Justice League of America #7.1: Deadshot #1 3-D Lenticular Motion Cover 2013 NM

Justice League of America #7.1: Deadshot #1 is a standalone origin issue released by DC Comics on September 4, 2013. Published as part of DC's line-wide "Villains Month" initiative during the New 52 era, this special issue was written by Matt Kindt. It utilizes a dual-timeline framing device to overhaul and streamline the secret history of the DC Universe's premier marksman.

Plot Overview: "Point and Shoot"

The issue structures its narrative around Floyd Lawton framing his entire outlook on life around a single philosophy: some people are targets, some are guns, and he is merely a bullet waiting to be fired. While executing a high-stakes, modern-day assassination contract from a rooftop, Floyd's internal monologue reflects deeply on his past:

• The Gotham Childhood: Long before putting on the mask, Floyd grew up in extreme poverty in the Narrows neighborhood of Gotham City. His parents struggled constantly, pinning all their financial hopes on his father securing a construction job building an Ace Chemical warehouse.
• The Tragedy: The family's hopes are violently crushed when a local street gang breaks into their home and guns down his family. Floyd survives the massacre, but the trauma inflicts a severe case of survivor's guilt that fundamentally breaks his psychology.
• Becoming the Weapon: Abandoning the search for a deeper meaning to his survival, Floyd chooses a path of absolute detachment. He sharpens his aim to mechanical perfection, weaponizing his nihilistic death wish to transform himself into the unblinking, heartless mercenary Deadshot.

Creative Team & Artistic Shift

The comic shifts art styles between timelines to heighten the contrast of Floyd's life. Artists Sami Basri and Keith Champagne handle the sharp, modern-day sniping sequences, while Carmen Carnero and Bit illustrate the gritty, emotional flashback sequences mapping out his childhood.

Collectibility

Upon its original release, this issue carried a retail price of $3.99 and featured a distinct, highly collectible 3D holographic lenticular motion cover designed by Tony S. Daniel. The interactive cover morphs dynamically from a Justice League shield into a close-up profile portrait of Deadshot's target-scope helmet eyepiece