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Cover of Longshot (1985) #1

Longshot (1985) #1

Marvel 1985–1986 series Cover date Sep 1985

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About this issue

Longshot #1 (1985) is issue #1 of Marvel's Longshot (1985–1986), with a cover date of September 1985. Written by Ann Nocenti and drawn by Arthur Adams. It has the first appearance of Gog, Longshot, Magog, Quark and others.

Creators

Writer
Ann Nocenti
Penciller
Arthur Adams
Inkers
Bill Anderson, Whilce Portacio, Scott Williams
Colorist
Christie Scheele
Letterer
Joe Rosen
Cover artist
Arthur Adams

Characters

The story

“A Man Without a Past”

Running for his life, Longshot leaps through a portal and arrives on earth with no memory of who he is or where he came from. As he tries to adjust to this strange new world, he is befriended by the dog looking creature, Magog, and the human survivalist nut, Eliot. Longshot and Eliot learn of a woman whose baby has been kidnapped and they decide to rescue her tot. They discover the band of creatures who chased Longshot from his world just as they are preparing to sacrifice the baby to open a portal home. Longshot uses his powers of incredible luck to rescue the baby and escape from Spiral.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.