When the Hard-Skins took me from my home, I could not make them die -- but with this new skin, I can! With this new skin, I am the strongest one! With this new skin, Aric rules!
Retribution, Part 1: Into the Fire[]
Appearances[]
Featured Characters:
- Aric of Dacia / X-O Manowar (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Ken Clarkson (First appearance)
Villains:
- Spider Aliens
- Aristedes (First appearance)
- Lydia Polk (First appearance)
- Malachai (Only appearance; dies)
- Prather (First appearance)
- Spider Soldiers
Other Characters:
- Carlitos (Single appearance)
- Jaki (Single appearance)
- Lugh (A God in Irish mythology) (Mentioned only)
- Mac (Single appearance)
- Mapgiver (Mentioned only) (Dies)
- Maria (Only appearance; dies)
- Tommy (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Earth
- Massachusetts
- New York
- New York City
- Manhattan
- Chrysler Building
- Orb Industries (First appearance) (unnamed)
- Chrysler Building
- Manhattan
- New York City
- Peru
Items:
- X-O Manowar Armor
- Good Skin (First appearance)
- X-O Manowar Ring (First appearance)
Vehicles:
- Techontroller (First appearance)
Credits[]
- Writers: Jim Shooter (plot; script, pages 1-6), Steve Englehart (script, pages 7-29)
- Pencilers: Barry Windsor-Smith
- Inkers: Bob Layton, Jon Holdredge (assistant)
- Colorists: Jorge Gonzalez
- Letterers: Jade Moede
- Cover Artists: Bob Layton, Jim Shooter
- Editors: Don Perlin
- Editor-in-Chief: Jim Shooter
Synopsis[]
Escaping captivity aboard a Spider Alien starship, Aric, the Visigoth, steals the aliens' greatest weapon: the Manowar Class X-O armor! Returning to Earth, Aric is dismayed to find that 1600 years have passed—it's a whole new world! Befriended by Ken Clarkson, Aric must learn to cope with a new society. But the aliens are hot on his trail, eager to reclaim the devastating armor known to Aric as the "Good Skin!"[1]
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When the Hard-Skins took me from my home, I could not make them die -- but with this new skin, I can! With this new skin, I am the strongest one! With this new skin, Aric rules!
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