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Cover of Longshot (1985) #5

Longshot (1985) #5

Marvel 1985–1986 series Cover date Jan 1986

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About this issue

Longshot #5 (1985) is issue #5 of Marvel's Longshot (1985–1986), with a cover date of January 1986. Written by Ann Nocenti and drawn by Arthur Adams. It has the first appearance of Arize.

Creators

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

Characters

The story

“Deadly Lies”

Mojo and Spiral capture Rita to use her to locate Longshot. Longshot, the kids, and Quark battle the demonic Magog who has gorged himself on magic. Longshot discovers his powers are gone and quits the fight. Feeling sorry for himself, he gets another flash of his origin--he was created by Arize to be a deadly warrior for entertainment but was programmed with a penchant for rebellion. Longshot decides to visit Rita but finds her home destroyed and Dr. Strange there. They hunt down and battle Magog and are able to destroy the him. Longshot decides to take a proactive stance in fixing his life.

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