Aliens: Lucky
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Aliens: Lucky was a short comic book story published by Dark Horse Comics in the special anniversary series A Decade of Dark Horse #3 in September 1996. The story was created by the original Aliens comics team of writer Mark Verheiden and artist Mark A. Nelson, and the issue featured a cover by Nelson. It was edited by Randy Stradley.
Lucky was first reprinted in the trade paperback collection along with the rest of the miniseries entitled Decade: A Dark Horse Short Story Collection in April 1997. It was eventually again reprinted alongside other Aliens comics in Aliens Omnibus: Volume 5 in October 2008.
In the Aliens comics line, Aliens: Lucky was precded by Aliens: Mondo Heat (February 1996) and was followed by Aliens: Lovesick (December 1996).
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From the original issue:
Mark Verheiden and Mark A. Nelson's Aliens is a landmark in comics history -- that project redefined the entire concept of licensed comics and terrified an entire generation of comics readers in the process. Now they're back with an all-new Aliens tale for Dark Horse's tenth-anniversary celebration.
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An unscrupulous crewman struggles to survive aboard a large, Alien infested ship.
Behind the ScenesEdit
Along with Aliens: Mondo Heat and Aliens: Lovesick, Aliens: Lucky was one of only three Aliens comics published in the entire year of 1996, part of a two year slow-down of the line. Dark Horse was start up a whole new slate of miniseries, one-shots and short stories again in 1997.
