Iron Fist #2 p.15 - Origin: Rat of 12 Plagues! Splash

Iron Fist #2 p.15 - Origin: Rat of 12 Plagues! SplashThis page features the origin story of the Rat of 12 Plagues, arguably the coolest of all the new characters who first appear in this series!

Along with the 16 issue The Swamp Thing series that immediately followed this two part story

The fabulous Mike Perkins

this series' primary antagonist

But Lois surprisingly tells Montoya that she's actually keeping a LOT from her

we all know what happened to CrossGen and any and all talk of movies based on their characters ultimately fell apart

Swamp Thing begins to sprout from within the creature's mouth

This is the 1st appearance of The Lineage

and we see Lois approach her sister

lighthearted moment which perfectly prefaces the seriousness to come

I can honestly say that I haven't been this excited about a monthly comic book since I was a teen back in the 80's

they all look up in unison just in time to see a rain of hellfire lay waste to them

but Mike has decided he wants to keep some of his covers to give to his daughter and this is one of those