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[Malibu] Ultraverse Year Zero #1-4 (Complete)

Here are all 4 issues of the Ultraverse limited series "Ultraverse Year Zero: Death of The Squad," as published by Malibu Comics sometime in 1996 and 1997. This series was published shortly after Marvel had acquired Malibu with the purpose of utilizing their advanced digital coloring studio, then proceeded to kill the Ultraverse by mixing B-list Marvel heroes into it and doing all sorts of stupid stuff that drove away a lot of Malibu's artists and writers, not that Malibu was all that great at holding onto them in the first place. This particular series tells the story of the Ultraverse's first ultra-team, The Squad, and the true origin of the Ultraverse, including how Hardcase, who was one of the first Ultraverse titles, came to get his powers and transform himself from two-bit actor to action star. There are similar stories throughout the series with the other team members, and the whole thing is told from the comatose Starburst's perspective, who was sort-of like the Cyclops of the Ultraverse (she could fire energy beams from her eyes, but could shut them on and off at will, unlike good ol' Scott Summers). If this all sounds like the ranting of a mad fanboy, I guess it is, since

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