Lot #318: "Team Youngblood #5" Comic Book -- 1993 Image

"Team Youngblood #5" is a modern-age superhero team comic book published by Image Comics through Extreme Studios in January 1994. Written by Rob Liefeld and Eric Stephenson with interior art by Cedric Nocon and Anthony Winn, this issue titled "Cat People!" shifts the focus to the feral hero Cougar. The narrative follows Cougar as he returns to his ancestral homeland, a hidden sanctuary of the Jakarra cat-people deep in the African jungle, to search for his missing mother. In this installment, he is forced into a ritualistic trial by combat against the lethal warrior Lynx to prove his worthiness and secure his mother's freedom. Meanwhile, a secondary plot at Youngblood HQ features the unstable Psi-Fire making a violent move against the remaining team members, Photon and Dutch, setting the stage for a major internal conflict. The story is noted for fleshing out Cougar's backstory and for the detailed, high-energy pencils of Cedric Nocon that emphasize the primal nature of the Jakarran culture. Dimensions: 26 cm Pickup category timeslot {A}