Phil Seleski's New Identity, Phil
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1995 Solar, Man of the Atom #44 – “Steel, Meat, & Potatoes, Part 1” January 3 – Phil Seleski’s new identity, Phil Miller, is compromised when he tries to take down a crooked cop named Salvatore Molinari. A section of Las Vegas is destroyed. January 4 – Phil Seleski continues to struggle with his multiple identities. January 5 – Gayle, who knows about his dual identity, finds Phil’s gun, fires it and gets hurt on the recoil. Solar, Man of the Atom #45 – “Steel, Meat, & Potatoes, Part 2 – All Along the Watchtower” January 5 – Phil Miller’s partner Paul is killed. Solar brings him back to life by transporting him to unreality. Paul is empowered but wants to die. He forces Solar to make him mortal again so he can kill himself. Phil’s dual identity unravels as Gayle finds out about his other life and girlfriend. Phil and Gayle fight. He leaves Earth to explore space and finds himself slipping through time. He travels back billions of years. (Conjecture: Before Solar, Man of the Atom #49.)(Editor’s Note: See Brave New World Appendix.) X-O Manowar #42 – “First Impressions” January – Aric returns to New Orleans to stop the destruction of his nightclubs. Ishmael, who survived his last encounter with Shadowman, and Blister are responsible for the clubs destruction. Aric encounters Shadowman and thinking he’s responsible attacks him. Shadowman turns the XO armor into liquid with the darque power and is then attacked by Blister. Shadowman #37 – “Aric” January – Shadowman and Blister fight. Blister leads Shadowman to Ishmael. Nettie helps Aric repair his armor and the two make love. Aric saves Shadowman from Ishmael. Shadowman #38 – “Wild Card” January – Aric leaves New Orleans. Nettie heals Ishmael and makes him promise to leave Shadowman alone. She also has him owe her a death. Shadowman and Blister fight again after Blister steals Shadowman’s saxophone. Harbinger #40 – “The Pursuit of Happiness” January – The B-Squad heads to Washington D.C. where they are confronted by the Harbinger. After a fierce battle Sam takes off on his own. Harbinger #41 – “Postcards” January – The Harbinger attacks Sam and kills him. An Earthquake hits Nebraska. (Conjecture: Before Shadowman #39) Shadowman #39 – “Funeral Rap” January – With the help of Ishmael, Shadowman defeats the Jackson Square mugger. Bloodshot #27 – “Rampage, Part 1” January – Bloodshot and the Secret Weapons team go to North Korea on a mission. They are captured by Iwatsu and brought to Japan. Iwatsu injects Bloodshot with nanites that change his programming. The Secret Weapons team breaks out of the cell Iwatsu put them in, and are attacked by Bloodshot, who has no memory of who is. Secret Weapons #20 – “Rampage, Part 2” January – Bloodshot defeats the Secret Weapons. They return to London and learn that Bloodshot has followed them there. Bloodshot defeats them in a second confrontation. Bloodshot #28 – “Rampage, Part 3” January – Bloodshot attempts to kill Neville Alcott and is stopped by Ninjak. The Secret Weapons team and Ninjak track Bloodshot to a British Intelligence facility and are caught in an explosion. Secret Weapons #21 – “Rampage, Part 4” January – Bloodshot disappears after a fight with Ninjak and the Secret Weapons team. Sinclair learns that he doesn’t need to wear the suit to have the powers of Para-Man. Ninjak works on a cure for Bloodshot with old blood samples. Ax escapes from his prison at MI-6. Bloodshot #29 – “Rampage, the Conclusion” January – Ax learns where Neville Alcott is hiding. Bloodshot makes another attempt on Alcott’s life. Ninjak is able to cure Bloodshot with the help of Ax. Eternal Warrior #33 – “Mortal Kin, Part 1 – Sharper than a Serpent’s Tooth” January – A serial killer kills Rosalie Thompkins, his sixth victim, all of whom are former paramours of Gilad. He frames Gilad for the murders. Gilad is shot several times by the police while fleeing into the Hudson River. Eternal Warrior #34 – “Mortal Kin, Part 2 – Feint and Parry” January – Jesse Durant, the FBI investigator assigned to find Gilad, is revealed to be Gilad’s son and the serial killer killing Gilad’s former girlfriends. Durant tries to kill Magdalia but Gilad stops him. Durant escapes into the subway and Gilad follows him. The two fight and Gilad’s arm is run over by a subway train. Eternal Warrior #35 – “Mortal Kin, Part 3 – Fatal Thrust” January – Durant attempts to kill Magdalia again. A one-armed Gilad fights and kills him. Ninjak #11 – “Canterbury Tales, Part 1 – The Pilgrim’s Tale” January – A construction crew in Canterbury, England discovers a series of underground chambers. Ninjak, concerned that the newly found underground passages might lead to the underground passages under his house, investigates. A group of Russians and Webnet agents are also interested in the ruins. Ninjak #12 – “Canterbury Tales, Part 2 – The Knight’s Tale” January – Ninjak stops the Russian and Webnet agents who were interested in the underground passages. The passages are blown up destroying future hopes of excavation. The Visitor #3 – “Illusions” February – Shawn Naughton, a former industrialist turned politician, sets bombs in inner city Los Angeles schools. The Visitor finds and disarms them and then exposes the councilman. Regan Howell travels out west to find Andy’s Uncle Bile. (Conjecture: Before Turok Dinosaur Hunter #26) Ninjak #14 – “Cry Wolf, Part 1” February – Ninjak is sent to Dorillac Chateau in France. Wassily Borkov, a Webnet agent, plans to defect. Once there Borkov kills an agent posing as Colin King. Ninjak #15 – “Cry Wolf, Part 2” February – Ninjak, who’s posing as Neville Alcott, attacks Borkov. He learns that Borkov is the legendary White Wolf, a former Soviet agent. Borkov wants revenge on Ninjak for killing his son in Canterbury. Ninjak escapes, the Chateau is destroyed and Borkov disappears. Turok Dinosaur Hunter #28 – “Quetzalcoatl” February – Turok returns from the Lost Land. He travels to La Paz, Bolivia to help with a fight against dinosaurs. He kills two Tyrannosaurs Rex. February – Mr. Freyht, a member of the Harbinger Foundation, hires Mr. Casterman to investigate the paranormal activities that takes place in Acclamation, Oregon. (PunX #1) X-O Manowar #43 – “Serenity’s Boys” February – Sister Serenity, an agent of Crescendo, attacks a dinner party hosted by Aric. With the aid of Randy and Turok, Aric is able to repel the invaders. Ken Clarkson is kidnapped by Sister Serenity. Ninjak #16 – “Plague, Part 1” February – Arkady Borkov’s body is reanimated. It is infected with a deadly pathogen transmitted by contact. Ninjak chases after him in the London sewers. Ninjak #17 – “Plague, Part 2” February – Arkady Borkov goes to his father’s London estate. Ninjak learns Wassily Borkov is still alive. Arkady is destroyed and Ninjak and Wassily go their separate ways. X-O Manowar Birthquake! Prequel February – Crescendo, who has kidnapped Ken Clarkson, tortures him and forces him to tell her about Aric and the XO armor. Bloodshot #36 – “The Blood is the Life” February 28 – Bloodshot goes to New Orleans to bust up a drug ring connected to a series of bizarre murders. He meets Papa Juju, also known as Andre Maurice Jubert, and Ayisha and learns about the local legend of the Bloofer Lady. Bloodshot #37 –“Lazarus Rising” March 1 – Bloodshot learns that Ayisha was behind the 1993 “vampire killer” murders in Europe, and behind the recent drug related murders in New Orleans. He also learns that Papa Juju manufactures drugs. Juju kills Ayisha. Bloodshot destroys his drug ring and Juju is killed. March – Ninjak goes undercover on the Bruntland, a commercial fishing ship, looking for Webnet agents. (Ninjak #18) The Visitor #4 – “Facades” March – The Visitor battles a disgruntled Hollywood writer who has designed a power suit. The Harbinger interrupts their battle. The Visitor #5 – “Make Believe” March – The Visitor and the Harbinger fight and the Harbinger is defeated. The Visitor confronts Toyo Harada. Eternal Warrior #36 – “Lest Darkness Fall” March – Gilad thwarts the Fenris Groups attempt to blow up New York with a nuclear bomb. The Fenris group, led by Angstom, seeks to destroy civilization so it can start anew. Gilad kills Angstrom. March – Hideyoshi Iwatsu begins reconstructing Musashi Labs. (Bloodshot #44) X-O Manowar #44 – “Reflections, Part 1” March – Aric, who has been captured by Crescendo, is attached to a device that manipulates his mind. He believes that he’s in the year 410 and back with his wife Diedre. X-O Manowar #45 – “Reflections, Part 2” March – Aric begins to see through the illusions and breaks free of Crescendo’s mind control device. X-O Manowar #46 – “Reflections, Part 3” March – Aric frees himself. Crescendo’s Vizier warns her that Aric is coming for her. Aric finds Ken and the dead body of Randy. Ken tells Aric that Crescendo has total control of Orb Industries and has been liquidating its assets. Aric drags Ken along for his confrontation with Crescendo. X-O Manowar #47 – “Reflections, Part 4” March – Aric kills the Vizier. With the help of a dying Ken Clarkson Aric is able to defeat Crescendo. Ninjak #18 – “Icebreaker” March - Ninjak is able to upload a computer virus into Webnet’s mainframe while undercover on the Bruntland. Ninjak #19 March 19 – Ninjak assists in a MI-5 attack on a Webnet facility in the Baltic Sea. Bloodshot attacks a Webnet facility in Amsterdam. Wassily Borkov is kidnapped by Webnet agents. March 20 – Bloodshot attacks a Webnet facility in Scotland. Ninjak goes after Dr. Silk alone and is captured. Ninjak #20 – “Breaking the Web, Part 2 – Delusions” March 24 – Ninjak is drugged by Dr. Silk and suffers from intense delusions. Ninjak #21 March 24 – Ninjak is able to break free of Dr.