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Start Here: Deadpool
Get to know the Merc with a Mouth with these intro comic picks!
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King Deadpool
in Deadpool (2019) #1
Check out Deadpool in his latest run as the Monster King of Staten Island!
First Appearance
in New Mutants (1983) #98
Deadpool makes an impression on Cable when he crashes a quiet night at the X-Mansion to carry out a hit by a “Mr. Tolliver”. Instantly, the masked merc mouths off.
He Mercs Hard for the Money
in Deadpool (2018) #1
Blockbuster Deadpool. Wade Wilson attempts a fresh start with his humble hit-for-hire business, but when the scales go cosmic, he’s more interested in schmoozing with the Avengers!
Deadpool: World's Greatest
in Deadpool (2015) #1
Yes, the alleged “critics” have spoken and Deadpool is the public’s #1. Try this series that takes Wade through parenthood, Super Hero Civil War and Cap’s alliance with Hydra. It even has issues that don’t take place during a crossover.
Every Hero Needs an Origin
in Deadpool and Death Annual (1998) #1
Before he gained his healing factor, Wilson was a man with terminal cancer clinging at a last-ditch chance. Through the lens of Lady Death, we learn what really happened at Weapon X during Wade’s transformation into Deadpool.
First Solo Series
in Deadpool: The Circle Chase (1993) #1
Deadpool throws in with Juggernaut, Black Tom Cassidy, Weapon X’s Kane, ex-girlfriend Copycat and more in a “May the Best Merc Win” melee for the prize of the cryptic “Tolliver Will”.
Deadpool: Avenger (Seriously)
in Uncanny Avengers (2015) #1
In possibly his worst decision since Secret Empire (try the Reading List!), Captain America recruits Wade for his Unity Squad, an assembly of Inhuman, mutant, and now, Weapon X rejects. Deadpool and the X-Men’s Rogue actually hit it off (mostly in his head)!
Undead Bliss
in Deadpool (2012) #27
Start with #1! After a terror-inducing courtship, Wade Wilson marries Shiklah, demon Queen of Monster Metropolis. Check out their lavishly over-sized wedding… issue!
Snark Vs. Symbiote
in Deadpool Vs. Carnage (2014) #1
This one’s loads of fun. In a tale of uncontained crazy, a criminally insane ne'er-do-well pursues a criminally insane serial killer.
Deadpool: Progenitor of the Universe
in Deadpool Kills Deadpool (2013) #1
In this deranged fan-favorite, guts are splattered and brains displaced when a Multiversal slaughter-fest targets Deadpool and his many dimensional counterparts.
Headpool & Hydra
in Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth (2009) #1
With the swagger of a movie star, Deadpool heads to the Savage Land to collect some dangerous tech on assignment. While there, he adventures with Ka-Zar, “Dr. Betty” and his own severed head.
The Odd Couple
in Cable & Deadpool (2004) #1
Deadpool’s been hired to steal a bioweapon for a cult—and Cable’s not having it! Two buds give into homicidal rage and the fallout is satisfying.
Deadpool Gets an Ongoing Series
in Deadpool (1997) #1
Marvel’s most unstable swings between heartless hired gun and anti-heroic ladies’ man in this establishing run that reads like an action movie parody.