WHILE ON A /MISSION TO INVESTIGATE

A SERIES OF DISAPPEARANCES IN A
REMOTE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY A TEAM
FROM SPECIAL TACTICS AND RESCUE
SQUAD (S.T.A.R.S.) RUNS INTO TROUBLE.

FRANTIC MINUTES AFTER THE COPTER

CARRYING INEXPERIENCED BRAVO TEAM
CRASH LANDED INTO THE GROUNDS OF
AN ISOLATED MANSION, RICHARD AIKEN

LEAVING THE SCREAMS AND

UNEARTHLY HOWLING BEHIND,
AIKEN LOOKS AROUND THE
SEEMINGLY DESERTED ROOM,
HE FIGHTS BACK THE WAVES OF
NAUSEA AND UNCERTAIN FRIGHT
AS HE SENSES THE PRESENCE.,.

HAPPENED...
■ O -a C '
THIN©S...©OTTA ©ET THROUGH..
. SOMEBODY'S GOTTA COME

RESIDENT EVIL™ Vol. 1, No. 1,

April 1996. Published by MARVEL
COMICS. Gerard Calabrese, President. O
Stan Lee. Publisher. OFFICE OF
PUBLICATION: 387 PARK AVENUE
SOUTH, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10016. Copyright © CAPCOM CO,, LTD. 1996.
© CAPCOM U.S.A., INC. 1996. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. RESIDENT EVIL
is a trademark of CAPCOM CO., LTD. CAPCOM is a registered trademari
of CAPCOM CO., LTD. PRINTED IN CANADA.
 ~ r KNOW
THEY'RE WATCHING.
WESKER? ^ WHATEVER THEY ARE,
WHY PON'T YOU . THEY'RE...
ANSWER ME//

WESKER? .NO//
r KNOW THEY'RE
THERE...I CAN
. FEEL THEM... ^
 ALBERT. X HEAR THAT
YOU SENT A TEAM OUT TO THE
MANSION TO INVESTIGATE "STRANGE
. SIGHTINGS." COULDN'T HANDLE
PUBLIC PRESSURE, EH?

you KNOW
WHAT THE STAKES ARE
IN THIS GAME. X TRUST
THAT YOU HAVE FIGURED A
WAY TO KEEP OUR LITTLE
PROTECT A
SECRET.

FAIR ENOUGH,
r WESKER. I FEEL THAT ^
I SHOULD REMIND YOU
THAT THE COMPANY DOESN'T
k DEAL WITH LOOSE j
ENOS... ^
...I'LL EXPECT
TO HEAR FROM YOU.

^ SAW YOUR <

LIGHT ON- THOUGHT
I'D STOP IN AND
SEE WHAT YOU'VE
. HEARD. ^
BARRY BURTON. WEAPONS EXPERT ANP
OLPEST MEMBER OF ST.A.R.S.- PEPICATEP
WORKER ANP FAMILY MAN.

HOW'RE N
THE X/PS HANPLING
THEMSELVES OUT
■v. THERE? ^

^ WE LOST
CONTACT WITH
THEM 20 MINUTES
AGO.
I KNEW
t SHOULPN'T HAVE
SENT B TEAM OUT
ON THIS ONE...

..THEY'RE
JUST TOO GREEN.
IT'S WHAT THEY
WANTEP, THOUGH.

KER

~ PAMN...
WHAT'S THE PLAN
NOW?

/ WE ^
ASSEMBLE
AUPHA TEAM TO
GO AFTER THEM¬
'S. WHAT ELSE? .

*
-7- JUST LIKE THEY INSISTED THAT
I PERSONALLY LEAP THE
I TOLD YOU ^ RESCUE MISSION. AND SINCE
ALREADY BURTON. THEY WHEN DID T START
INSISTED I GIVE THIS V ANSWERING YOUR
ASSIGNMENT TO QUESTIONS?
V BRAVO. ^0.
WHATT

NOW PAY
ATTENTION...YOU KNOW
I DON'T LIKE TO
REPEAT MYSELF.

ALRIGHT
~ YOU LILY-BOYS, ~
LISTEN HERE.’ LOOKS LIKE
YOUR BUDDIES IN B TEAM
LOUSEP UP THEIR MISSION.
THAT MEANS WE GET TO
Y. GO BAIL 'EM OUT...

WT ..THAT IS.
r IF THEY'RE ^
STILL BREATHING
k WHEN WE
L. FIND 'EM. Y

READY
^ YOURSELVES AND ^
MEET MR. BURTON AND
ME IN THE FLIGHT ROOM IN
k FIFTEEN MINUTES. a
^YGET A MOVE ON/I^

©
^ ANYONE
CAUGHT OUTSIPE'S.. AHH!
GOTTA BE TOAST
js. BY NOW...

AHH/
SOMETHING
IN HERE..WITH WHAT NOW?
ME... &AST SOME SORT
OF FREAKIN' GAS?/
WHAT KJNP OF PLACE
v IS THIS? ^
WHICH ^
WAY OUT.. SO XAAOOWWW
PARK... MAN-O-MAN.
GOTTA CALM
^ POWN. ^
 WHAT THE HEL-L
IS THAT/ CAN'T SEE
THROUGH THE VAPORS.
WHO'S THERE?
BECKY?
IS THAT YOU?
IS THIS A WAY
OUT.. WHO7

^ GOTTA
GET AWAY FROM
THE GAS. .
 WE'LL BE
/ HEAPING OUT TO \
' BRAVO TEAM'S LAST N
REPORTS!? LOCATION. ALPHA TEAM
. WILL SCOUR THE IMMEPIATE AREA
V IN A SEARCH ANP RESCUE Y
FORMATION.

WE'RE ALSO
GOING TO LAV TO REST
ALL REPORTS ABOUT "MONSTERS"
THAT THE LOCALS HAVE BEEN
SPREAPING. GOT IT? ^

AVE AYE,
CAPTAIN.

WHATEVER YOU
SAY WESKER.

SURE THING.

CHRIS REPFIELP—FORMER
AIR FORCE PILOT, PISMISSEP
FOR INSUBORPINATION. A
RENEGAPE, BUT A GREAT
THINKER ANP EXPERT
MARKSMAN. BARRY GAVE
HIM A CHANCE WITH THE
TEAM ANP HASN'T REGRETTEP
IT FOR A MINUTE.

JOSEPH FROST-VEHICLE
SPECIALIST YOUNG, CURIOUS
ANP VERY ENTHUSIASTIC -
NEWEST MEMBER OF THE TEAM.

BRAP VICKERS--NICKNAMEP
"CHICKENHEART" BY HIS ALRIGHT
PEERS. TAKES A LOT OF HEAT THEN, PAYUGHTS
PROW THE TEAM FOR HIS TIMIP BURN IN . LETS
JILL VALENTINE— ATTITUPE TOW ARP P ANGER. GO.
PEMOLITIONS EXPERT. HELL OF A PILOT THOUGH.
KEY MEMBER OF THE
TEAM ANP A WOMAN
WITH A STRONG WILL.
 c
^ LET ME BE
STRAIGHT WITH YOU
AL-U—r PONT THINK THIS
IS GONNA BE EASY.
REDFIELD,
MAKE SURE YOU
BRINS THOSE EXTRA LAW
ROCKETS ON THE CHOPPER.
V. HOPEEULLY, WE WON'T .
NEEP THEM.^1^^

K LET'S JUST
MAKE SURE WE
HAVE ENOUGH FIREPOWER
TO HANDLE THE
SITUATION.

r WITH ALL
THESE REPORTS
WE'VE HEARD, THERE'S
A CHANCE WE MAY
BE UP AGAINST
SOMETHING WE
HAVEN'T SEEN
BEFORE. ^

YOU GOTTA
r BE PULLIN' OUR ^
CHAINS HERE. YOU
ACTUALLY THINK THERE'S
SOMETHING OUT THERE
. IN THE WO OSS WE a
CAN'T HANDLET

^ ERRORS ARE SOMETHING

WE DON'T HAVE THE LUXURY OF IN THIS
. LINE OF WORK. YOU'LL LEARN THAT
SOON ENOUGH.

s' BRAVO TEAM

/ MAY HAVE BEEN \
f GREEN, BUT THEY WERE >
GOOP. NONETHELESS. THE
FACT THAT WE HAVEN'T
HEARD FROM THEM JUST
MAKES ME FEEL LIKE WE
. SHOULD BE
V PREPAREO FOR <
\ THE WORST, __
THAT'S ALL.
 SEARCHING FOR
MISSING HIKERS...«/GW77
NO HIKERS HERE...FLIPPIN'
. NERVE GAS...WHAT
NEXT?
NEED TO ■
REACH HEADQUARTERS...
LET 'EM KNOW...HORRIBLE
THINGS...LOSIN' MV
^ MARBLES.

JUST GOTTA ^
TWIST THESE WIRES.
THIS RADIO'S GOTTA
^ WORK...
...COULD BE
MY LAST CHANCE.
HUHH?
 ALPHA TEAM-APPROACHING BRAVO'S
LAST KNOWN COORDINATES.

5 ETA IS 8
FtVB MINUTES.
NOW REMEMBER PEOPLE,
BE READY FOR
-) ANYTHING. m

X DON'T KNOW ABOUT

THIS, BARRY. SOMETHING
TELLS ME THAT WESKER
ISN'T GIVING US ALL ^ YEAH WELL, ^
THE INFORMATION SOMETHING FEELS
THAT HE HAS... ^ FUNNY ABOUT THIS
ONE. X DON'T KNOW
WHAT IT IS...
...BRAVO ^ *BOTH
TEAM SHOULO OF YOU
HAVE BEEN ABLE NEED TO
TO GET WORD RELAX...
TO US BY
NOW. ^
r ...A LITTLE ^
OPTIMISM GOES
A LONG WAY IN
. THIS LINE OF
L. WORK. V

THE PARTY
STARTS NOW.
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W\% Hi $4 | k

r EASY Kit?... ^
I m *» r WON'T HAVE
TIME TO PR AG YOUR
SORRY ASS AROUNt?
IE YOU GET
^ HIT. ^

» , Ay; v 5;
*■ 4 1

FOCUS ON
THE OBJ-ecnVE/
LET'S MAKE THIS
THING WORK
PEOPLE.'.'

NO SWEAT. ^
HAVEN'T COME ACROSS
A PROBLEM WE
COULPN'T HANPLE
tin, YET.'

Plot by > Desmond Church

& Chris Kramer
Script by > Dan Shaheen/
Chris Kramer
& Simone Seydou;
Art & Color Design > Dave Johnson
Lettered by > Edd Hendricks
Interior Color > Moose Baumann
Cover Art > Bill Sienkiewicz
Edited by > Mark Paniccia

Based on material from Capcom's RESIDENT EVIL.

Special thanks to Simone Seydoux, Chris Kramer, Lisa Benson, Corey TO BE CONTINUED
Tressider and Shinji Mikami at Capcom.
also- Kudos to Justin McCormack, Jeremy Kove, Lisa Leatherman, IN THE GAME'// I
Dana Moreshead and Laura Ponce at Marvel Characters, Inc.
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