Jan. - April 1989
In a Nutshell
While on vacation, Colossus helps save a family from the Cold Warriors.
Writer: Ann Nocenti
Penciler: Rick Leonardi
Inker: P. Craig Russell (#11-14, #16-17) Al Milgrom (issue #15, w/Russell #16 & 17)
Letterer: Ken Lopez
Colorist: Glynis Oliver & Michael Higgins (issue #11), Mike Rockwitz (issue #12-13, #15-17), Gregory Wright (issue #14)
Editor: Terry Kavanaugh
Editor-in-Chief: Tom DeFalco
Plot
Issue #10: Colossus visits an amusement park and gets into an argument with a news vendor. After accidentally transforming into his steel form, he runs off into the woods. There, he overhears a family having a picnic, and ponders the meaning of freedom. Zachary, the young boy with the picnicking family, plays in the woods until he stumbles across a group of men about to kill a captive. Issue #11: The group of men, called the Cold Warriors, kill their captive, and receive orders from their leader to kill Zachary as well. Nearby, Bruce, Zachary's father, spots Colossus and suspects him of spying on his family. The two men tussle until they hear Zachary scream. Rushing to the sound, Colossus attacks the Cold Warriors. Issue #12: Colossus fights off the Cold Warriors and helps the family escape. Bruce insists on going to the police, even though Colossus believes the Cold Warriors' cybernetic enhancements suggest a connection to a higher power within the government. When the police behave strangely, Colossus once again helps the family escape, and Bruce takes him to his house, where he begins boarding up the windows and handing out guns. When he gives a gun to Zachary, the boy points it at Colossus and asks if he's a Commie.
