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GUNFIRE #0

Artists: Steve Irwin (Penciller) , Brian Garvey (Inker) , Ed Hannigan (Layouts)

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Title:	GUNFIRE #0
Artist:	Steve Irwin (Penciller)
Artist:	Brian Garvey (Inker)
Artist:	Ed Hannigan (Layouts)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	118
Likes on CAF:	4 5
Comments:	4
Added to Site:	10/27/2024
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Digging deep deep into the DCU

GUNFIRE! He doesn't need a weapon...He is the weapon

Bloodlines was the crossover event of 1993 and ran through 23 of DC's superhero annuals and concluded with a two-issue Bloodbath miniseries. The crossover was used to introduce new super-powered characters to the DC Universe. The bad guys were a race of monstrous dragon-like alien parasites who killed humans for their spinal fluid. A small fraction of the parasite's victims survived and superhuman powers were awakened in them.

Gunfire was one of the "New Bloods" introduced during Bloodlines. He first appeared in Deathstroke Annual #2 (October 1993) created by Len Wein and Steve Erwin.

Cover to Gunfire #0. I thought this cover was by Steve Erwin but everywhere I looked the cover is credited to Ed Benes and Brian Garvey. It's signed by Steve Erwin. It looks more like Erwin than Benes and if I remember correctly I bought it from Erwin (I could be wrong though). I think it's a Steve Erwin cover and crediting it as such.

Gunfire #0 by artist Steve Erwin and Brian Garvey. Layouts by Ed Hannigan on 11X17 board. 1994

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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 10/28/2024

More likely Erwin because of the association with the genre Gunfire worked in! It's a pretty slick image for a sole focus cover! For issue #0, it's meant to be put in front of #1 in the long box.

Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 10/28/2024

Okay, I read some of those Bloodlines annuals, the ones that tied into the Superman titles, and man where they awful. This is a pretty nice image, and most curious to me for being done with Brian Garvey, not long (I assume) after his split from Ian Akin.

<> Shemp
Member Since 2003

1 - Posted on 10/31/2024

Ruben DaCollector wrote:

I only read the Annuals of the books I was following at the time, Deathstroke being one of them. I liked Erwin enough to give a shot.

A lot of them were not good. 23 Annuals 23 new super-heroes. The only successful one being Hitman. Although I can recall Gunfire, Argus, Anima and who can forget Jamm the skater-dude (not kidding)! Lol

John C
Member Since 2014

1 - Posted on 10/28/2024

So he can be any weapon? And he chose a dog collar and chain. Kinda kinky.

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