rob Liefeld, Jacob Bear, Andy Troy, Ross Hughes

Letters: Travis Lanham

THE HUNT FOR LOBO” from new writer/artist ROB LIEFELD!

Note: As though one horrid Liefeld cover wasn't enough, we are rewarded with a variant cover by...Rob Liefeld.

I shall let you draw your own conclusion as to which one is more heinous.




Deathstroke #11
"Showdown at Starpoint"
September 2012

Cover: Rob Liefeld, Matt Yackey

Writer: Rob Liefeld

Art: Rob Liefeld, Adelso Corona, Andy Troy

Letters: Travis Lanham

Deathstroke, Zealot and the Omegas vs. Lobo!

Deathstroke races to find the crashed Starpoint cruiser and the ship’s World Breaker protocol!

Deathstroke #12
"The Omega Agenda"
October 2012

Cover: Rob Liefeld, Andy Troy

Writer: Rob Liefeld

Art: Rob Liefeld, Adelso Corona, Andy Troy

Letters: Travis Lanham

The final battle with Lobo by new writer/artist Rob Liefeld!

Deathstroke #0
"A Soldier's Story"
November 2012

Cover: Rob Liefeld, Andy Troy

Writer: Rob Liefeld

Art: Rob Liefeld, Adelso Corona, Arthur Thibert, Cory Hamscher, Ross Hughes, Juan Fernandez

Letters: Travis Lanham

What horrors led Slade Wilson to become Deathstroke – the most dangerous killer in the world?

More on the history of Team 7 and the first appearance of a fan-favorite character in The New 52!

Team Seven #0
"Missions Zero: The Majestic Seven"
November 2012

Cover: Ken Lashley, Nathan Eyring

Writer: Justin Jordan

Art: Jesus Merino, Robert Hunter, Norm Rapmund, Nathan Eyring

Letters: Pat Brosseau

Threads of the entire DC Universe collide in this new series set in the early days of The New 52 from writer Justin Jordan (The Strange Talents of Luther Strode).

As Superman emerges, so too does the world’s counter measures against him and his kind!

Dinah Lance, Amanda Waller, Steve Trevor, John Lynch, Alex Fairchild, Cole Cash, Slade Wilson are Team 7 – and their story will change everything you know about The New 52!

Deathstroke #13
"The Most Dangerous Game"
December 2012

Cover: Eduardo Pansica, Mariah Benes, Juan Fernandez

Writers: Joshua Williamson, Rob Liefeld

Art: Eduardo Pansica, Mariah Benes, Juan Fernandez, Andy Troy

Letters: Travis Lanham

Deathstroke and Zealot learn the terrible fate of the planet Kheran and brace for the long-lasting repercussions it will have on the DC Universe.

Note: None of that solicitation material actually happens in the book. Clearly the Liefeld experiment bombed and Josh Williamson went down his own path.

Team Seven #1
"Black Diamond Probability Mission One: Black Ops"
December 2012

Cover: Doug Mahnke, Blond

Writer: Justin Jordan

Art: Jesus Merino, Ron Frenz, Marlo Alquiza, Drew Geraci, Jose Marzan Jr., Nathan Eyring

Letters: Charlie Mangual

Learn how the secret wars of the New 52 were fought by TEAM 7!

Early adventures of Deathstroke, Black Canary, Grifter, Amanda Waller, Steve Trevor and others!

This issue: Battlefield Gamorra!

Deathstroke #14
"Hawkman: Wanted - Part 3"
January 2013

Cover: Eduardo Pansica, Mariah Benes, Juan Fernandez

Writers: Joshua Williamson, Rob Liefeld

Art: Eduardo Pansica, Mariah Benes, Juan Fernandez

Letters: Travis Lanham*

Crossover with "HAWKMAN: WANTED!"

Hawkman is a wanted fugitive with a bounty on his head — and Deathstroke aims to collect!

Find out what the mysterious connection is between Deathstroke and Hawkman's Nth Metal armor!

Note: The cover at right was the one originally displayed in the solicitation. The superior one below is the one that actually found its way onto the book.


Team Seven #2
"The Black Diamond Probability Mission 1.2: Lockdown"
January 2013

Cover: Ken Lashley, Nathan Eyring

Writer: Justin Jordan

Art: Ron Frenz, Julius Lopez, Scott Hanna, Nathan Eyring

Letters: Charlie Mangual

The secret history of The New 52 is told here – with bullets!
Set five years in the past, Team 7 races into the heart of darkness to stop the evil that the Black Diamond will unleash
!


Deathstroke #15
"Deathless"
February 2013

Cover: Scott Clark

Writers: Justin Jordan

Art: Edgar Salazar, Amilcar Pinna, Scott Hanna, Marlo Alquiza, Sean P. Parsons, Jack Purcell, Ryan Winn, Juan Fernandez

Letters: Travis Lanham

A long dead memory from Slade's past resurfaces, looking for revenge! Will the legendary assassin known as Deathstroke finally be pushed past his breaking point?


Team Seven #3

"The Black Diamond Probability Mission 1.3: Darkness Rising"
February 2013

Cover: Tyler Kirkham, Matt Banning, Wes Hartman

Writer: Justin Jordan

Art: Julius Gopez, Jimbo Salgado, Nathan Eyring

Letters: Charlie Mangual

From the pages of RED HOOD AND THE OUTLAWS, the mysterious Essence joins the team’s battle against the Heart of Darkness known as the Black Diamond!

Before he was Deathstroke The Terminator, Slade Wilson was possessed by Eclipso! Is this the secret origin of a super villain?

The secret history of the superhuman cold war is here!

Note: Rod Reis / Joe Prado variant cover below



The Savage Hawkman #15
"Hawkman: Wanted, Part 5: Hunt's End"
February 2013

Cover: Joe Bennett, Art Thibert, Guy Major

Writer: Frank Tieri, Robert Liefeld

Art: Joe Bennett, Art Thibert, Guy Major

Letters: Travis Lanham

Hawkman is a fugitive--and everybody wants to kill him for his Nth Metal Armor. Good thing Carter's always ready for a fight! But is he ready for Deathstroke?

Team Seven #4
"The Black Diamond Probability Mission 1.4: The Possession Of Slade Wilson"
March 2013

Cover: Tyler Kirkham, Matt Banning, Alex Sinclair

Writer: Justin Jordan

Art: Jesus Merino, Nathan Eyring

Letters: Taylor Esposito

The secret origin of Deathstroke! The team clashes with Eclipso...and Slade Wilson! Plus, witness the beginnings of the Black Room from the pages of JUSTICE LEAGUE!

Note: More incorrect solicitation material. There is no "secret origin" in this book. For that matter, as the title suggests, Deathstroke spends most of his face time possessed by Eclipso. The closest thing we come to a secret origin is that the story takes place a few years in the past.

Deathstroke #16
"To Kill the Unkillable Man"
March 2013

Cover: Scott Clark, Peter Steigerwald

Writer: Justin Jordan

Art: Edgar Salazar, Scott Hanna, Juan Fernandez

Letters: Taylor Esposito

The sins of the father come back to haunt Slade now, tremble before the might of Jericho!

Team Seven #5
"Mission 2.1: The Spartan Way"
April 2013

Cover: Gary Frank, Brad Anderson, Cam Smith

Writer: Justin Jordan

Art: Jesus Merino, Pascual Alixe, Nathan Eyring, Nei Ruffino, Hi-Fo Colour Design

Letters: Taylor Esposito

The secret history of the DCU’s original Cyborg Program!

Who is Spartan? And what is the threat of the Majestic Program?


Slade Wilson takes his first steps down the path that will lead to his becoming Deathstroke!

Deathstroke #17
"The Trouble With Honor"
April 2013

Cover: Brad Anderson, Aaron Kuder

Writer: Justin Jordan

Art: Edgar Salazar, Scott Hanna, Derek Fridolfs, Juan Fernandez

Letters: Taylor Esposito

A corporation hires Deathstroke to track down and neutralize who is responsible for attacks that seem to have little rhyme or reason to them.

What the world’s greatest mercenary finds may finally cause him to break a contract for the first time!

Note: The image below was used in the original solicitation. It's by Eduardo Pansica and Eber Ferreira


Team Seven #6
"Mission 2.2: Birth Of A Superman"
May 2013

Cover: Gary Frank, Brad Anderson, Cam Smith

Writer: Justin Jordan

Art: Cliff Richards, Pascual Alixe, Guilherme Balbi, Juan A. Castro, Nathan Eyring

Letters: Rob Leigh

In the tale from the recent past, Team 7 is on a mission to rescue Caitlin Fairchild when a team member dies!

And in the present day, Deathstroke hunts down his former Team 7 partners! But why
?

Ravagers #10
"Women & Children First"
May 2013

Cover: Ken Lashley, Brad Anderson

Writers: Michael Alan Nelson, Tony Bedard

Art: Ig Guara, Diogenes Neves, Vicente Cifuentes, Norm Rapmund, Tony Aviña

Letters: Dezi Sienti

Someone claiming to be Terra's brother comes to the team. Unfortunately, Deathstroke the Terminator isn't far behind him!


Deathstroke #18
"Fight The Future"
May 2013

Cover: Brad Anderson, Aaron Kuder

Writer: Justin Jordan

Art: Edgar Salazar, Scott Hanna, Jason Gorder, Juan Fernandez

Letters: Taylor Esposito

Finally! Deathstroke vs. The Teen Titans!

You want more? You got more, as The Ravagers join the fight!

Notes: Yeah...Again, none of the solicitation text above actually happened. The Titans are nowhere near this book. And once again Eduardo Pansica and Eber Ferreira provided the cover in the original solicitation. That's it directly below.


Ravagers #11
"Home Wreckers"
June 2013

Cover: Ken Lashley, Maty Yackey

Writers: Michael Alan Nelson, Tony Bedard

Art: Geraldo Borges, Diogenes Neves, Vicente Cifuentes, J.P. Mayer, Tony Aviña

Letters: Dezi Sienti

In the series' penultimate issue, the latest creature to escape from N.O.W.H.E.R.E. brings death to The Ravagers.


Deathstroke #19
"Resurrection Day"
June 2013

Cover: Juan Jose Ryp, Juan Fernandez

Writer: Justin Jordan

Art: Edgar Salazar, Scot Eaton, Scott Hanna, Scott Hanna, Juan Fernandez

Letters: Travis Lanham

Which teens are the only ones deadly enough to stop Deathstroke?

Note: DC Comics had a fold-out cover theme going on that month. The full version of this issue's cover, a lovely Wilson family Father's Day get-together no doubt, is displayed below.



Ravagers #12
"Home Wreckers"
July 2013

Cover: Ken Lashley, Maty Yackey

Writers: Michael Alan Nelson, Tony Bedard

Art: Diogenes Neves, Vicente Cifuentes, Tony Aviña

Letters: Dezi Sienti

As Caitlin and Rose deal with the shocking revelation about their origins, Deathstroke takes down the remaining Ravagers. This is the end!


Deathstroke #20
"Prodigal Sons"
July 2013

Cover: Andres Guinaldo, Mark John Irwin, Juan Fernandez

Writer: Tony Bedard, Justin Jordan,

Art: Edgar Salazar, Scot Eaton, Scott Hanna, Scott Hanna, Juan Fernandez

Letters: Taylor Esposito

The most accomplished cape-killer in the world gets the chance to add to his legacy when Deathstroke comes face to face with his daughter Rose and The Ravagers!

Notes: And he doesn't squander the opportunity!

The Ravagers as such don't actually appear, but Terra does, as does Grant Wilson.

Speaking of The Ravagers, in terms of reading order, one would be best to take in the end of the Team 7 and Ravagers books before diving into the last two issues of this volume of Deathstroke.

Also, the cover is incorrectly credited to Aaron Kuder in the original solicitation. I've corrected the information above.

Teen Titans #23.2 Featuring Deathstroke
"Lord of War"
September 2013

Cover: Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Alex Sinclair

Writers: Corey Mays, Dooma Wendschuh

Art: Justin Norman, Robson Rocha, Angel Unzueta, Arthur Edward Thibert, Pete Pantazis

Letters: Travis Lanham

One of the deadliest men in the world has a secret: his family.

Slade Wilson lives to kill, but can even Deathstroke the Terminator balance his home life with a complicated hit
?

Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S. #1

"Issues of Trust"
December 2013

Cover: Brett Booth, Andrew Dalhouse, Mark John Irwin

Writer: Sterling Gates

Art: Philip S. Tan. Neil Edwards, Javier Pina, Jason Paz, Jay Leisten, Javier Pina, Nathan Eyring, Romulo Fajardo Jr.

Letters: Dezi Sienty

The villains have killed the Justice League and decimated A.R.G.U.S.'s headquarters. Only Steve Trevor and the surviving A.R.G.U.S. agents can pick up the pieces and save the civilian populace from unthinkable evil.


Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S. #2

"Know Thyself"
January 2014

Cover: Mikel Jenin

Writer: Sterling Gates

Art: Neil Edwards, Jay Leisten, Jason Paz, Nathan Eiring

Letters: Taylor Esposito

As the world adjusts to its new status quo, Col. Steve Trevor and A.R.G.U.S. go on the offensive to stop the rise of evil! The first obstacle in Trevor's path? Deathstroke!

Note: A very brief appearance, mostly included because Deathstroke gets cover treatment.

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