Battletech (1987) comic books
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Issue #1
Published Oct 1987 by Blackthorne.$8.00
$8.00
$6.00
$6.00
Honor. Story by Joe Judt. Art by Palmer Worley and Jim Nelson, plus blueprints by Steve Venters. Cover by Daryl Isaacs. Blackthorne Publishing presents a licensed comic based on the Battletech mecha-suit role-playing game. Max and the disgraced warriors of the Seventh Battalion get a chance to redeem themselves in the war against House Steiner. The bad news is that its a suicide mission, and even if they survive it, their lives are forfeit. Plus blueprints for a Battlemaster mech. This was the only color issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.75.
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Issue #2
Published Feb 1988 by Blackthorne.$4.49
$4.49
The Dragon's Last Stand. Story by Joe Judt. Art by Patrick Zircher and Jim Nelson, plus blueprints by Steve Venters. Cover by Patrick Zircher. Blackthorne Publishing presents a licensed comic based on the Battletech mecha-suit role-playing game. Exiled as mercenaries, Max and the former Seventh Battalion seek their own side of the war, and their own paths to honor. Plus blueprints for a Battlemaster mech. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.75.
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Issue #3
Published Apr 1988 by Blackthorne.$6.00
$4.00
The Way We Die. Story by Joe Judt and Lance Hampton. Art by Abel Laxamania. Blackthorne Publishing presents a licensed comic based on the Battletech mecha-suit role-playing game. Mech captain Gideon Frost, considered a dangerous loose cannon, cant get his superiors to believe his claims of a conspiracy. But when a saboteur attacks the mech-suits, his suspicions are confirmed. The story concludes in Battletech Annual (1989) #1. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.75.
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Issue #4
Published Jul 1988 by Blackthorne.$4.00
Finals. Story by Lance Hampton. Art by D.B. Studios Manilla. Blackthorne Publishing presents a licensed comic based on the Battletech mecha-suit role-playing game. A squad of mech-soldiers on maneuvers encounters the dreaded Black Widow Company. Their only chance is a one-on-one personal match between the company commanders; meanwhile, one of the soldiers finds evidence of sabotage. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.75.
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Issue #6
Published Dec 1988 by Blackthorne.$65.00
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
The Nature of War. Story by Patrick Zircher. Art by Cesar Magsombol. Blackthorne Publishing presents a licensed comic based on the Battletech mecha-suit role-playing game. As Canopian forces descend on the ice world of Vakarel, Cirilo reveals himself as the brains behind the attack. Meanwhile, a Varakel count and his wife are the only ones who know the secret of the planets energy resources. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.75.
