I'm not expert on Malibu or the Ultraverse, so please feel free to correct me if you spot any mistakes! Even coming into this having read just a few Ultraverse comics, I really wasn't entirely sure what was going on at times!
- Lord Pumpkin #0 (tie-in)
- Giant-Size Rune #1[1/2]
- Rune #7-9
- Freex #17 (tie-in)
- Mantra #17
- Giant-Size Warstrike #1
- Hardcase #18 (tie-in)
- Godwheel #0
- Godwheel #1-3
- Rune/The Silver Surfer #1[1/2] (also see THE WATCH IS BROKEN / CURSE OF RUNE)
- Rune/The Silver Surfer #1[2/2] (also see THE WATCH IS BROKEN)
- Mantra #18 (tie-in) (also see SPINE: PRELUDE TO BLACK SEPTEMBER)
- Hardcase #20 (tie-in)
Following his apparent death at the hands of a cyborg, Lord Pumpkin reconstitutes in a rubbish dump without his memory and is sold to a circus. He's turned into a clown and relentlessly beaten in the name of entertainment. On the disc-like world called the Godwheel, Mister Mischief saves the life dying knight Arielle against her will in return for the souls of her soldiers. He grants her a magical sword which takes her through a portal to Earth. Mister Mischief gives Lord Pumpkin's friend, Kenny, a magic candle which restores his memories and powers. With it, he overthrows the circus and has his revenge on his tormentors. Arielle arrives from the Godwheel and kills Lord Pumpkin with her magical sword. Kenny swallows one of Lord Pumpkin's seeds as he dies...
Giant Size Rune #1[1/2]
The vampiric Rune continues to feed off the blood and the power of Ultras, pursued by old-school cop archetype Janus and watched by Acolytes of Argus who believe he heralds the coming off Argus himself. Gemini, a being composed of two men - the Ultra twins Erik Johnson and Noel Robinson who have merged and been infected by Rune's bite - have recreated Erik's true love, Markie van Morris. 'Markie' is unnerved by Gemini believing her to be someone she has no memory of and accepts a ride with a truck driver to escape him. Gemini sees a vision of 'Markie' being sacrificed by the Acolytes...
Rune meditates and recalls the period in 314AD when he was worshipped as the god Anasi. He refused to sacrifice a blind-haired woman who he believed was Pandora. When a shaman tried to claim Pandora - Rune's one weakness - his was impaled with a magical spear. Pandora slit her own throat to give Rune the power to restore himself.
Rune #8
In the present, Rune sees 'Markie' as the resurrected Pandora, as do the Acolytes of Argus who fight off Rune and take her to their island. Gemini tries to follow Markie's trail, but loses control of his vampiric powers, accidentally killing innocent bystanders. Only Janus is immune to his power and he's willing to help...
Janus is revealed to have powers and a flying car, which he uses to take Gemini to Central America. Rune arrives on the Acolytes of Argus' island, Mytos, but doesn't manage to stop them from sacrificing Markie. He death signals the return of the colossal Argus who immediately kills his own followers to recharge himself...
Freex #17 (tie-in)
The Freex find themselves in Ancient Egypt where they and the Someday Champions battle a younger Rune. The Freex return to the present with a new member, AJ, who they respond to as though he'd always been in the line-up. Cayman, Pressure, Feline and Flygirl are suddenly teleported away...
Lukasz continues the search for a replacement body for his consciousness so that Eden Blake can inhabit Mantra's body and they can be together again, unaware that the body-jumping Thanasi is following him/her. Mantra's attacked by the Ultra Pinnacle when he/she goes to JD Hunt for help. Lukasz ultimately transfers his consciousness into a new body provided by UltraTech only for Thanasi to inhabit Mantra's body, becoming NecroMantra. During their confrontation, they're both teleported out of UltraTech...
Giant Size Warstrike #1
Kenny managed to escape the circus, but was beginning to look more like Lord Pumpkin and continued to carry the candle with him. Warstrike tries to use his powers to heal Kenny who, instead, fully transforms into Lord Pumpkin. They two of them fight until they're teleported away...
Hardcase's battle with Rex Mundi's cyborg creation NM-E has left him burned to a crisp. He manages to destroy the creature just as Prime arrives. As Hardcase it teleported away, both Prime and Rex Mundi wonder if the Alternate is responsible...
Godwheel #0
On the island of the Mytos, Argus learns his fellow gods are all dead and the items that open the gateway to the Crucible - the Windsword, Roc's Egg and the Crystal Crown - are missing. Argus will slowly fade away without access to the Crucible and, after beating Rune aside, summons Cayman, Pressure, Feline, Flygirl, Lukasz, NecroMantra, Warstrike, Lord Pumpkin, Hardcase, 'Prime' and Boneyard to find the items for him. NecroMantra attacks Lukasz while the others beat down Boneyard. "Prime' turns out to be a discarded husk. Argus takes NecroMantra as his new acolyte and she wants to prove her loyalty by killing the other Ultras...
NecroMantra transforms the Prime husk into Primevil and, with Lord Pumpkin as an ally, the trio attack the other Ultras who escape and discover the space-faring pleasure yacht of the dead god Ogma. Ogma's recorded personality takes the Ultras to the Godwheel...
Godwheel #2
Argus telepathically learns that the Ultras are searching for the three items in the world of the Godwheel and sends his new agents to despatch them. Feline and Pressure defeat Primevil and take the Windsword, though Cayman is left half-human when his power his drained. Elsewhere on Godwheel, Lord Pumpkin kills Flygirl and traps Hardcase in rock to gain the Roc's Egg. He takes it back to Argus who bursts Pump's head...
Warstrike and Lukasz try to beat NecroMantra to the Crystal Crown when Boneyard arrives, reveals he was the one who enabled Thanasi to claim Mantra's body. Lukasz destroys Boneyard's body, but NecroMantra claims the crown. The Ultras attack the weakened Argus. Feline is revealed to have been a disguised Rune all along. Rune tries to bite NecroMantra, making him give up Mantra's form. Argus claims the power of the Crucible, but Lord Pumpkin merges with him in order to claim it, too. Argus/Pumpkin summons a god from another universe to fight the Ultras, only for Thor (of Earth-616) to emerge from the portal and sends Argus/Pumpkin through another. he opens a portal to send everyone home, but Rune follows him through to Earth-616. Loki emerges and plans to cause mischief in the Ultraverse...
Rune/The Silver Surfer #1[1/2]
Rune jumps over to Earth-616 where Thor beats him away and he immediately bites into the villain Powderkeg, but senses greater power elsewhere. He follows the trail to Monster Isle and steals the Time Gem from Maxam, then uses it to stop time and steal all the other Infinity Gems, including Adam Warlock's Soul Gem. The Living Tribunal sends the Silver Surfer to stop Rune from forming an Infinity Gauntlet. He destroys Rune's hand just as he opens a portal back to the Ultraverse, leaving Rune one hand down and the Infinity Gems scattered throughout Earth-93060...
Rune/The Silver Surfer #1[2/2]
How did the Silver Surfer attack Rune when time was frozen? Told from the Surfer's perspective, we learn how the Living Tribunal senses Rune gathering the Infinity Gems and employs the Silver Surfer to stop him. The Surfer has a brief conflict with Deathurge before stopping Rune.
Mantra (Eden Blake) and Lukasz return to Earth and fight their way through UltraTech's guards to escape and reclaim their lives. Now in their right bodies, the couple spend a night out together and return home to have sex. When Eden wakes up, she discovers she's nine months pregnant. Pinnacle helps Eden give birth to a girl, Marinna, who rapidly grows up to become NecroMantra...
Hardcase #10 (tie-in)
Days after Argus' defeat, Ogma sends Hardcase back to the Godwheel to reunite him with Choice. She reveals she's pregnant and they celebrate by having sex. Ogma then returns Hardcase to Earth where he discovers his house has been destroyed. Turf, Omega Team, Trouble and Rex Mundi all plan their revenge against Hardcase...
The Alternate steals NM-E from Prime while posing as Mantra.
Freex #18 (1995)
Cayman and Pressure return to the Freex on Earth.
Firearm #18 (1995)
Rafferty is killed by Firearm.
Mantra #19 (1995)
NecroMantra kills Eden Blake and Lukasz' spirit returns to her body to become Mantra again; Mantra banishes NecroMantra from the Earth during SPINE: PRELUDE TO BLACK SEPTEMBER.
Curse of Rune #1 (1995)
Janus goads Gemini into unleashing his vampiric side and prepares him to fight Rune during CURSE OF RUNE.
Lord Pumpkin/NecroMantra #1 (1995)
A new Arielle emerges on the Godwheel; Lord Pumpkin reconstitutes on the Godwheel and reclaims the Roc's Egg; the Crystal Crown and Windsword remain broken; Loki begins his search for the Infinity Gems during SPINE: PRELUDE TO BLACK SEPTEMBER.
Hardcase #22 (1995)
Trouble is killed by an agent of Rex Mundi who frames Hardcase.
Lord Pumpkin/NecroMantra #3-4 (1995)
NecroMantra rules Lord Pumpkin's kingdom as 'Queen Marrina'; Loki claims the Power Gem during SPINE: PRELUDE TO BLACK SEPTEMBER.
Curse of Rune #2-3 (1995)
Gemini tries and fails to resurrect the Markie duplicate; Rune tricks Gemini into freeing him from the Soul Gem's control; Loki claims the Soul Gem during CURSE OF RUNE / SPINE: PRELUDE TO BLACK SEPTEMBER.
Hardcase #24 (1995)
Choice is returned to Earth.
Hardcase #26 (1995)
Hardcase has his final showdown with Rex Mundi and a rebuilt NM-E; Choice is reunited with Hardcase; Loki gains the last of the Infinity Gems during SPINE: PRELUDE TO BLACK SEPTEMBER.
Avengers/Ultraforce #1 (1995)
Thor returns to the Ultraverse with the Avengers in tow during COUNTDOWN TO BLACK SEPTEMBER.
Black September #∞ (1995)
Loki's machinations result in much of the events of the Ultraverse's history being altered during BLACK SEPTEMBER.
Mantra #∞ (1995)
Eden Blake's babysitter, Lauren Sherwood, becomes the new Mantra during BLACK SEPTEMBER / IN DEEP.
Curse of Rune #4 (1995)
Gemini completely gives in to his vampire side during CURSE OF RUNE.
All New Exiles #∞ (1995)
Warstrike returns as 'Strike to avoid his possible future during BLACK SEPTEMBER / INTO THE BREACH.
Ultraverse Unlimited #1 (1996)
Adam Warlock battles Gemini, believing him to be Rune; Warlock separates Erik Johnson and Noel Robinson; Noel essentially becomes human; Erik continues to operate as a vampire without Noel as his conscience during KINDRED.
Galactus the Devourer #4 (1999)
The Silver Surfer learns Mantis is still alive.
Heralds #1-5 (2010)
The spirit of Nova (Frankie Raye) returns to Earth and is reborn in the human form of Frances Hyatt, becoming Nova once again.
Collects Godwheel #0-3.
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