Dates
- Cover date
- September 2009
- On sale
- July 1, 2009
- Pages
- 52
Editions and covers (5)
Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition$3.99 cover
Direct Edition
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Barcode 75960606940800111
Source ↗ - Variant Edition - San Diego Comic-Con Exclusive - Ed McGuinness Sketch CoverThis edition’s page
- 2nd printing
2nd Printing Variant - Bong Dazo Cover
Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.
Barcode 75960606940800141
This edition’s page - Newsstand edition$4.99 cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07480803251809
This edition’s page
Creators
Stories
- Head Trip Part One · 22 pages
Deadpool is hired by AIM to invade the Savage Land and capture a deadly new toxin for them before it falls into the hands of Hydra. After making a hard landing and encountering Ka-Zar, Deadpool meets up with his AIM contact, a beautiful blonde doctor, and they try to locate the toxin. Their search leads them to a tribe of cannibals who quickly capture our hero. Deadpool learns that the item he is supposed to be stealing from them looks like a decomposed head: his own.
- Why Is It to Save Me, I Must Kill You · 20 pages
In order for Killebrew to create a cure for Deadpool's condition, Deadpool needs to get a sample of blood from the Hulk. The Hulk turns out not to be too fond of this idea and the fight is on. Deadpool is successful, however, and Killebrew injects him with a serum that should restore the merc with a mouth back to a healthy condition.
Characters
Reprinted in
Deadpool Classic (2008), Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth (2010), Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth - Head Trip (2010), Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth (2011), Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth - Head Trip (2011), Deadpool Firsts (2016), Deadpool and Co. Omnibus (2018), The All Killer No Filler Deadpool Collection (2018), Marvel Zomnibus Returns (2023)