Deathblow #29 is an issue of the series Deathblow (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 1996.
Synopsis for the 1st Story
In New York City, Rayna Masters reflects on her relationship with Cray as she finishes dressing for his funeral. At Halo, Grifter recalls watching Cray die on the Moon to stop Damocles. Despite Savant's protests, Cash takes a Halo motorcycle and leaves. At a safehouse in the Rocky Mountains, Backlash reluctantly agrees to let his daughter Jodi come with him to Cray's funeral. Meanwhile, the media broadcasts Stormwatch's denials of any connection between the events on the Moon and those in Gamorra. On an eastbound flight, Alex Fairchild and John Lynch discuss Cray's sacrifice while the members of Gen 13 cope with recent events. Upon their arrival in New York, the former members of Team 7 meet at the Drop Zone strip club and make a toast to their fallen comrade. Later, they, Gen 13, and others including Sister Mary attend the funeral in upstate New York. Everyone then follows to the cemetery where Cray is buried next to his late ex-wife, Gaby. Cray's brother and Rayna eulogize him. After everyone departs, Phil Chang teleports in with an assistant and inscribes an epitaph on Cray's headstone: “Forgive the hero, you who would have died”.
Appearing in the 1st Story
Featured Characters:
- Deathblow (Deceased) (Flashback only)
Supporting Characters:
- Andrew Barker
- Alex Cray
- Crimson
- Gen 13
- Burnout
- Caitlin Fairchild (Flashback and main story)
- Freefall (Flashback and main story)
- Grunge
- Sarah Rainmaker
- International Operations
- Frank Colby
- Alicia Turner
- Rayna Masters
- Mary Pittarese
- Taboo
- Team 7 (Flashback and main story)
- WildC.A.T.s
Antagonists:
- Damocles (Deceased) (Flashback only)
Other Characters:
Locations:
- United States of America
- New York
- John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Manhattan
- Drop Zone
- Halo Corporation
- New York
- Earth's Moon (Flashback only)
Items:
Vehicles:
Notes
- Originally published by Image Comics.
Trivia
- Cray's epitaph is taken from the 1950 poem "Still, Citizen Sparrow" by American poet Richard Wilbur.
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