![]() ![]() That, combined with his being an assassin and having a costume strongly resembling Deathstroke's, led to Nicieza and Liefeld leaning into the homage, even making Deadpool's real name Wade Wilson - a clear takeoff of Deathstroke's alias, Slade Wilson. ![]() It wasn't until comic writer Joe Kelly's landmark run on the character's ongoing series that Deadpool became "that superhero that shoots people and talks about farts." In his original appearance in New Mutants #98, crafted by writer Fabian Nicieza and artist Rob Liefeld, not only was Deadpool a deadly serious assassin, he was also a pretty blatant homage to (or ripoff of, depending on your perspective) DC villain Deathstroke.Īt the time, Deadpool's only explicit ability was super agility and his Weapon X ties hadn't been created yet.
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