{"product_id":"youngblood-0-cover-a-first-printing-wraparound-1992-nm","title":"Youngblood # 0 Cover A First Printing Wraparound 1992 NM","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eYoungblood #0\u003c\/b\u003e (titled \"The Youngblood Chronicles\") Released in December 1992 is a prequel issue that provides the origin and backstory for the titular government-sanctioned superhero team. Created by Rob Liefeld, it was published by Image Comics shortly after the main series' debut to fill in narrative gaps. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCore Storyline: \"The Youngblood Chronicles\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe issue is primarily a flashback set in the summer of 1988, four years before the events of Youngblood #1. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eThe Mission: The U.S. President authorizes the deployment of the Youngblood team, led by Battlestone, to stop Iraqi military forces from encroaching on the Kuwaiti border.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eThe Conflict: While the team easily defeats the Iraqi troops, internal friction arises when a colonel named Boggs is killed by a booby trap while searching for munitions against Battlestone's orders.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eThe Fall of Battlestone: In the ensuing argument, a Lieutenant Gamble blames Battlestone for the death. Battlestone accidentally kills Gamble with a single punch, leading to his subdual by Chapel and Diehard and his subsequent firing from the team.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eA New Beginning: The story ends in 1989, showing Cougar and Sentinel introducing Shaft as the new leader of the Youngblood team. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIssue Features \u0026amp; Creative Team\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eFormat: A standard 24-page full-color comic with a wraparound cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eCoupon: Most original copies include \"Coupon #7\" for the Image #0 mail-away special.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eWriter: Rob Liefeld.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eArtists: Penciled by Rob Liefeld and Dan Fraga, with inks by Danny Miki\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BattleBuddyComics.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48229324783716,"sku":"BT27","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/7606\/4868\/files\/IMG_2026_05_26_20_19_52_824.jpg?v=1779844869","url":"https:\/\/battlebuddycomics.com\/products\/youngblood-0-cover-a-first-printing-wraparound-1992-nm","provider":"BattleBuddyComics.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}