Deadman

Genres: Action, Adventure, Superhero
Publisher: DC Comics

Vol 1: May 1985 – November 1985
Shot during a performance, trapeze artist Boston Brand dies, only to find that his spirit lives on with the ability to inhabit the bodies of others; By the will of Rama Kushna his spirit will walk among the living until his killer is found. How Arnold Drake co-created Deadman. An Eye for an Eye!, script by Carmine Infantino (plot) and Jack Miller, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by George Roussos; Lorna’s criminal brother Jeff shows up at the circus eager to get his hands on the insurance money from Boston Brand’s death, and Deadman suspects him of the murder. How Carmine Infantino co-created Deadman.

Vol 2: March 1986 – June 1986
With Cleveland Brand’s permission, Boston Brand, a.k.a. Deadman, takes over his brother’s body, but neither one could have foreseen the consequences.

Vol 3: February 2002 – October 2002
Boston Brand stars in his own ongoing series! Deadman investigates the mysterious death in Cairo of a legless band leader and the discovery that his body itself, being returned to the States for its final rest, holds a secret that threatens to unleash a new kind of horror on the Earth!

Vol 4: October 2006 – October 2007
The superstar veteran team of fan-favorite writer Bruce Jones (NIGHTWING, THE WARLORD) and innovative artist John Watkiss (SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE, TRIGGER) explores the mysteries of life ? and love ? after death in this original re-imagining of the classic DC character. Combining over-the-top action and brain-tingling speculation, this is Deadman as only Vertigo could deliver in an ongoing series about sex and string theory; parapsychology and political conspiracy; where the “wonder years” and the afterlife are just two dimensions of the same reality. Brandon Cayce is cocky young pilot for a major airline who likes to fly right and party all night. With his older brother Scott at the controls, Brandon is “deadheading” a free flight with a hangover that won’t quit. Without warning, Scott deliberately crashes the plane into a downtown London skyscraper. Brandon is killed in a horrifying wreck, along with everyone on board. And his day only gets worse from there. To survive his own demise, Brandon must confront these riddles head-on, until he realizes that the person with the answers may be his late brother’s own wife ? a woman he once loved himself. And when he encounters her again, he finds that his love for her is one part of himself that will never die.

Vol 5: January 2018
When we last left Deadman, the true story had barely begun! Deadman’s death was unsolved, and his fate was intertwined with that of his parents and siblings. Even the Dark Night Detective couldn’t solve the mysteries of Boston Brand’s fantastic secrets! Now, Batman is back, confronting Deadman about who was really behind his death. Was Boston Brand’s assassination a test for the League of Assassins? Why does Batman think Ra’s al Ghul was involved? And why does Deadman need the help of Zatanna, Phantom Stranger, Dr. Fate and the Spectre to defend Nanda Parbat?

Deadman

Chapter List: